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Replacing tension springs on a garage door
Posted on 6/25/16 at 8:26 am
Posted on 6/25/16 at 8:26 am
Anyone ever have to do this and have any tips? One of the springs broke a few days ago so I get to spend the day replacing them. Seems pretty simple.
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Posted on 6/25/16 at 8:30 am to MrSmith
quote:
Seems pretty simple.
Famous last words.
My tip? Don't do it yourself.
Posted on 6/25/16 at 8:30 am to MrSmith
Go to YouTube… lots of good videos… that's how I learned to fix mine
Posted on 6/25/16 at 8:31 am to East Coast Band
You'll loose 2-3 fingers because you don't have the right tools and experience.
Posted on 6/25/16 at 8:31 am to crawfishcharlie
And yes.. Be safe
Posted on 6/25/16 at 8:31 am to crawfishcharlie
That's exactly what I'm doing.
Posted on 6/25/16 at 8:32 am to Bullfrog
I have the tools I need bruh
Posted on 6/25/16 at 8:32 am to MrSmith
FEEL tha TENSION.
One wrong move and
One wrong move and
Posted on 6/25/16 at 8:34 am to MrSmith
Did it myself last year. Got springs off eBay also came with torque bars. Pretty simple. Just be very careful.
Posted on 6/25/16 at 8:35 am to East Coast Band
quote:
Famous last words.
My tip? Don't do it yourself
Simple != Easy
But I'm not paying someone to do this
Posted on 6/25/16 at 8:37 am to Odinson
Yeah I have the bars. Got the springs from Southeastern Overhead Door in Industriplex
Posted on 6/25/16 at 8:37 am to MrSmith
Last thing in world I would mess with, easier to hire someone and it's cheap.
Posted on 6/25/16 at 8:38 am to MrSmith
Make sure to replace both sides, not just the broken one.
Hire someone to do it.
Hire someone to do it.
Posted on 6/25/16 at 8:39 am to MrSmith
I would do it carefully. I recently did it on my third car garage
Posted on 6/25/16 at 8:41 am to Strannix
I don't care about the cost to hire someone. I just enjoy doing certain things myself and learning something new.
Posted on 6/25/16 at 8:42 am to Ric Flair
Definitely doing both. Bought both springs already.
Posted on 6/25/16 at 8:43 am to MrSmith
That is one DIY job I would never consider doing.
Posted on 6/25/16 at 8:44 am to MrSmith
Honestly I hate hiring people to do things, but this is a job that was worth hiring. I think it was less than two hundred bucks total.
Posted on 6/25/16 at 8:48 am to MrSmith
Google and Youtube has allowed the average Joe the ability to see how professionals in their craft do what they do. That said, it also provides people with a false sense of "I can do that".
Hire a professional.
Hire a professional.
Posted on 6/25/16 at 8:48 am to Ric Flair
Totally with you on this. I try to do my own work wherever possible but I think I paid $150 for this job last year. Not worth my time/effort with the potential for things to go wrong for that $.
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