It’s an extension spring. And you can clearly see in the picture that it’s not even under any tension. Leave it to redditors to hear a catchphrase about garage door springs and repeat it any time the topic comes up, while having no idea what they’re talking about.
MCClapYoHandz t1_iu6l806 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
It’s an extension spring. And you can clearly see in the picture that it’s not even under any tension. Leave it to redditors to hear a catchphrase about garage door springs and repeat it any time the topic comes up, while having no idea what they’re talking about.