MegBundy t1_iu5oou4 wrote
Reply to comment by FindTheRemnant in [Help] Please advise on how to safely remove an old garage door spring (existing guides are all for new styles of torsion spring) by moron_that_later
Someone I knew was impaled in the heart by a garage door spring. Your life is worth the cost of hiring a professional.
jeffersonairmattress t1_iu5r4ee wrote
They were likely also up a ladder, winding the torsion spool when a lever let go, sending the second lever into their chest. A surprisingly common injury.
HammerTim81 t1_iu60ikb wrote
When you start scrambling up the ladder of success, make sure it’s leaning against the right wall
fuddykrueger t1_iu7cdoa wrote
Our garage door opener’s spring broke/detached and flew across the garage with a huge bang out of the blue. We initially had no idea what had caused the noise. It has happened twice. Luckily we were in the house both times. Scary.
Hodgkisl t1_iu8jklg wrote
If you have extension springs as OP does they should have safety cables ran through them so they can not launch, if yours have no such cables add some ASAP
fuddykrueger t1_iu8jxsa wrote
Right, ours don’t look like OP’s so we must have the other type (torsion?).
Hodgkisl t1_iu8k0pz wrote
Are they above the door opening, parallel to the door?
fuddykrueger t1_iu8lse2 wrote
They run along the ceiling perpendicular (I suppose) to the doors (2-door garage). When they broke the (very) loud noise was them smacking against the metal garage door.
Hodgkisl t1_iu8lv1r wrote
So in line with the tracks?
fuddykrueger t1_iu8muxe wrote
Yes. That’s the better way to describe it. Lol
Hodgkisl t1_iu8rx76 wrote
Those would be extension style springs then similar to OP, there are different layouts and sizes of spring. You should insider them for safety cables / ropes, they should go through the middle of the spring and be secured at both ends somewhere beyond the spring.
fuddykrueger t1_iu8zxp8 wrote
Okay we always hire a professional to replace the springs. My son tried once and that is when the spring popped the second time a few weeks later.
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