How to install Garage Door Torsion Springs Part 1

Yeah, flying winding bars seem like a bad idea. Cover your best eye!!

Leave it to real professionals! I have been in this business since 1977 and seen 100's of injured customers and even pros get hurt from time to time. Watching you handle the winding bars made me nervous for you. You were asking for it with your positioning to the spring. Bad advice to make it sound simple because there can be serious complications and every spring job is a little different if you have clearance issues. Love all the angle iron on your door, also dangerous!!

I agree try and keep the bar off to the side, more by your shoulder.

tie abit of string on end of that 1/2 bar you using and pull it ;) tension will be gone in no time

2 dumbasses got hit in the face by the spring.. Good job bro and thanks!

@D84D On each spring there is a black and red painted cone. The cone is where he put the bars in to take off the tension. The black colored spring goes on the right and the red goes on the left. ALWAYS! as well as black and red drums. For a 7th door you do 28 1/4 turns and with an 8th door it's 32 1/4 turns to wind it up.

I don't usually post comments on youtube but you just saved me $200. Everything from marking the bars, to the hammer with a socket, to holding tension with the vice grips made this a piece of cake. Thanks.

Emily yes you are an estimator. Yes you are!

Great video! My garage door torsion spring broke this morning as my wife was trying to leave for work. I was shocked to see the average cost to have this fixed by a professional is around $240. After watching your video I ran to Menards and for $40 I fixed it myself. Door works perfectly now!

hey thx much for the video,did u say to turn the spring clockwise 30 turns ?

pretty good... but you want to use a 7/16s socket (12 tooth) NOT A CRESENT WRENCH and you NEVER hold the winding bars in front of your face.. you put your ladder to the side and wide them sideways... there is several techniques to do this... you picked the slowest and most dangerous way to show it...

I wouldnt recommended unwinding the spring with the bars right in front of your face