How to repair a garage door

Should you install your own garage door parts? The answer could be yes, if you have a general knowledge of hand tools and can follow the simple how to guides laid out on this page below. First; know that you must only use tools specified and always make sure to be safe. Below are some

Garage Door Spring Repair Safety Checklist:

1.  Never...Ever... Stick anything other than 1/2 metal dowl into your torsion springs to remove tension...do not use the following

• Srewdrivers OF ANY SORT...
• A metal rod thats ALMOST 1/2" THICK...
• Anything other than a torsion bar...

 Home Depot Has These 1/2" metal dowels in the hardware section, I buy one length and cut it into bars about 12-16" long for general spring repairs, however if your door is wood or heavier than average than I would make it a little longer. It just gives ya more leverage! Custom doors and commercial doors do not apply here they require a different size rod and also require two guys!

 2. Never...Ever Loosen the square nuts on a torsion spring with out the following things first:

• Torsion system is in a locked configuration with a winding bar in place sitting safely against the door... you see the spring cannot release its energy with a winding bar inserted...To do this simply insert one bar into the accesable hole and rotate up enough to get the second bar into the next hole at this point you can secure|lock
   
  the torsion system safely in place by resting the second bar on the back of the garage door|strut...ONLY LOOSEN NUTS ON THE SIDE THAT HAS THE TORSION BAR LOCKING THE ENTIRE TORSION SYSTEM IN PLACE.      

  

General safety checklist for repairing a garage door:

1. When working on your garage door opener make sure to unplug it first. You do not want to be made aware of this by way of electric shock. (115Hz does not ever feel good especially while standing on a ladder)
2. Always check that your springs are not broken before pulling the safety release handle ( when the garage door is in the up position)
3. Always Install new garage door opener parts do not Jerry Rig your opener...
4. When installing garage door springs do not use a screw driver as a replacement for winding bars or torsion bars.
5. Wear safety glasses with power tools.
6. Use common sense when installing your parts.
7. When all else fails and it seems to scary call a local garage door technician.
8. Never jump out your garage door sensors this safety system became code for a reason and that is to protect you, your belongings, kids and the family pet. Although their is a secondary safety feature installed ( force adjustment ) if this feature is set to tight your garage door still can hurt a small child or pet.

Below is a list of how to articles that will cover all major garage door repair jobs, before performing any repair on your door or replacing any parts please consult the articles below.

• garage door spring repair
  
  this is a page deticated to garage door spring repair, garage door spring repalacement
• Garage Door Safety
  
  All safety proceedures for repairing or dealing with garage doors.
• garage door extension spring repair
  
  how to install garage door extension springs, how to install a garage door extension spring
• garage door bottom seal
  
  purchase garage door bottom seals here and learn how to install your garage door bottom seal. A garage door seal comes in two types learn more here.
• genie garage door opener parts
  
  this is a how to manual for installing genie garage door opener parts. You can find the most common genie garage door parts here.
• liftmaster garage door opener parts
  
  This is a how to manual on installing liftmaster garage door opener parts, Before you buy your liftmaster parts you should read this
• Other Garage Door Opener Parts
• Garage Door Replacement Parts
  
  garage door replacement parts how to fix your garage door. It is particularly an over view of how you will use your garage door repair parts, over all garage door safety inspection and more.
• Garage Door Sensor Wiring
  
  This is an installation guide gor garage door sensors, we sell primarily liftmastor sensors and genie sensors.
• Wiring Garage Door Sensors
  
  this is a tips page on garage door sensor wiring.... Wiring Garage Door Sensors
• Garage Door Adjustments
  
  Here you will learn all of the primary garage door adjustments as well as common garage door opener adjustments.
• Garage Door Geek
• Garage Door Torsion System Conversion
  
  How To Article: Garage Door Torsion System Conversion how to convert those old ineficiant garage door extension springs to a torsion sytem
• Garage Door Reset
  
  Is Your Garage Door Off Track? Learn How to Fix it Here Free, If the garage door reset is too tough for you we will help you Find a Reliable company to Do it for you!

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If you read this and are unsure or nervous about the process, just call your local garage door repair company.