Garage Door Extension Spring Safety Cable Installation

Door with an initial tension of 165 lbs.
Garage door extension spring safety cable installation. Plug end extension spring is a p528 28 in. But we ll show you garage door spring replacement on the more common torsion springs the kind that mount on a bar above the garage door. Two p528 springs one on each side of the door can handle a 105 lbs. They are similar to the garage door cables though usually lighter weight.
Plug end extension spring is a holmes spring replacement for heavier 1 piece tilt up canopy style garage doors. Extension springs are under extreme tension when the door is down or in operation. Your door is closed for the majority of the time and when the door is in the down position the springs are fully charged and at their most dangerous. Depending on where you live doing this garage door spring replacement job yourself might save you 200 or more.
Installation of a standard extension spring for an ideal garage door. Garage door safety cable is made of galvanized steel and has a 1 8 in. Safety cables keep a broken garage door spring from sailing around the garage. The overbuilt 8 ft.
We won t cover how to replace garage door extension spring systems in this story.