Overhead Garage Door Repair in San Antonio

Garage door springs suffer wear and tear with time. If your door's springs are demanding a replacement, then get it done only by an expert professional. He/she will follow the below steps to replace torn springs:

·         Step 1- Clamp the Door to the Track

Use a C-clamp or locking pliers just above one of the rollers. It will prevent the door from crashing down when you work on the springs. Also, unplug the door opener.

·         Step 2- Loosen the Unbroken Spring

Propel a winding bar into the hole of the spring. Hold the bar intact when you loosen the two set screws. As the screw releases, the spring will jerk off with a powerful torque.

·         Step 3- Unwind the Unbroken Spring

Insert another winding bar at a 90-degree position to the first one. Remove the bottom bar and start unwinding the spring by taking a quarter turn at once.

·         Step 4- Remove the Nuts and Bolts

Remove the nuts and bolts that support the stationary spring to the center bracket.

·         Step 5- Disconnect the Cables

Clamp the center bracket to hold the torsion tube. Then loosen the setscrews aligned on the sides of the cable drums and disconnect the lift cables.

·         Step 6- Remove the Old Spring

Start from the left side of the door a

nd slide the torsion tube to the right to remove the cable drum. Then, pull out the spring from the tube.

·         Step 7- Reassemble

Slide new spring on the torsion tube and reinstall the cable. Then, reinsert the torsion bar.

·         Step 8- Install a New Center Bearing

Propel the torsion bar to the left and then slide to the center bearing. Install the right spring and reinstall the drum. Connect stationary cones to the bracket.

·         Step 9- Replace Other Parts

Insert new rollers, bottom brackets, and cables.

·         Step 10- Thread the Cables

Fold the lift cables straight up between the doorjamb and rollers.

·         Step 11- Tighten the Drums

Rotate the drum to fold the cable and pull the cable tightly during this activity. There should be equal tension on both the sides; otherwise, the door will open unevenly.

·         Step 12- Wind and Stretch the springs

Slide a winding bar to wind the springs by turning the springs in a quarter turn fashion. After that, stretch the springs.

·         Step 13- Lubricate the springs

Saturate the springs with spring lubricant spray.

Garage Door Repair in San Antonio TX

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