What is the safest easiest way to replace the garage door spring. The kind that is above the garage door. Its a .250 (I think) spring.
2006-08-21 09:10:54 · 5 answers · asked by melinda 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
I told my husband call Lowes and they said they aren't allowed to sell the torsion springs.
2006-08-21 09:55:52 · update #1
They do sell extension springs but not torsion springs.
2006-08-21 09:57:36 · update #2
The spring is broken so theres no tension in it.
2006-08-21 09:59:26 · update #3
Be safe and have a pro come out and do it.If you have to much tension on it you can get badly hurt..
2006-08-21 13:32:28 · answer #1 · answered by Dave 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Torsion springs are very dangerous to install. You have to know what you are doing. If you've never done it before, hire a professional. I've done it but I have had a lot of experience in maintenance and even then I was very nervous, but careful. If you lose you grip while tightening them you could get hurt badly. There has to be just enough tension to assist in opening the door and keeping it up without falling from it's own weight.
2006-08-21 17:40:06 · answer #2 · answered by Jerry Dee 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
u have to take 1/2" piece of pipe or size that fits the holes at the end of the spring.insert the pipe, loosen the bolt on the end and using another pipe, "walk" the spring ends toward u, one pipe until it hits the header and then the other.....slide spring out and repeat in reverse order
2006-08-21 09:51:23 · answer #3 · answered by bigg_dogg44 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The safest way is to hire a professional to come in and fix it that way they take all the risk.
2006-08-21 09:16:48 · answer #4 · answered by Kewl__Kat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just did this, they have kits at LOwes or Home Depot it takes about 5 minutes.
2006-08-21 09:27:13 · answer #5 · answered by outdoorsy 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋