Taking A Garage Door Down To Replace With Hinge Door

While this may seem elementary it s not as simple as pointing and saying that one when you look at a garage door from the inside there are hinges up the left side of the door up the right side and in the middle section and they all have names and numbers.

Taking a garage door down to replace with hinge door. Gray dust and metal filings around the hinge pin are early signs of wear. Measure down from the top of the door to the top edge of each hinge location. Make hinge and bracket replacement a breeze. Insert a new roller into the new hinge s roller mount.

First of all lock the door in the closed position. It is very important that there is no tension on the door when taking it apart. Not only do i have a door that actually stays open now i also have chrome hardware instead of the gold. Then block the spring shaft with locking pliers leaning against the wall header as shown in figures 2 and 22.

The easiest way is to replace one hinge at a time. Note these measurements as well as the total number of hinges when ordering your metal door. Identify which garage door hinge needs to be replaced. Hardware is available in standard and heavy duty galvanized steel or rust resistant stainless steel for extra long life in tough conditions.

Instructions for removing your existing garage door. Place the front edge of the roller into the track then rotate the hinge and roller toward the door and position the mounting holes on the. This took me about 10 minutes. But if you see an oblong hole where the tubular hinge pin mates with the hinge bracket replace the hinge.

You can either use the locks installed on the door or use clamps or locking pliers as shown in figure 1. Some play at the hinge is normal. You don t need to take the whole door down just remove one hinge and replace it with a new one then do the next one and finally swap out the final one. Once you ve replaced the worn door components check the garage door opener chain.