Author: Scott Hall via Shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2019 22:39:15 -0500
Got a new insulated garage door for winter here. Need to remove the old door. Torsion springs seem to be one of those things that drive emergency room visits in real life, not just internet clickbait
Author: Jimmie Mayfield via Shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 00:29:34 -0400
I'm normally a DIY-kind of guy. But there are some things where the price of goofing is just too high. For me, garage door springs fall into that domain and I'm willing (not necessarily happy,
Author: Donald H Locker via Shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 06:41:49 -0400
I did it myself. Two steel rounds to provide leverage on the torsion shaft, moving them alternately around the torsion shaft, one holding the shaft in place and moving the second one to the next hole
Author: Jeff Scarbrough via Shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 07:51:26 -0400
--==3896301230166957790== --000000000000557f720594f19b31 You need to de-tension the spring first - the spring is trying to pick up the door with the cable when it's down, and you would need to replac
Author: Bill Rabel via Shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 07:58:16 -0700
--==4993602293935617479== Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --Apple-Mail-47360D09-22DF-4479-B0D5-18AA45134AC9 charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Scott - De-tension the springs fi
Author: Scott Hall via Shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 10:51:21 -0500
--==6902535140576519585== --0000000000005c647a0594f4f590 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Which bolts am I loosening, Bill? The ones that appear to hold to the shaft the fixture I'm going
Author: Bill Rabel via Shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 11:11:11 -0700
--==3392718563694484650== Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --Apple-Mail-DB9DDC9C-F7C4-47CE-BE11-7799C94F3B40 charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The bolts hold the collar on the
Author: Jeff Scarbrough via Shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 17:55:35 -0400
--==8768761644708771576== --000000000000f607910594fa0b42 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Usually they are square-head bolts, in the fixture on the end of the spring farthest from the cent
Author: Donald H Locker via Shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 20:38:39 -0400
If you don't know which screws to loosen, I would suggest you haven't sufficient knowledge to undertake this operation and are putting yourself in danger. The forces are large, and if you can't see w
Author: Brian Kemp via Shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 20:28:01 -0700
Scott - I'd call a local garage door place for an estimate on the springs. You might find it is very reasonable. It is tough and you need the correct diameter steel rods that will fit the holes n
Author: Pat Horne via Shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 11:35:09 -0500
--==7580247645507046913== Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --Apple-Mail-BE27DF29-BAB2-462B-A182-95CFE63C26C0 charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Up until now this has all been a
Author: Scott Hall via Shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 11:39:50 -0500
--==1389483898717758816== --000000000000c0e5620594f5a21c Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Huh. I probably should mention that I too would prefer to pay someone for this. Apparently where I
Author: DAVID MASSEY via Shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 16:53:22 +0000 (UTC)
--==0487050701801609774== boundary="--=_Part_1253796_460043696.1571158402547" --=_Part_1253796_460043696.1571158402547 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable If you have seen it done it would be
Author: Pat Horne via Shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 13:41:02 -0500
--==3622104488586457919== Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --Apple-Mail-C0683B20-28C0-4513-AD5F-94C277D0F5B8 charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Scott, that changes things a bit.
Author: old dirtbeard via Shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2019 05:43:32 -0700
--==5517920865450415667== --00000000000027a45a05950678fd HI Scott, I am a non-garage door expert, and was able to retention my garage door springs with no problem. I bought a three foot length of ste
Author: "John P. New via Shop-talk" <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2019 14:16:37 -0400
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --nextPart2351194.MHGscfsGXo Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Scott, =46irst, I would echo what others have said and watch several how-to video
Author: Randall via Shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2019 21:20:06 -0700
It may not be necessary to loosen the bolts at all, since you are removing and replacing the door but (I assume) not replacing cables, etc. Again I'm not sure they are all the same, but when I had to
Author: DAVID MASSEY via Shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 11:34:24 +0000 (UTC)
--==1965626365493305814== boundary="--=_Part_1901675_181549871.1571312064755" --=_Part_1901675_181549871.1571312064755 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Clever idea.=C2=A0 Just take the ten
Author: Robert Nogueirao via Shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 11:07:15 -0500
--==3132885372275814157== Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --Apple-Mail-0155CA91-8FFD-426D-A7D7-214BACC74FBF charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I would add, if you lock the s