How To Clamp A Garage Door Spring

Test the spring by lifting the door about 3 feet.

How to clamp a garage door spring.

Clamp a locking pliers or a c clamp to the track just above one of the rollers. Lubricate the spring with garage door lubricant then remove the clamp from the garage door. For extension spring hardware the tension in the springs disappears almost completely as soon as the door is completely opened. If you are underneath it it will come down on you like a guillotine.

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. 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. Close the garage door and use c clamps to hold the door closed. 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.

You can go ahead and remove the clamps from the garage s tracks and lower the door manually. If the door remains in place the replacement was a. Working on an open garage door without vice grips. 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.

If you do so you need to clamp vice grips on the door. You may wish to work on your garage door extension spring with your garage door up. Now unplug the garage door opener if you have one and disengage it by pulling the cord on the unit s arm. Hold the garage door in this position by attaching a c clamp to the track at a point below the lowest door roller wheel.

Unplug the garage door opener and clamp the door to the track. Just because the door is open does not mean that the spring tension is fully released. This is true even if you have a garage door opener. Otherwise it will fall breaking all of your windows.

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. This will prevent the door from shooting up and breaking your nose when you wind the new springs during an overhead garage door repair.