Garage Door Assembly Instructions

Use the manufacturers instructions to remove the old door.

Garage door assembly instructions.

Never base your measurements on the size of the existing door but on the door opening instead. Required rear clearance for the door. The purpose of this tutorial is to show how to install a standard garage door torsion spring assembly on a new garage door or on a door that previously used extension springs torquemaster springs or ez set torsion springs. How to install a garage door 1 see illustrated installation instructions included with all clopay garage doors 2 remove existing garage door 3 attach hardware to door section.

Choose from carriage house traditional and commercial garage doors in steel wood and wood composite materials. Free how to buy a garage door guide nationwide dealer network. You ll need to release the tension in the torsion spring before you begin working on the garage door. It mainly consists of carefully unlatching the door from the pulley system then taking apart the panels of the door and unscrewing the tracks.

Start by clamping adjustable locking pliers onto the torsion spring shaft and wedging the pliers against the header wall above the door.