Here at diy garage door parts we understand that if you are looking to buy a new garage door torsion spring then odds are that you have one that is already broken.
Garage door winding rod diy.
You may want to think twice before replacing your garage door spring yourself.
Remove the first winding bar and lower the second bar to the top of the garage door then insert the first.
If you do it yourself you risk damaging your garage door.
A recipe for disaster.
Be sure to buy only rods made of steel.
Worse you can hurt yourself and even die if you make a serious mistake.
Lower the winding bar to the top of the garage door then insert a second winding bar.
Each winding bar should be 18 inches in length so buy a rod that is at least 36 inches in length.
Smaller doors often have just one spring.
This means that your cars are either being held hostage or that you are manually lifting your garage door instead of pushing a button and the garage door opens like it is supposed to.
5 common diy garage door spring mistakes.
To help lift a heavy garage door the springs apply twisting force to the torsion tube.
Drums at the ends of the tube act as reels winding up the cables connected to the door.