How To Disengage Garage Door Spring

This will disconnect the opener from the door and allow you to open it manually.

How to disengage garage door spring.

Use the emergencyrelease rope to disconnect the opener from the door and push the door up as faras you can without damaging the opener. The springs do not pull with enough force to open the door but they do take the strain of most of the door s weight. Lift the door manually to about waist height bring it to a stop and let go of it. If your garage door slips down below the header after you have opened it you garage door springs need to be adjusted.

Close the garage door and pull the emergency release. If it stays in place your spring or springs are fine. Just because the door isopen does not mean that the spring tension is fully released. Then clamp as described above.

There are two different types of spring systems for garage doors. Disengage the garage door from the motor or in other words put the door into manual mode. This is true even if you have a garage door opener. You can now open and close your door manually.

Garage door springs are used to reduce the weight of the garage door by pulling the door in the direction of the motor.