Step 1 unplug the garage door opener and clamp the door to the track.
Removing tension spring garage door.
Next pull down on the winding cone with a winding bar.
Use a piece of tape to mark the current placement of the pulley so that it.
Position a sturdy ladder to the side of the springs rather than working directly in front of them for safety reasons.
Using a hex wrench open the spring so you can see the tension pin.
First of all lock the door in the closed position.
You can either use the locks installed on the door or use clamps or locking pliers as shown in figure 1.
Press the spring into the mouth of the jaws of the wrench with your thumb and rest the other end of the wrench on the top of the door.
Disconnect the garage door opener so the door remains closed.
Continue reinserting the bar and pulling down on the winding cone until the cone is all the way at the end of the spring.
Then block the spring shaft with locking pliers leaning against the wall header as shown in figures 2 and 22.
Open the garage door to remove all spring tension and clamp it in place.
To remove extension springs open the garage door all the way and attach c clamps or locking pliers to the tracks on both sides to prevent the door from rolling down once the springs are removed.
Close the garage door remove the vise grips and manually open the door.
Put on eye.
Then remove the pin using pliers.
Remove 1 4 turn of tension from your torsion springs but never more than 1 2 turn.
Garage doors are under constant extreme spring tension do not attempt any adjustment repair or alteration to any part of the door especially on springs spring brackets bottom corner brackets red colored fasteners cables or supports without first safely removing the tension from the springs.
Once in place disconnect the garage door opener.
On the other hand if the garage door falls to the floor on its own after reaching the halfway point there isn t enough tension on your torsion springs.
Garage doors even thin metal doors are very heavy and can come down with great force without the springs carrying the bulk of their weight.
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 1 x research sourcestep 2 loosen the set screws while holding each spring with a winding bar.
