Garage door fix it or call pro?

[Dspivey]

I run! I use the over head door company. $160 OTD 1 year warranty. I do a lot of crazy repairs and what not but, I'll pay to have that done any day.

[Bill]

If the tool you're using to tighten the spring lets loose, you'll notice it's close to your head and face and has the energy to smash you skull or jaw or teeth.

Definitely a job for somebody who does it for a living. They may replace just the spring, but my understanding is when one goes, the metal in the other is getting ready to snap shortly. They also check the rollers and bearings while it's apart.

[Swampa]

I'm a big DIYer but the garage spring is one I left for the pros. Too many bad things can happen dealing with that kind of tension. That seemed to be the general consensus when I asked myself last year..

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[Twztid]

Garage door fix it or call pro?

Go ahead and do it but let Bigfoot film it with his good hand.

Lmao we need a crescent wrench some wd40 a case of beer band aids and a bottle of fire ball....that big orange tag scares me

[Smokeater]

Mine just broke a few months ago. Temporaried it with a cable clamp like OD does on our bay doors at work. Used a couple of round ratchet handles to put the tension back on it. I don't recommend it but I'm not real bright some times. Kept my teefus and pea brain as far away as I could while tightening it and NO, I will not replace the spring. After messing with it, I figure it's money in the bank to just have a pro do it right the first time.....and no DR. or dental bills.

[animalhse]

I'd say pro's. It has to be turned and adjusted to the proper amount of tension for your door to work properly. It's under a lot of pressure. Having to get New teeth hurts more than writing a check.

[ultralite09]

I'm surprised at the responses on here. Pretty straight forward repair. Yes it's dangerous but just use common sense and you'll be fine.

2 - 18" pieces of steel rod and a tool kit and you're good to go. Ive helped my dad replace about 3 sets of springs and it's about a 1.5 hour job or less. Lots of how to videos out there to help.

[kumathebear]

SPEND the $$ and let a PRO do it!

[RS3]

Call a pro in for this!

[MySRT8U]

Get a pro. Those things have killed people before

[rubydog]

Lmao we need a crescent wrench some wd40 a case of beer band aids and a bottle of fire ball....that big orange tag scares me

Just in case. What blood type are you and are you an organ donor?

[Brooks]

I have a story about one of those springs. The Fire Station I worked at 6-7 years ago has those springs but bigger. The door was all glass so it was really big. We had 2 guys out working on the door. One guy up on a ladder was releasing the tension on the spring when the bracket that holds it to the wall came undone. The bracket spun around like a hatchet hitting the guys arm several times from his hand to his elbow. Deep cuts. While that was happening the spring got ahold of his shirt and drew him up against the wall off the ladder. His coworker came and got us in the station. Blood everywhere. After several minutes we got him down and by this time has landed a helicopter in back of station. BP was 80/palp. I saw a guy some time after working at another station with the same company. Asked about that guy and he said he died from complications a couple years later.

But its really an easy job

[lilavidhunter]

Please don't fix that yourself.

[gumbl3]

Do it yourself and then become an associate sponsor dealing in garage door repair cause there certainly is a market here

[79F250]

Get a pro. Those things have killed people before

So have cars and thousands of others things.

It's just a spring.

To OP be smart about it and take your time and you'll be fine. If money ain't a problem and your worried about gettin hurt then hire a pro