Each door is different some need to be taken out when they are in the up position and some when they are in.
How to replace a garage door.
Removal and installation of new garage doors.
Raise the garage door and disconnect the power to the automatic garage door opener if applicable.
There s a lot of tension in the springs so be.
Lift the garage door as far as it will go.
Locking pliers are small handheld vice grips.
Remove the sections one at a time by disconnecting the rollers and brackets.
Lower the door and dismantle it by removing the hardware.
Undo the tension springs from the turnbuckles holding them in place.
Instructions for removing your existing garage door.
Use a scrap 2 by 4.
Lower a double door by recruiting at least two helpers to help with the weight and place a 2 4 block under the door to prevent smashing a foot or finger when it s lowered.
How to replace a garage door step 1.
Raise your old door.
Pick up 2 of them from.
Tie extension springs to the tracks.
Remove the pin of the.
Removing the old door 1.
Use locking pliers to lock the door in place.
You ll need to deal with the lifting mechanisms.
Carefully lower the door.