How To Install A Single Garage Door Spring

The stationary cone must be toward the center of the garage door while the winding cone must be toward the outside of the door.

How to install a single garage door spring.

Hook the garage door spring onto door track bracket. Set top door panel in place and secure it with hinge screws. Slide the spring that you placed on the left side of the door at the beginning onto the shaft as shown. You may need to loosen the set screws for the spring to slide onto the shaft.

Disconnect the garage door opener so the door remains closed. Release the tension on side mounted extension springs by lifting the door and locking it in place on each side with a pair of locking pliers. Secure cable end to bracket. The door will usually drop back down and raise the bar.

This video will show you how to replace the extension springs on your garage door. 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. Feed steel cable over the pulleys at the end of the track.

Many of the accidents that occur while fixing garage door springs are due to installing springs that are too strong. Open the door then tighten locking pliers onto the track to hold the door open. This video will show you how to replace the extension springs on your garage door. Screw on the top hinges and rollers.