As a second safety, I place vice grips tight against the wall on each end of the tensioner tube. There are cases when the garage door cannot be lowered to be able to place the steel bars on the spring. In that case, I've raised the door all the way up and push the door further up on the bad side and use two (or one) screw drivers to slip the cable back on the roller.. Then take it down, wind correctly and add more tension with the bars. There has to be good tension at the bottom to be able to raise the door and not burn out you motor.This is all dangerous stuff so have to be on your toes.
You want to watch a couple more videos to be safe as there are a bunch of variations of the repair. The process is similar though you‘ll be dealing with more tension with 2 springs so it’s very important to have the correct tools. A good repair company should only charge a hundred or two to fix this and is what I’d recommend.
My garage torsion spring broke after 18+ years, so I ordered another spring using the SAME SIZE shown on the broken spring. Installed it on my 8ft door which requires 33 to 34 turns. I’m up to around 45 quarter turns and when I lift the door halfway it falls to the floor. I noticed that this new spring did not expand out as far as the previous spring. It’s about 3-eighth inch short of the indentation mark of the old spring. Should I do 33 quarter turns and tap spring to stretch it out to the old spot on the shaft?
32-34 quarter turns is what’s required for the 8ft tall doors, if the spring isn’t lifting the door it’s either the wrong spring or placed on the wrong side. The spring has to be placed the correct direction. One way to tell is to look at the wire end where you wind the spring. It should be facing the header not you. Hope that makes sense
About 3 months ago or so I had to replace an OLD cable due to rust at the loop. Your tutorial was very helpful - thanks. A year prior to that I replaced the cable on the other side with a brand NEW cable, and it snapped at the loop due to rust. My QUESTION is will I be required to replace these cables annually due to rust? Or is there something else I should be doing as a preventative measure? For example applying WD-40 directly on the loop after it has been installed? Unfortunately, water does pool in my garage by the cable loops; so that doesn't help. The rubber for the base of the garage door is worn, so that might explain water pooling in the garage. I live in Ontario, CANADA; so any suggestions and/or thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks.
i have similar problem. But i have two car standard door with two springs. from what i see both the springs still have the tension in them.(same winds on both) which makes me think both springs are attached to same horizontal bar. And your solution should work. Since i have two springs do you think i should use two sets of winding bar and do exactly what you did @1:16 but with two springs at same time.(may be with help of friend on the other side)?
No, do not do that. It works the same way when there are two springs it’s just twice as strong. Be very careful if you’re going to attempt this and also watch multiple videos so you have a good understanding of this type of repair
@@GarageDoorGuidance ohh you mean do not follow your steps? I saw multiple videos but most of them had lost tension in their springs .. mind seems to be present. Yours closely match with the problem I have.. I accidentally removed the cable while installing foam insulation on garage door .. and the door is tilted as one side of cable is now holding the door and trying to pull up.
If you follow the steps you should be able to do it but again be very careful and cautious with every step. You may need to tighten both sides once the tension is resting on the bar. Depending where you are it shouldn’t too much to get someone over to fix it if you weren’t trying to deal with the tension and danger. Could be worth calling around and asking
@@GarageDoorGuidance thanks when you say tighten both sides you mean the drums screws or the springs? Also since I have two springs do I do same step on both sides or just one side.. if one which side?
Drums, don’t touch the spring screws at all. One side and you can do it from either side. Keep in mind this something that can cause serious harm. Proceed with extreme caution
@@bibmitchell6542 you gotta understand, this generation of service "men" learn a trade and then they all cant wait to get on youtube to show millions of customers how to fix their own stuff, taking millions of dollars out of their own industry each year, in return for a few hundred dollars in ad revenue...these kids dont even get their hands dirty, and wear sneakers instead of boots...do you really think they care about calling a part by its actual name?
@@ggmelendez9743 what kind of fruity comment is this? Boo-hoo - The scary man in the scary CZcams video is helping other people with their garage door problems!! Really? This is it? This is the hill you die on? You're the definition of pathetic.
As a second safety, I place vice grips tight against the wall on each end of the tensioner tube. There are cases when the garage door cannot be lowered to be able to place the steel bars on the spring. In that case, I've raised the door all the way up and push the door further up on the bad side and use two (or one) screw drivers to slip the cable back on the roller.. Then take it down, wind correctly and add more tension with the bars. There has to be good tension at the bottom to be able to raise the door and not burn out you motor.This is all dangerous stuff so have to be on your toes.
Straight to the point. Thanks for the help
Thank you! Easy and quick
WELL Done - Thank you for this. Perfect solution for us.
Very nice 👍👍 watching from Jamaica 💯
I was able to fix my garage. Very clear instructions!
As a guitar player, I plucked the cables afterward to see i they were in tune. LOL
Haha were they?
Thank you! It worked perfectly for me.
Great video. Thanks.
Much help thank u
Great video, help me out a lot. Got it fix
Thank you
I have the same situation (left drum came unraveled) but I have 2 torsion springs. Same process? Just focus on left side of door?
You want to watch a couple more videos to be safe as there are a bunch of variations of the repair. The process is similar though you‘ll be dealing with more tension with 2 springs so it’s very important to have the correct tools.
A good repair company should only charge a hundred or two to fix this and is what I’d recommend.
My garage torsion spring broke after 18+ years, so I ordered another spring using the SAME SIZE shown on the broken spring. Installed it on my 8ft door which requires 33 to 34 turns. I’m up to around 45 quarter turns and when I lift the door halfway it falls to the floor. I noticed that this new spring did not expand out as far as the previous spring. It’s about 3-eighth inch short of the indentation mark of the old spring. Should I do 33 quarter turns and tap spring to stretch it out to the old spot on the shaft?
What springs are you working with?
@@GarageDoorGuidanceDura Lift 225 x 2 x 26 #2 Red Rt Wind
You have 2 of these on your 15/16ft x 8ft tall door ?
@@GarageDoorGuidance I have 2 garage doors, each door has its on torsion spring and garage door opener.
32-34 quarter turns is what’s required for the 8ft tall doors, if the spring isn’t lifting the door it’s either the wrong spring or placed on the wrong side. The spring has to be placed the correct direction.
One way to tell is to look at the wire end where you wind the spring. It should be facing the header not you. Hope that makes sense
Thanks! Help me fix my derailed cable. Great instruction and safe.
About 3 months ago or so I had to replace an OLD cable due to rust at the loop. Your tutorial was very helpful - thanks.
A year prior to that I replaced the cable on the other side with a brand NEW cable, and it snapped at the loop due to rust.
My QUESTION is will I be required to replace these cables annually due to rust? Or is there something else I should be doing as a preventative measure? For example applying WD-40 directly on the loop after it has been installed?
Unfortunately, water does pool in my garage by the cable loops; so that doesn't help. The rubber for the base of the garage door is worn, so that might explain water pooling in the garage.
I live in Ontario, CANADA; so any suggestions and/or thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks.
Hey there. The cables should be lasting 15+ years so I’d say the water issue needs to be dealt with first and foremost
Awesome name by the way
@@GarageDoorGuidance
Thanks for your reply and feedback.
Will do so; and thanks again.
What if both cables came off? Assuming the same process just on both sides?
If both are off not likely, with the cables off your spring would likely need to be retensioned
@@GarageDoorGuidance Only one cable came off but I completely lost all tension on my spring. The spring broke and looks like I will need to replace it
Thanks and what if you have an opener
You can detach it or leave it be depending on how far down it is
i have similar problem. But i have two car standard door with two springs. from what i see both the springs still have the tension in them.(same winds on both) which makes me think both springs are attached to same horizontal bar. And your solution should work. Since i have two springs do you think i should use two sets of winding bar and do exactly what you did @1:16 but with two springs at same time.(may be with help of friend on the other side)?
No, do not do that. It works the same way when there are two springs it’s just twice as strong. Be very careful if you’re going to attempt this and also watch multiple videos so you have a good understanding of this type of repair
@@GarageDoorGuidance ohh you mean do not follow your steps? I saw multiple videos but most of them had lost tension in their springs .. mind seems to be present. Yours closely match with the problem I have.. I accidentally removed the cable while installing foam insulation on garage door .. and the door is tilted as one side of cable is now holding the door and trying to pull up.
If you follow the steps you should be able to do it but again be very careful and cautious with every step. You may need to tighten both sides once the tension is resting on the bar.
Depending where you are it shouldn’t too much to get someone over to fix it if you weren’t trying to deal with the tension and danger. Could be worth calling around and asking
@@GarageDoorGuidance thanks when you say tighten both sides you mean the drums screws or the springs? Also since I have two springs do I do same step on both sides or just one side.. if one which side?
Drums, don’t touch the spring screws at all. One side and you can do it from either side. Keep in mind this something that can cause serious harm. Proceed with extreme caution
Can this be done without those bars?
Not likely
So if the door is down and even to the floor do I just put the cable back on the drum? Thanks for the video btw!
Yes, you may need to do both in case the other comes off as you work with it
@@GarageDoorGuidancethanks they are both offline
Then you need to re tension your spring I believe
@@GarageDoorGuidance thanks for the help
Where is the 1 2 3 from the little wrench coming from?
Not sure what you mean
I just vise grip the bar, I will try it this way next time.
Bunch of different ways of to do the job, I’ve done that also 👍🏼
great vid simple explanation making the process so easy to follow. thanks for winding bar safety warning!
Got me when the door opened to a wall
lol I mean it’s a setup in the warehouse I slapped together real quick, working for now 😂
@@GarageDoorGuidance I know I figured but I really threw me off cause the whole time i thought it would open to sunlight
I've tried every size socket and none of them fit on this square type screw head
11 mm spline type
But why DOES it come off?
Bunch of different scenarios, most common are that the door bumped something going up or down or incorrect springs
My issue is very similar but each time I open the door over half way the cable loosens and unspools
Spring tension is either too loose or the spring is not on the correct side
haha and then he opens the door and there is no hole behind the door 😂😂😂
Magic 😂
It's amazing how easy this crap is and these clowns are over here trying to to charge 125.00 to come do this.
Respectfully $125 is very fair haha most guys won’t even come out for less than $100 where we’re at as it hardly covers costs
Drum, not pulley
Keyword research tells a different story
@@GarageDoorGuidance 🤣🤡
@@bibmitchell6542 you gotta understand, this generation of service "men" learn a trade and then they all cant wait to get on youtube to show millions of customers how to fix their own stuff, taking millions of dollars out of their own industry each year, in return for a few hundred dollars in ad revenue...these kids dont even get their hands dirty, and wear sneakers instead of boots...do you really think they care about calling a part by its actual name?
@@ggmelendez9743 what kind of fruity comment is this? Boo-hoo - The scary man in the scary CZcams video is helping other people with their garage door problems!! Really? This is it? This is the hill you die on? You're the definition of pathetic.
You dont fo a good enough job explaining what you are doing. ""One, two, three", what?
Sorry when tightening the set screws down you don’t want to overdo it so I do 3 turns once I feel tension