Garage Door Tension Spring Installation

The wood anchor pad must be made of a grade 2 or better southern yellow pine also known as southern pine or yellow pine.

Garage door tension spring installation. Finger tighten nuts on bolts until the stationary cone is flush against the center bearing plate. Make sure the quote includes the trip charge parts and labor. Unplug the garage door opener and clamp the door to the track. Step 1 preparing the door frame.

Use locking pliers or a c clamp to secure the door to the track to keep it from opening when you release the tension on the springs. Disconnect the garage door opener so the door remains closed. If the garage door won t stay on the floor and if it pulls itself up when stopped halfway close the door and remove 1 4 turn of tension from the springs. Refer to figure tor 1 for the configuration of 2 x 6 wood jambs.

Insert the bolts in the stationary cones of the new torsion spring and insert the bolts in the slots on the spring anchor bracket. Then ask for a price based on 7 19 lift cables and double life springs. Other acceptable types of wood for this application are beech birch hickory and oak. Make sure that the bearing is inside the stationary cone.

Start your garage door spring replacement project by getting a rough measurement of your springs length and diameter.