Extension Spring Garage Door Repair

Extension springs 2 pack are the overbuilt 130 lbs.

Extension spring garage door repair.

Depending on where you live doing this garage door spring replacement job yourself might save you 200 or more. Your garage door must always be well balanced by the spring system. Garage door spring repair costs 40 to 150 for a tune up or replacing cables. We won t cover how to replace garage door extension spring systems in this story.

Repair almost always means replacement but you might only need to balance the door and lubricate the springs. A door opener only does what you would do manually. Garage door springs cost. At american garage door supply offer the largest selection of garage door repair parts and hardware.

3 5 to 4 5 kg and can be lifted with only one hand. Extension springs 2 pack are made of spring steel and designed to be mounted perpendicular above the horizontal track of the garage door. Order online or call our friendly staff 1 800 233 1487 garage door extension springs. Blue hawk 2 pack black steel garage door extension spring and safety cable.

They stretch to provide lifting power for the garage door. Extension springs the other kind of garage door springs are torsion springs run alongside the upper garage door tracks the ones that run parallel to the ceiling and stretch or extend out and back to help lift the garage door. Since extension springs are determined by how much weight they each lift and the pulley system cuts this in half you need to replace your old springs with 200 pound extension springs. Do not try to remove the extension spring that is not broken when the garage door is closed.

The overbuilt 130 lbs. If you door seems to weigh more than that you ve identified a major problem. Garage door springs alone cost 30 to 100 for a torsion spring and 20 to 50 for an extension spring. Following are the steps necessary to replace one or more of these springs while taking safety precautions.

The springs have a safety cable inside to prevent injury in case of accidental breakage. But we ll show you garage door spring replacement on the more common torsion springs the kind that mount on a bar above the garage door.