Screw on the top hinges and rollers.
How to install garage door springs video.
This should take about 3 minutes and you don t need to remove the springs or loosen the tension to measure them.
A few years back i narrowly avoided being hit by a spring that snapped.
Set top door panel in place and secure it with hinge screws.
Open the door then tighten locking pliers onto the track to hold the door open.
Clopay garage door installation videos.
In this video you ll learn how to spot and replace a garage door extension spring.
Feed steel cable over the pulleys at the end of the track.
A pair of new springs cost about 25.
There are two types of garage door springs.
These videos will help you with the installation of your new clopay garage doors.
Since extension springs are determined by how much weight they each lift and the pulley system cuts this in half you need to replace your old springs with 200 pound extension springs.
To learn more about installing clopay garage doors go to our garage door installation overview.
The doors with two springs are easy to replace.
Hook the garage door spring onto door track bracket.
A couple of carabiners can.
In order to replace your garage door spring s you will need to find the current measurements in order to accurately replace the spring s.