DIYClinic – Garage Door Torsion Spring Replacement (Part 3)
Monday, March 28th, 2011 at
7:15 pm
Did your garage door torsion spring break? After 12 years, one of mine did. This video shows how to replace it yourself in just a few hours.
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I have a pully system and made several repairs myself. Yeah we could have paid someone to do it but. We have some money but were not wealthy and overall in a home many things are broken and need to be fixed. Just be thorough and take your time and be safe.
hi my name is jose angel thank you for helping me by watching your video by fixing my garage door by watching this video i did’t spend alot of money cause right now um not working thank you teacher my email is elchino.176@live.com
Thank you, that helped a lot.
Extremely dangerous? A trip to the hospital will cost far more? you could kill yourself? I challenge any of you so called “pros” to submit pictures of anyone that has ever severely maimed themselves trying to change torsion springs- fricken liars!!! To those of you that use this project as a measuring stick for the difficulty of DIY projects- If you think this is dangerous and challenging you are the ones that should leave DIY projects to the pros and stay away from power tools.
Get you winding bars from Lowes – they sell 3′x1/2′ round steel stock that I cut in half to make two bars. Cost 5.50. Your video was super helpful ! THANKS
that was great sir.
it has solved my problem , how to tension the springs
@alb12345672 okay well were i live the so called pro’s charge around 500 for this job. i can do it myself…
@DoorsByDavid how are you supposed to know how many times to torque them?
I seen a hole in the wall left from one of these springs flying threw it the guy didnt have a clue what he was doing I would rather pay $200 for a professional
I really appreciate your video. I will be helping a friend do the same job and this was an excellent explanation of the process. Thanks!!
Worked perfect! $735 for “a pro” on a Saturday or $68 and 1 hour of my time? Easy choice. The tension is not as intimidating as many websites show, but I know we have to “idiot proof” ourselves. Many thanks!
Worked perfect! $735 for “a pro” on a Saturday or $68 and 1 hour of my time? Easy choice. The tension is not as intimidating as many websites show, but I know we have to “idiot proof” oursleves. Many thanks!
Again, good job. This is high risk DIY stuff. My wife would joke and call it a 2 part job. Part 1 is the job, part 2 is the trip to the ER…
I have “parked the bar” but am acutely aware of the force involved. I tighten down the set screw ASAP. Also, be aware of what is on the other side of the door. Kids playing? Anyone that might try and use the door while you are working on it? I was just getting ready to set the tension when a teen arrived and attempted to lift from the outside. Bad for me
Thank you so much for these videos. They were extremely informative and showed me that it is possible to change the torsion spring by myself.
A few things to pass along. I don’t know if it was just the fact that my bar was extremely old, but every time I would add a few torques to the spring from my original 35 the wheels would unwind and so I had to unbolt my wheels and run the line tight. The left/right wound can be confusing. If you buy the wrong one just switch the side it was on.
Thanks to this video I was able to transform from not knowing what to do after my spring broke to prepare and do it myself. I learned that for the winding bars you can just purchase some rods in any hardware store for a couple of bucks. I only ordered the spring and the cables online. Took me a week to get them here. It also took me four hours to replace the spring after several tries to balance the force of the spring with the weight of the door. Thanks Gary for posting this informative video.
@sticksbass yuo just keep trying back and forth until you find the sweet spot.
This was a tremendous help in replacing a broken spring in one of my trucks. Dude wanted 300 bucks, spring was $40 and it took me an hour and a half. Sweet!
Great vid, had to replace a broken spring in a truck overhead door. Dude wanted 300 bucks, got the spring online for 40 and it took an hour and a half. Awesome!
Thanks Gary. Just finished replacing my torsion spring and it works great. I was nervous about doing it but I’m recently unemployed and had to it. -12C 1 day and finished it when it got warmer. Your video was extremely helpful, gave me a good understanding of what needed to be done, had a few probs but figured it out. It is dangerous though, but I was very careful. Glad it’s over and done with. Phew!
Thanks DIYers
holy S#@T is all i can say after watching this video.i repair garage doors for a living and i still hate torsion spring jobs.do not under estimate the forces involved here this can be a very dangerouse job.did u see in the video when the door poped up after he overwound the spring?what if the DIY guy puts the clamp on wrong or somthing?that door would shoot up slamming him off that ladder into the hospital.this is for pro’s.one small mistake could be real bad news.
also this video privides no information on the springs themself.springs should never be guessed based on what springs are currentl on your door that broke it should be determined by the weight of your door.what if the broken spring was replaced by some idiot before you bought the propety and was the wrong spring to begin with? ect….anyway this is not a plug for me and love DIY youtube stuff but i strongly recomend staying away from this one
Gary, just wanted to thank you for the video. I was prepared to fork over $350 because I’d always heard how messing with these springs was like playing Russian Roulette. Your video removed the mystery and provided the confidence I needed to order the parts ($68.00 w/shipping from eBay). They’re out for delivery this AM. Big thumbs up for your help!
@jorma420 UMADBRO?
@jorma420 Yeah I think UMAD.
@erkme73 Installed with 30 turns – perfect on first try. Thanks a bunch Gary!