Single Garage Door Torsion Spring Installation

While clopay has made great strides in developing a safe system for the do it yourselfer to install replacing these garage door springs can be very difficult.

Single garage door torsion spring installation.

Garage door spring repair costs an average of 250 for both materials and labor with a typical range between 150 and 350 which includes replacing two springs for multi door garages or installs needing other components replaced you might pay up to 500. Garage door springs come in two styles. Failure to install the torsion springs on the correct side will cause your door to function improperly and could result in serious injury. Repair almost always means replacement but you might only need to balance the door and lubricate the springs.

Begin by turning the spring up 1 4 turn until it meets resistance. All dura lift springs meet the dasma standard rating of 10 000 plus door open and close cycles. Single torsion spring replacement. Garage door springs cost.

Steel garage doors wood garage doors aluminum garage doors in carriage house traditional designs. You will be winding up on the torsion spring. In the past extension springs were safer to install but didn t have containment cables running through the center of the spring. Both the winding and stationary cones are professionally installed for safe operation.

Many garage door servicemen mark the springs with chalk or paint but you can probably wind the springs in the time it would take me to explain how to read the marks. But we ll show you garage door spring replacement on the more common torsion springs the kind that mount on a bar above the garage door. We won t cover how to replace garage door extension spring systems in this story. Depending on where you live doing this garage door spring replacement job yourself might save you 200 or more.

Torsion see above which mounts on the header above the door and extension photo 1 which floats above the upper roller track. Black winding cone torsion springs are used on the right side of the door and red winding cone torsion springs are used on the left side of the door when viewing the door from the inside looking out. Install new or use this pair of left install new or use this pair of left and right wound torsion springs to replace broken sectional garage door torsion springs.