Garage Door Spring replacement

[cycleguy2300]

NO one likes a smarty pants.

Kind of obvious now but I adjusted mine with the door down.

Like I said it was hard, but was a PITA... I got a chance to try several different ways... haha

Another tip:
Make sure your cables are wound correctly...

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[cycleguy2300]

Only company comes to our front door. We enter and leave through the garage. There’s no telling how many times my garage door goes up and down every day. The first time I had my springs replaced, I was replacing the plastic pulleys on my garage door opener at the same time. The door guy explained to me since we use it as our primary means of entry and exit, we should use a belt drive opener instead of chain drive, they’ll last much longer and don’t have plastic pulleys for the cables to chew up. My first garage door opener lasted 2 years with me replacing the pulleys twice. My belt drive opener was still going strong after 9 years when I moved from Odessa and left it with the house. A couple weeks after I bought this house, one of the garage door springs broke, so I replaced them both and installed a belt drive opener with battery back up. It can operate for 6 complete cycles after we lose power.

We have belt drive... its nice

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[pronstar]

We have belt drive... its nice

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Quiet, too


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[Crossroads]

I'd go with a pro on this one. I tried it myself a couple of years ago. Bought the torsion spring tool because they weren't expensive. Started the job and paid attention to were I was while doing the job and one of the wrenches slipped scaring the crap out of me. The amount of force would've severely injured me if I hadn't been paying attention. Called a local garage door company after that.

 

[Shady]

forget the belt or chain, the side mount direct drives are the way to go with torsion springs.

Liftmaster 8500w for the win

 

[craigntx]

This makes sense. I have the dual springs.
My kids call me "cheap". I prefer "frugal".
You have heard of the OG (Original Gangsta)? I'm the OCB (Original Cheap Bastage), and prefer to do things myself and not pay others. This task, however, may be an exception.

When it goes bad you can find videos on youtube on how to stop bleeding and splint broken bones

 

[ZX9RCAM]

When it goes bad you can find videos on youtube on how to stop bleeding and splint broken bones

Don't forget a belt....

 

[IXLR8]

If you try it yourself and fail, I recommend wearing a Depends or other adult diaper... You will thank me.

 

[Glenn B]

Go pro.

 

[skfullgun]

Thanks for all the input, folks. I'm using the front door regularly for the first time since I've lived in this house.

I've decided to have the door repaired by a professional. It will cost much less than a trip to the emergency room.

 

[Davetex]

good call.

 

[TxStetson]

Thanks for all the input, folks. I'm using the front door regularly for the first time since I've lived in this house.

I've decided to have the door repaired by a professional. It will cost much less than a trip to the emergency room.

IMHO, you’ve made the right call. Although, I was looking forward to the after action photos and videos.

 

[karlac]

Thanks for all the input, folks. I'm using the front door regularly for the first time since I've lived in this house.

I've decided to have the door repaired by a professional. It will cost much less than a trip to the emergency room.

Smart move, At 76 I’d repair a 12:12 roof on a two story house before I’d tackle another garage door spring replacement, or at 21 for that matter ...

 

[orbitup]

I did mine about 2 months ago, if you are careful it's not bad. Stay out of the way of the winding rods.

I ordered my springs from Amazon after watching videos on how to make sure you get the right ones. There are different lengths and wire sizes. If you don't get that right you will have problems.

 

[skfullgun]

I had it done by a professional who owns his own small company. He replaced both springs, adjusted and lubed hinges, and was done in 45 minutes.

Grand total - $225 cash.

Thanks for all the advice!

 

[Dad_Roman]

Sweet. Well worth it.


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[Coiled]

I had it done by a professional who owns his own small company. He replaced both springs, adjusted and lubed hinges, and was done in 45 minutes.

Grand total - $225 cash.

Thanks for all the advice!

Sounds like a very reasonable (and safe for you) deal for sure but I am curious, how much were just the springs you sourced?

 

[TexasRedneck]

Sounds like a very reasonable (and safe for you) deal for sure but I am curious, how much were just the springs you sourced?

If it's anything like my industry, the quality of the parts can vary widely.....and if the place selling the parts is only concerned with their bottom line, they're gonna sell whatever's cheapest, vs the distributor dealing with the pro that'll come back an' shove the springs where the sun don't shine if they're crap. I've seen enough of that in what I do - except I get the calls from the poor folks that bought the stuff because "it was cheaper", and have to explain to them that the "good deal" they got was NOT what they THOUGHT they were buying.

A buddy of mine in a related industry in Austin sells resin that lasts 3-4 years in operation, and removal of the old/installation of the new can add $100-200/cu ft. Mine is lasting 12-15 years on the same water (yeah - resin lifespan DOES depend on the type of water it's treating)....same cost to remove/replace, about 2.5X his price. If he tried using that same resin in the San Antonio market, I doubt it'd give two years of service.

 

[skfullgun]

Sounds like a very reasonable (and safe for you) deal for sure but I am curious, how much were just the springs you sourced?

About $100 shipped for the springs and "rods" to adjust the proper tension.

 

[Coiled]

About $100 shipped for the springs and "rods" to adjust the proper tension.

Your noggin's in tact, you made a good deal, sir.