Installing an overhead garage door requires a few tools and a friend to help.
Stalling a garage door spring.
There are two types of garage door springs.
Unplug the garage door opener and clamp the door to the track.
The doors with two springs are easy to replace.
The remaining panels and tracks are held in.
How to install an overhead garage door.
A couple of carabiners can.
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Garage door springs act as a counterbalance to the weight of all garage doors making them easier to open and close garage springs are under an extreme amount of tension and either stretch or torque providing enough force to help you move the door.
Garage door springs come in two styles.
In the past extension springs were safer to install but didn t have containment cables running through the center of the spring.
First the lower door panel needs to be set up in the center of the doorway.
Disconnect the garage door opener so the door remains closed.
Failure to install the torsion springs on the correct side will cause your door to function improperly and could result in serious injury.
Torsion see above which mounts on the header above the door and extension photo 1 which floats above the upper roller track.
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