Garage Doors Repair Service Garage Door Repair - Some Useful Tips | Page 7

Steps To Follow When
Replacing Your Garage Door
Torsion Spring
• First, close the garage and unplug the door opener. Clutch the bars firmly on
both ends cones. Keep your head away from the way of the winding cone,
while you unwind the spring. Position yourself safely on a sturdy ladder.
Wear safety glasses. Keep your clothes away from the springs.
• Take the measurements of the old and new springs to ensure you have the
precise springs. Make marks on the drums and torsion shaft at each end to
help you level the garage door after installing the new torsion springs.
• Stand firmly on a ladder and insert a well-fitting rod into the winding cone
and unwind the broken torsion spring. As a precaution do not wind or
unwind the springs using a screwdriver. Make count of the turns you make to
unwind the spring, so that you will know how many turns to make while
installing the new spring.
• Carefully remove the springs out towards the cable drum, and loosen the
screws on the cable drum on the left garage door and ensure the drum can
easily turn. Then take away the cable from the left of the drum.