Change Garage Door Spring

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.

Change garage door spring. If the door remains in place the replacement was a. Diy garage door torsion spring replacement step by step how to video. Plug end extension spring is a p528 28 in. Place the new garage door springs against the garage door position the springs so that the ends are facing you and coming from opposite directions.

If you re uncomfortable with any part of the process simply leave the job to a garage door professional. Click to watch get the official all in one kit and save big 5 star rat. Door with an initial tension of 165 lbs. A pair of new springs cost about 25.

Two p528 springs one on each side of the door can handle a 105 lbs. The left spring should have the wire coiling from the left the right spring should have the wire coiling from the right. Take up the left garage door spring and put it by the left side of the door. The doors with two springs are easy to replace.

Test the spring by lifting the door about 3 feet. Lubricate the spring with garage door lubricant then remove the clamp from the garage door. This should take about 3 minutes and you don t need to remove the springs or loosen the tension to measure them. There are two types of garage door springs.