This is a decent explanation coming from a nonprofessional. Some of the information is not how we'd explain it, but if you have a standard garage setup this wont get you hurt. Instead of counting each quarter turn, understand that the standard 4" residential drum retracts 1ft of cable for one full rotation of the shaft, so measure the height of the door opening. For a 7ft door, you need 7 full turns plus a half turn to keep tension on the cables when the door is in the open position. Take a bright colored crayon and draw a line down the center of the new spring. This will allow you to visually count full turns. You dont count where the line begins at the center bearing plate. If you have a 12 point 7/16ths shallow socket, you will have an easier time with the set screws. Also if the plastic bushing isnt damaged, there's no reason to replace it unless you just want to. It bears no real load, and just centers shaft.

Once you have it all back together and before you plug opener back into receptacle, you should pull the manual release handle and manually lift the door open by hand. Test to see that the springs just balance the weight of the door. It should take very little effort to open it by hand, and the door should basically hang at middle open position without wanting to lift or drop by itself. If it fails the test, the springs require minor and equal amounts of adjustment.

I was very apprehensive about replacing my garage door springs myself. I watched your video last night and replaced them today! Thank you very much for the video!

Had it done in 80 minutes and saved $300. Thanks a lot!

Thanks for posting this. I saved about $200 by buying the torsion springs and replacement kit online and replacing them myself. I watched this video as well as others, and it helped me know what to do and avoid problems.

Two weeks before Christmas and one of mine just broke. I'm sensing a theme here. Thank you for making it clear how dangerous it can be. I had always heard it was dangerous but knowing what to watch for makes it something I think I am sure I can tackle.

Thanks a million for the video. I know it can take a long time to do but I presume you have a grand heart so your intentions have well surpassed my new found knowledge of torsion springs. Hope you have a wonderful day and as my mother says "may God compensate you"--- loose translation from spanish

Thank you. Called a guy and was quoted 250$. Total parts needed 70$. I already had my dads bar winders. I followed your instruction and what I remembered from the one time I helped my dad and I was done in 90 minutes.

Good video. I’ve been able to gain the confidence and experience to feel comfortable changing my extended families broken springs. Take your time!

Thank you for this! Saved a few hundred and did it myself. Followed it step by step. You got a new subscriber!

Adding a tip I saw from a garage door site; a good base on how much to wind a new spring is (4 quarter turns per foot of door height) plus two. So a 7 foot tall door would be (4 x 7) + 2 = (28) + 2 = 30 quarter turns. After that, it's advised to perform the halfway balance test, and add/subtract single quarter turns as needed. Add a turn if the door wants to fall down, subtract if it wants to go up.

Great video. Very helpful. Helped me realize calling someone to do it makes more sense for me lol

appreciate the video...just closed my garage door and heard a BOOM and KNEW what it was...you saved me some money since the springs themselves are only 20-25 a piece.

awesome video, explains everything nicely. thanks

before hooking up to garage opener, you should open garage by hand to make sure it opens with very little effort

Thanks. Exactly my situation. It broke yesterday (just before Christmas) and the break in the video looks just like mine. But at -16C didn't want to touch freezing cold steel, with one side under tension. So I called a pro. Thanks for taking the time to put this up.

Thank goodness for guys like you saved me $$ god bless you!

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"unplug the garage door opener so nothing stupid happens" - I laughed so hard at this comment I was crying! Great video and very entertaining.

Sounds like my story only it is the right side that broke facing the door from inside. 6 days before Christmas!!I am a Maintenance Tech so I am confident in doing this repair myself.Thank you very much for this video.Very informative.Now to Get er done!!

I have the same exact set up and it's funny because I have the same side of the spring broke on me. Thank you for the video. This saves a lot of money and it's really not that hard.

Good video, my Amazon order arrives tomorrow.

Thanks just did this and everything went well. I also replaced the cables. The 2 bars I went to Home Depot and purchased a 36" long 1/2" steel bar then cut it in half with a hack saw. Fit perfectly. Also needed a file to file down some burrs on pipe. My bearings were good but I wish I would have replaced them also. Thanks for the video great help.

Great video. I really appreciated. My left one just broke so I have to replace one too.

THANK YOU... PERFECT. VERY CLEAR TO UNDERSTAND !

Very good amateur how-to video. Thanks

Dead on for what I needed. When I took the old springs off...one was missing the plastic bushing and that is the side that broke. Great video and instructions.

Thanks! This video helped me to replace by broken garage door spring... without killing myself.

Impressive im actually a garage door tech and your video was very easy I use it to show guys how to remove I need to learn how to put videos up and do other varieties of door springs n things

Great video, thanks. How much torque should you expect when unwinding with the rod. Do you have to be very strong, can you give me a comparison. thanks

I have viewed other YT clips on this topic and noticed that only you, so far, pointed out that the positions of the springs were based on the perspective of viewing the garage door from the exterior. So, the spring with the red mark on its cone goes on the right and the one with the black mark goes on the left; it appears opposite from the interior (red mark on the left, black mark on the right). This was rather confusing when I began learning this material. And you were wise to recommend doing further research on this topic because there were a few details that you overlooked. Aside from this, nice overview of what to expect.

Great video. Thanks for posting.

Hey thanks for video. Glad I watched it before something stupid happened!

Great video. Thanks.

Great video tutorial. Thank you!

Thank you so much for the video

Great video! Does the torsion rods ship with the purchase of the torsion springs? Thank you.

Thank you for taking your time making this video. I enjoyed it. and Happy holidays.

Outstanding Instructions. Easy fix! Made it easy for me and saved me dollars.... Thank you!

Thanks it was very helpfull tutorial

Just replaced both side tracks, rollers and cables. I've watch other videos as well and for a 16 X 7 simple double door, 31 quarter turns seems to be the number. However one video was for a single spring and yours was for 2 springs. Does this number of turns work for both doors?

called a garage door company to fix my door that I bumped with my car. the guy looks at it, shakes his head and says well bud, I'm just going to be honest with you and say you need to replace the whole door for $1000.00. watched your video and went to work, total cost of 15 bucks. works better now than it every did!

This video was helpful and informative thank you for your time

The videos (not just this one) and instructions with the springs said 31 quarter turns (7 and 3/4 full turns) for a 7' door. Mine is a glass panel insulated door, no light weight. When all the settings were done and I released the door, it sprang up with enough force to lift my 220 lbs off the floor as I grabbed it to stop it from flying and crashing out the end. When I tried to use the opener to close it, it wouldn't because the spring force was too much to even get it a third down and it thought something was in the way. I grabbed on with the opener running to get it closed. Took a full turn off each spring (4 quarter turns) and it closed but the end was showing a bit of resistances. Took 2 more quarters off, disconnected from opener and was able to do my hand lift test where it was fine. The last doors I did was 25 years ago and I would put a scale under the door to weigh it, then look at a chart to find the correct number of turns. I thought that with so many references to 31 quarter turns that it was the new standard and compensated for the weight. Will always weigh and find that old chart in the future.

So I had to fix my garage door and short on cash so I went with the cheapest fastest way about it. My spring broke just 2.75 inches from end. I just setup -minus the 2.75 inches. Problem is I also installed brand new garage door opener and hardware and it took me 2 days. Just fine tuning it now. I have a wood door double car door very heavy. Thanks for your tips I will apply to my fine tuning tomorrow. : )

Thanks for this video! Great how-to !

Hahaaa 3 days before Christmas and mine breaks also! Thanks for the great video.

Love the disclaimer. (LOL) you must be a lawyer. Thanks for posting.

how do you know what dimensions are the springs? where do you measure from? Thank you.

Mark the rods with tape at the proper depth they are supposed to be set when inserted into the holes. This way you will be certain that they are set properly each time before adjusting. They can be dangerous or deadly as he mentioned. Be safe!

thanks Andy

Can someone explain the spring sizes? I have a double spring setup and heard the installer used undersized springs from the start. What determine spring sizes?

Where does the torsion spring bearing mount to? One end of the torsion spring?

When working with your Garage Door Repair solutions or answers to any questions, make sure you have the right tools too.

Red goes on left bud. Red is not right. Easy to remember that way. It's right-wound but it goes on the left side (facing you). Another way to tell which side is the end of the coil should always point down - towards the floor. Sometimes the paint is wrong, apparently. Learned that today, my first training day at a professional garage door company. Had to disassemble and install 2 new doors. After two full days of OSHA videos of course. Lol. Doing the springs today definitely made me nervous. I'm sure I'll get much more comfortable with time.

Wow...just happened to me today, 2 days after Christmas...well the garage door is 11 years old...guess it's about time. Relativley easy fix, depending on the cost, will prolly get a pro for the guarantee

My torsion spring has 114-22-0010 stamped on the cone. Also has green paint. Can you decipher this for me as I cannot find anything from google to match. Thanks in advance.

he's right about the danger. be careful wear safety glasses and gloves lots of sharp edges.

And if you only want to change a string, how do you do it to count the turns of the srping that is broken?

thank you!

wow this is crazy this just happened to rig bg before Christmas

Home Depot now sells the springs. I just picked mine up at Lowes.

Hi, very interesting video and Thank you for posting! I got a double very heavy garage door (we are in hurricane zone) which is out of balance because is almost impossible to lift it manuanlly. I follwed your video and I found that I can't rotate the springs any more, they are totaled compressed. What should be the issue here, are the springs damaged, old and need to be replaced?. The whole garage door and lifting system was changed in 2015. Thank you

This video is pretty good at the process. I’ll add at 11:40 time when you say too much or too little can mess up the door…you left out the most critical sentences. Too few turns and the garage door is too heavy and won’t open …also ith too few turns the cable will come off the pulley on the rod when open. Too many turns and the door goes up too fast and too far --and won’t go back down right due to too much tension. Thanks. No video describes this critical knowledge. Have a great day. Thanks for posting.

Where can you buy proper torsion rods?

How do you tell which direction the spring gets tightened?

Any reason for replacing springs with door closed? Assuming you can make enough clearance between bottom of the door (in upper position) and the rod. There's also less (or even none) tension to release/load.

Mark the bars when they are inserted to make sure the bar is seated, you can use masking tape, when its pushed in you'll only see tape

How do I know exactly what kind of springs do I need?

should you only do this in the spring season?

Orchard Supply stores in CA sells them.

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A word to the wise. This is the sort of job where, even if you are a pretty experienced DIY'r, you must seriously ask yourself a couple questions: 1. Can I do this? The answer may be yes, because it is not a terribly complex job. But, there is a more important question. 2. _Should you?_ Guys, that big spring is under more tension than you may be expecting, and people get seriously injured trying to do this. I'm talking even fractured skulls. A trip to the ER is going to be a heck of a lot more expensive than paying someone experienced (and insured) to come and do it, and if you get hurt you may never be the same. If you decide to go for it, make sure to buy those bars. DO NOT try to use a screwdriver. And for godsakes don't let anybody stand around in the vicinity in case one of those bars goes flying. Not meaning to raise undue hysteria, but if you've never done this, just think twice. It's not real complicated, but things can go very badly wrong.

Common sense show me that these spings must be more strong to balance the door. Can you figure out the spring size need it?. Thank you very much for your advice

Those two springs, do they work in tandem, i.e they are charged in the same direction? If they do, will they last longer than a single spring? Are there any different sizes of springs? Thank you.

If you live in the Midwest, Menards sells torsion springs

Thank you.

Do you have to use those torsion bars????

EXTREMELY helpful! But...where does the torsion spring bearing go?

Would this not be better to do with the door up and zero tension on the spring if you can reach it?

well done chief.

Getting the right amount of winds in is the tricky part. I wound it exactly as specified but the door ended up swinging back up. So I had to unwind it carefully for several turns on both springs. I waited a month and the door was still swinging up too much so I unwound them more but lost count on how many I unwound. My door has two significantly different sized springs on either side, one spring is much shorter than the other spring so does the shorter spring need to be wound less since with more winds it ends up tighter than the other spring that has more travel length? The problem now a year later the door does not slide up smoothly. It moves fast then slow then fast again. So I need to rewind it. Is there an absolute correct method in getting it just the right tension?

What vise grips?.

Hey guys, I have a question about my spring on my garage door my garage is a two car garage and the spring is broken it was replaced about a year ago and now it is broke again. My question is, there is only one spring on the door now and it seems to me that it should be two springs am I correct to assume that? All the picture's I see on the web of a two car garage door's they have two springs. can anyone please point me in the right direction thanks.

Is the procedure generally the same for a garage door that has four torsion springs?

Do you recommend lubricating the spring to prevent corrosion? I think it is because of corrosion that these springs break.

where did the rubber bushing go in the middle of the two springs

My crossbar/pole will not slip out of bracket. I have used WD40 and a hammer but not having success clearing it through. Any suggestions?

Could any one explain me why my garage door springs are on each left and right end of the bar instead of in the middle pls?

i have a broken spring on one side. A company told me to take off just the broken spring and bring it in so they can match it up. Can i take off just the broken spring side? or do i need to take off both springs in order to take it off?

good video. question. what is the most likely danger? you did not elaborate. is it when you insert the torsion bar and loosen the 2 bolts? is that when the spring could release all tension? also on the side that is broken, does the spring still have tension or has it all expanded when it broke? thanks for this video. I'll watch some others .

Here I am just before Christmas too

Question should you have to put your spring back in by bang it with a hammer to get it back in place?

🤣🤣🤣a few months ago I watched this video to replace my springs... but I replaced only 1 as I didn't want to take out a "perfectly good spring" and let it go to waste...so yup... I'm back, now to replace the other spring😅

I have a 2-car garage that only seems to have a torsion spring on the right side. Is that normal? It's broke, but I keep seeing people have 2, but ours just has 1. I'm guessing also I don't need the torsion spring bearing if I just have the 1?

good job with the demonstration.

explain why you marked the cable drum and the torsion bar.

Four quarter turns completes a revolution which equals a foot, for a 7' door it will be 28 turns on the spring + an additional turn, if the garage door still comes down when lifted manually. too many turns causes the springs to bind and weaken very soon.

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Good explanation... a few safety things could be explained so that people don't get injured... I secured my main rod with multiple clamps just in case anything spins out.