Installing Garage Door Extension Springs Video

Replacing garage door extension spring safety cable.

Installing garage door extension springs video.

Garage door springs come in two styles. The doors with two springs are easy to replace. To learn more about installing clopay garage doors go to our garage door installation overview. Torsion see above which mounts on the header above the door and extension photo 1 which floats above the upper roller track.

Clopay garage door installation videos. Install standard torsion springs install ez set torsion springs ideal door is a leader in residential and commercial garage doors and a preferred brand among consumers architects specifiers and building professionals. These videos will help you with the installation of your new clopay garage doors. Extension springs the other kind of garage door springs are torsion springs run alongside the upper garage door tracks the ones that run parallel to the ceiling and stretch or extend out and back to help lift the garage door.

A pair of new springs cost about 25. Following are the steps necessary to replace one or more of these springs while taking safety precautions. The videos have been broken into segments to make downloading easier. If both springs are the same length the garage door should be level across the floor.

In the past extension springs were safer to install but didn t have containment cables running through the center of the spring. If the extension springs are not the same length open the garage door and change the location of one of the s hooks so that when you close the door both springs are the same length. Be sure the door is open and supported when doing this.