How To Fix A Garage Door Extension Spring

The new spring s diameter length and wire size or gauge must be the same as your old spring.

How to fix a garage door extension spring.

Purchase new garage door extension springs. Slide a grocery bag or piece of cardboard behind the spring to protect the garage door. Loosen the unbroken spring. Clamp a locking pliers or a c clamp to the track just above one of the rollers.

A garage door weighs tans and it would be close to impossible to move it shut and open without the help of the door springs. The easiest way to do this is to take the broken spring to a local garage door dealer or home improvement center so they can help you find an exact match. Shove a winding bar into a bottom hole of the winding cone of the good spring. The stretching and contracting of the door spring on the garage door balance out the heavyweight of the garage door to help it slide up and down easily during opening and closing.