How To Clamp A Garage Door Spring

Disconnect the garage door opener so the door remains closed.

How to clamp a garage door spring.

Test the spring by lifting the door about 3 feet. Close the garage door and use c clamps to hold the door closed. If you are underneath it it will come down on you like a guillotine. Otherwise it will fall breaking all of your windows.

Now unplug the garage door opener if you have one and disengage it by pulling the cord on the unit s arm. Lubricate the spring with garage door lubricant then remove the clamp from the garage door. This will prevent the door from shooting up and breaking your nose when you wind the new springs during an overhead garage door repair. Hold the garage door in this position by attaching a c clamp to the track at a point below the lowest door roller wheel.

Just because the door is open does not mean that the spring tension is fully released. Clamp a locking pliers or a c clamp to the track just above one of the rollers. This is true even if you have a garage door opener. To adjust garage door cables you ll need a stepladder c clamps a flat head screwdriver wire cutters and pliers.

To adjust your garage door s side mounted springs first open your door fully and secure it in place with a c clamp below the bottom roller. If the door remains in place the replacement was a. To fix your garage door cables you ll want to release the tension of the springs by lifting the door. If you do so you need to clamp vice grips on the door.

Once your garage door is secured remove the spring hook from the track hanger which will allow you to move the hook and adjust the spring s tension. Open the door completely and block it in this position with clamps or locking pliers firmly tightened to the track to prevent the door from closing. Do this by attaching the clamp to the garage door track just above the door roller at the very bottom on each side of the door. You can go ahead and remove the clamps from the garage s tracks and lower the door manually.

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. Unplug the garage door opener and clamp the door to the track.