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Hodgkisl t1_iu8k0pz wrote

Reply to comment by fuddykrueger 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

Are they above the door opening, parallel to the door?

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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.

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Hodgkisl t1_iu8lv1r wrote

So in line with the tracks?

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fuddykrueger t1_iu8muxe wrote

Yes. That’s the better way to describe it. Lol

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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.

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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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