Submitted by leifashley27 t3_10tsjf4 in DIY
Hey r/DIY!
I had a spring broke on our garage door in a house we moved into last year. I have replaced torsion springs before on prior homes so I have winding bars and know what needs to be done. I’m struggling finding the exact spring locally.
I need a set of red end 225x2x25 length but all I can find locally is x27 or x29… would this work for my application? Is there a sizing chart that shows interchangeability?
I’ve done probably 8 or 9 of them for myself and family. Take your time, use winding bars and bottom the winding bar in the hole, vice grips in the right spots.
Respect physics and you’ll do fine.
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I fuck around with industrial machinery every day for work.
We don't use springs.
I ain't surviving fuck around and find out voltage capacitors to come home and die to a shitty garage spring. Good luck bud.
>If you have to ask questions about it, you don't know enough to be sure you won't unalive yourself.
Thats a good rule of thumb for most things
Just be careful.
be very very careful.
I personally would pay for repairs.
Why man why. I’m a handyman , my dad was a handyman, and have remodeled several homes. We NEVER touch torsion springs. Let a pro do it. Even pros are injured by this.
Why? Because if you pay attention it is no big deal and about $300 cheaper to do it yourself. That’s why
I replaced both springs on my door last month. They were a couple inches longer than the previous ones, totally fine. Like they say, it’s a big risk as a DIY. I watched a good YouTube video over and over, ordered the proper tools. Cost about $150 total.
Did same! Got tools and springs from Amazon. Watched tons of videos. Esp safety part.
I am in the do it yourself but respect that shit camp. I’ve done tons of overhead door springs. All on one job, big warehouse 50 doors, 50 dock levelers. Have a partner working the other side, have all your bars n tools at the ready, respect that that shit can kill you right now! And work slow n deliberate. You’ll be alright
Do Not get clever and trim them. The ends are annealed. Spring tempered ends will shatter.
No, not wanting to do that at all. Just thinking if longer is better or more suitable (sounds like it is).
I can find anything online. I need to get these locally. I need this fixed ASAP.
Have you tried a garage door shop? They stock many springs and usually will sell them for DIY.
Called a few today… they have it but won’t sell to the public but quoted me 480 to come fix it. 🤣
Call a local company and they'll replace it same day.
https://www.garagedoorsupplyco.com/
But I think you'll find that it is 225x2x26.
It’s x25… it’s painted on the existing spring.
I don't disbelieve you but it is an odd size given most garage door configurations.
If you have to ask don't do ot
Not asking if I should do it… this isn’t my first time doing it. Had a question on spring length.
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Wight your door with no spring tension on it and find springs that are suitable for that weight.
I always get them on ebay. It'll take 2-4 days to get them usually.
Do you have a heavy door or is it just lightweight steel or aluminum? If it's just a lightweight door, you may just need to open it by hand for now until they are shipped to you.
My doors weight 380 lbs and I can't even open it when only 1 spring is broken. We don't have a door that leads into the garage so this door gets opened and closed probably 25 times a day. the first time it broke was at the end so I removed the 1.5" of broken spring while I waited for a replacement. I never changed it out and about 6 months later, it broke gain and that's when I finally changed both out.
The longer they are the longer they will last
If they are the same size and too long, you end up winding extra turns on them and they will not last longer. If the wire size is larger and they are the correct length and torque, they will last longer.
We had a moron put a replacement on that was about 1/4 less ass long as the original and it didn’t last 2 years. When we had the next one put on I made them make it twice as long……..12 years later and a new motherboard on the opener and it’s still working fine so……yeah try and tell us how smart you are!!!! FO!
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I'm cheap as shit.
I won't touch a garage spring because I enjoy being alive.
If you have to ask questions about it, you don't know enough to be sure you won't unalive yourself.
Don't recommend.