Taking A Garage Door Down To Replace With Hinge Door

Once you ve replaced the worn door components check the garage door opener chain.

Taking a garage door down to replace with hinge 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. First of all lock the door in the closed position. Insert a new roller into the new hinge s roller mount. Not only do i have a door that actually stays open now i also have chrome hardware instead of the gold.

Choose from a variety of garage door hinges top and bottom brackets and other face hardware to be prepared for your project. 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. Measure down from the top of the door to the top edge of each hinge location. This took me about 10 minutes.

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. 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. Instructions for removing your existing garage door.

Hardware is available in standard and heavy duty galvanized steel or rust resistant stainless steel for extra long life in tough conditions. Gray dust and metal filings around the hinge pin are early signs of wear. Identify which garage door hinge needs to be replaced. Note these measurements as well as the total number of hinges when ordering your metal door.

Then block the spring shaft with locking pliers leaning against the wall header as shown in figures 2 and 22. Make hinge and bracket replacement a breeze. The easiest way is to replace one hinge at a time. Some play at the hinge is normal.