If the door was closing too quickly move the spring to the next higher hole on the bracket.
How to fix old garage door spring.
Disconnect the spring from the track bracket and the spring pulley and disconnect the safety cable from one end.
Snap a locking pliers onto the torsion tube to lock it into place while you tighten the drums.
Pull the cable as tight as possible before tightening the setscrews.
If it was opening too quickly move it to the next lower hole.
Retest the door balance as you did in step 1.
This video will show you how to repair a mis aligned garage door cable.
Put on eye.
If the door remains in place the replacement was a.
Once the spring is free of tension remove from its track hanger.
Open the door to relieve the spring tension and secure it open with c clamps in the tracks.
Position a sturdy ladder to the side of the springs rather than working directly in front of them for safety reasons.
Leave the locking pliers in place and repeat the tightening procedure on the other side.
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If your garage door cable is at an angle or l.
Rotate the drum to wind the cable into the winding grooves.
This video is to inform you of a type of spring and bracket that exists on one piece garage doors with a jam pivot style design.
Step 1 unplug the garage door opener and clamp the door to the track.
Disconnect the garage door opener so the door remains closed.
Install the new spring reinstall the pulley and reconnect the safety cable and you re done.
The general process is simple and safe.
Test the spring by lifting the door about 3 feet.
Adjust the springs on both sides of the door the same way.