The springs do not pull with enough force to open the door but they do take the strain of most of the door s weight.
How to disengage garage door spring.
Disengage the garage door from the motor or in other words put the door into manual mode.
You will feel it disengage as well as visually see the small spring on the lever open up.
Close the garage door and pull the emergency release.
This is true even if you have a garage door opener.
If it stays in place your spring or springs are fine.
This will disconnect the opener from the door and allow you to open it manually.
You can now open and close your door manually.
Use the emergencyrelease rope to disconnect the opener from the door and push the door up as faras you can without damaging the opener.
Lift the door manually to about waist height bring it to a stop and let go of it.
Just because the door isopen does not mean that the spring tension is fully released.
Then clamp as described above.
There are two different types of spring systems for garage doors.
Pull cord down and back towards motor with a small amount of force.