Removing Garage Door Rollers

Step 4 remove rollers.

Removing garage door rollers. The first and most important step in the removal of a garage door is the release of the tension in the springs. In case your garage door is made of steel then the hinges would be secured with hex headed screws. Garage doors even thin metal doors are very heavy and can come down with great force without the springs carrying the bulk of their weight. Removal of extension springs for extension spring hardware the tension in the springs disappears almost completely as soon as the door is completely opened.

To remove extension springs open the garage door all the way and attach c clamps or locking pliers to the tracks on both sides to prevent the door from rolling down once the springs are removed. Use the 3 8 inch wrench to remove these. Again do not do this for the bottom roller. For the wooden garage door use the 7 16 inch wrench to remove the nuts that are used to hold the through bolts on the roller hinge.

I fall in the second camp. For me unscrewing the brackets was much simpler and only took a few minutes per roller. Find new rollers and hinges here. Pull out the hinge away from the door and then old roller out of the sleeve in the hinge.

As a disclaimer i advise that where possible this should be done with 2 people and even if you d. Grab a socket wrench and unscrew the retaining bolts to the brackets that hold the garage door rollers. Pull the garage door so the roller lines up with the bent track and pop the roller out to replace it. Continue working on the rollers one at a time until you ve replaced all but the top 2 rollers.

How to safely remove a residential roller door by yourself. Garage to bedroom conversion without removing the garage door converting your garage into an additional bedroom is a great way to create some additional room in your home whether you want it to serve as a guest bedroom a new master bedroom or you need to accommodate an additional family member.