The springs extend along the shaft and work by twisting as the garage door closes by means of cables attached to each side of the lowest garage door panel.
Old style garage door side springs.
If you only replace the broken spring your old spring will be weaker as it will have lost some of its pull.
Adjust the springs on both sides of the door the same way.
Click the button below to add the spring extension taylor old style 2 car 1 piece garage door to your wish list.
Related products spring extension taylor sectional 16 wide 7 high garage door taylor ss 23 50.
If it was opening too quickly move it to the next lower hole.
This tension makes it easier to lift the garage door from its closed position.
Retest the door balance as you did in step 1.
As a result you may run into balance issues if you only replace one spring.
If you have one spring on each side of your door one of your springs breaks the spring on the other side will probably break soon.