So I've
got a broken garage spring right here. So this video, I'm going to show you how
I replaced it. Stick around. So the other day, I came out, tried
open the garage and it would not work. And right away,
I decided to look at the springs up here because these are
the original springs are 15 years old. And I just knew I was on borrowed time. Long story short, this one broke. I guess you call these tours and springs.
I've got two of them. Boom, boom. Since the one's broke,
we go ahead and replace both of them. So the first part of this process
for me was to order the appropriate springs to replace these. So essentially you take a measurement
and get out of here. How long there? You get an idea on how thick
the spring itself is and you get an idea of
what's the diameter of the spring itself. So those few measurements
will help you order the right springs. So I went ahead to order those springs
and here they are here and obviously going
to make sure you get one for this side. In that side, they call this side,
I believe, the right hand spring in this side, the left hand spring,
and they're usually denoted by colors. The red here would represent
the right spring, which is this side on my right hand
looking this way of yes. And in the left spring,
I think is usually black. It goes in that side. And this is sort of the diameter
I was talking about that you need when you figure out which springs
you're going to get. So to do this, you really just need
a few tools and a little disclaimer. I'm not a professional at this.
This can be a little sketchy. The springs, when they're on the door,
they're under a lot of tension and it could be very dangerous. So this is something that if you're not comfortable with it,
you shouldn't try to do because you could get seriously hurt
if this is performed the wrong way. In that case, it's
always good to call a professional. I am not a professional. I'm just showing you how I got this done. So basically you just need a few tools.
I need the springs, obviously. I need these bad boys, two of these. In this case, they came with the springs and this is what we're going to use
to take the tension off the spring and put the tension back on
and hopefully not get hurt. So other than that,
I'm really going to need is a socket. This case is 9/16, a matching wrench
and also a 3/8 wrench as well. And vise grips are here. This bone should be all. I need to do this so we can get started. Now, first thing I'm going to do is take
the tension off of the old spring at it. Be careful
because this spring is not broke. So it has a lot of tension. So I'm going to do that now. First thing I'm going to do is I'm
actually going to pull down on this, and that's basically unlocking the garage
door from the garage door opener. Track this and I'm going to take
the tension off this old spring now. This spring, definitely. So this tension on it's
going to be careful with it here. This is where I'm going to use
the special tools. In this case. It came with my springs. And the way I'm going to do
this is I'm going to take this up, shove it in there,
make sure it's all the way in there. Then we're going to take my 3/8 wrench. I'm going to undo these these little locks and here. Okay, so that ones are again,
I get a lot of tension here. Okay. Okay. So now we have a low spring here. This point
I don't want to do put this down here. Let it catch. Right. I'd like to keep a hand on this
if you can, but you kind of. It's tricky. You should stay in there. The tension. I'm going to take this up and you take this one out, down and then game. Same thing with this one up. Okay. And come down. We're going to do this. So all the tension is off the spring. Probably take like 30 quarter turns some people do is actually tape the tip of these so
they know that the poles in deep enough, that's probably not a bad idea, starting to get a little wobbly. So sometimes right now there's no
tension on the broken spring, obviously. So I can just take my 3/8 wrench. All right. Now, I'm going to take at least two bolts
here. And again, this is 9/16 in this case,
try to do it with a socket and a wrench. All right. Came out quick there. Pull these out. Okay,
now we're going to save these or use them. Okay. So now the springs are loose. The little bushing type thing in here
we're going to replace two is now going to come over here
and I'm going to take this cable off and then take this wheel off as well
and cable off. We just kind of come down here, pull this
off, slip it out, and then we just undo this here. Right now, these are loosened up. I can switch this like that, and
it would do the same thing to the wheel. On the other end, you're going
to take the cable out in an undo this and then we can play with the pole
to get the spring to try this over for a second
and then now can slide this whole thing that way. Okay, so we can take this oh,
take this off, send it somewhere B
and then we can take a guess. Spring and you're actually going to get this bushing
well I'm here to, you know,
that's how I can put a new machine on. He's going to slide a new bushing on now his is to put the correct spring
no want to say the right springs this is this is the left spring for I put it on
I'm going to loosen the set screws and the value is all the way up okay. To do this so it come up like this and you go, now I'm going to put this back on and then push this side over. You can take this off
and put it down somewhere, right? Going to high now and get the new spring. It's important for the right spring on. This is the right hand side
or the right side. It's very mature actually. Gosh darn it. I forgot that I'm losing things again. Okay. This again should be the right side. Spring I go and then we'll put this back on to the weekend. So waiting to hear. Okay,
who know I can slide these guys down? So I guess at this point
I can go ahead and reconnect the cable and set this cable up over a beer stick in here. And now that we've got the cable in there
and pull this tight and then I'm going to reset
those set screws with the 3/8 wrench and I'm going
to turn them to the get tight. And then about three quarters of a
turn, more this nice snug. Now I'm going to go do the same thing
on the other side. So I should have mentioned that earlier. I'm actually going to re set my wheels
with cables on them over here. What I had to use of ice groups
to kind of keep this shaft in place from not turning to once
I get these wheels set where I want with the appropriate tension
on the door itself. So I've got kind of a formed pipe
from where the set screws were on the original springs
and can't hit my little bearing cross. So and you has to file it a little. Here you go. Okay,
so now it is going to line these back up. You get the bearing
right in here, slide it in the bottom, back through one of a nut on K through this back it came through. All right. So now that's together. Now we can start to put some torsion
back on these springs, which is the same as how we took the torsion out
or the tension out. We're just going to do the opposite. From what I understand, most of these are turn about
three quarter turns, which is one turn. But before stick replacement. So probably start with that
and see how it goes. The base
I'm just going to put the screwdriver to here, shove it in there
and it's just going to act like a brake in case I widen the screws too tight,
it should stop it from pulling up. All right, so now for the fun
part time to Tension Springs and basic we're going to do is the same thing we did
when we untying them or unwound them is I'm going to win them 30 times
and then tighten the tension screws in 1 to 3 pookie. So I went ahead and one at 29 times
instead of 30 a little bit longer spring than the old one. So I'm just going to under do it for now. Go ahead and take me in when I'm there,
when I know I have to turn this one and we'll go three quarter turn. Okay, but that's good school and a quarter turn and this one. Okay, now that I've got some tension here,
I can go ahead and take this ice grip off into that springs line. Now let's go attention
to the same exact thing on the other side. We'll do about 29 turns and snug it
down. Right. So I'm already at 25 turns on this. And again, I'm a stop at 29. But I want to show you our way to do
this is probably better to recess after every turn before you stick
the other stick in some at 25 to go, 26. But this thing recommends 26, 27. Rest 28, rest 29. Okay, okay. We're going to do spring it up
a little bit and start to tighten these things
in my hand. First half turn after and come back
and put it in there. Quarter turn on it. Okay. Okay. Okay. So there we go. Good thing is this garage isn't
lifting itself up, but the question is, is do we have enough tension on it
to lift the garage and see this balance? So let's check that now because I'm going to be careful
when you work in a garage, even tools like this would have been bad. So things clear. I got to take out my screwdriver. Okay, now let's see if I can lift this. And it feels pretty good. So pretty good. So now I can hook up the garage door opener and we should be good to go. Now we can lock this back in. Okay. Go hit the button and see what happens. So there we go. It worked and not too hard of a project but be
definitely be careful. Again, I'm no expert in this. I just wanted to show you how
I was able to get it done. From a DIY aspect, I do think it is a very DIY
doable project with the caveat of safety. When those springs have tension,
they can be very, very, very dangerous. So if you have any hesitation, definitely
get a professional to do this for you. Anyway,
I hope you found this video helpful. If so, please give it a thumbs up
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