You are wise. The time to learn some things is when you want to, not when you have to.
Winding those springs is trivially simple but can be dangerous - if the steel bar gets away from you, the spring spins and slings it out at high speed. Trick is never to be in the same plane as the bar.
I'd google "overhead door company" - I think it is a national or at least Texas-wide company that specializes in those.
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- Thu Mar 24, 2011 8:54 pm
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- Topic: Garage door repair
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Re: Garage door repair
If it is a torsional coil spring (often a pair of them at the top, across and above the door opening), it is not hard to repair.
You need two pieces of steel rod about 1/2" diameter and ~18' long, each, a ladder, a 7/16" wrench, and some common sense. Without the common sense it can be very dangerous to rewind those springs - with some sense and instructions on the internet, it is pretty simple.
OTOH the safest course is to have someone come out and fix it - but where's the fun in that?
Best of luck with it. Let me know if you want more detail.
Regards,
Andrew
You need two pieces of steel rod about 1/2" diameter and ~18' long, each, a ladder, a 7/16" wrench, and some common sense. Without the common sense it can be very dangerous to rewind those springs - with some sense and instructions on the internet, it is pretty simple.
OTOH the safest course is to have someone come out and fix it - but where's the fun in that?
Best of luck with it. Let me know if you want more detail.
Regards,
Andrew