Taking A Garage Door Down To Replace With Hinge Door

Some play at the hinge is normal.

Taking a garage door down to replace with hinge door.

Each door is different some need to be taken out when they are in the up position and some when they are in the down position. This took me about 10 minutes. Choose from a variety of garage door hinges top and bottom brackets and other face hardware to be prepared for your project. Make hinge and bracket replacement a breeze.

Instructions for removing your existing garage door. The easiest way is to replace one hinge at a time. 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. Not only do i have a door that actually stays open now i also have chrome hardware instead of the gold.

Note these measurements as well as the total number of hinges when ordering your metal door. 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. Then block the spring shaft with locking pliers leaning against the wall header as shown in figures 2 and 22.

Gray dust and metal filings around the hinge pin are early signs of wear. If a door has tension springs on them it should be taken down when it is in the up position. You can either use the locks installed on the door or use clamps or locking pliers as shown in figure 1. Measure down from the top of the door to the top edge of each hinge location.

But if you see an oblong hole where the tubular hinge pin mates with the hinge bracket replace the hinge. It is very important that there is no tension on the door when taking it apart. First of all lock the door in the closed position. 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.