In article , Greg O wrote:
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"He still did it wrong! With the door closed remove the tension from
the
springs first. Then disassemble the door, starting with the top panel.
assemble in reverse order! "
Greg


And how is one supposed to remove the tension from the springs with the
door closed? The standard way is to raise the door which takes most of
the tension of the springs, use some channel locks in the tracks to
make sure it stays there, then remove the springs. After that, with
someone helping you, remove the channel locks and you can slowly lower
the door, which can be a couple hundred pounds, depending on type and
size.

I've dad several garage doors replaced (in separate houses) and they always
close the door and then unwind the coil spring above the door (you can't even
get to it when the door open). They use two pieces of rebar to use as a set
of spokes to unwind the wheel.. Works great and they then remove the top panel
and work their way down to the ground. Assembly is in the reverse as
indicated above.