A year after we bought our house, one of our garage springs just came undone and I went to YouTube.
Found a video. Ordered a kit with the bars to "rewind" the spring. Followed the directions and got up on a ladder and put the thing back on. Did it without incident. Garage door is still working fine today. The amount of people that have told me how amazingly stupid I was since then has been, well, a lot. I guess I hadn't heard it was dangerous. That was just me in my "YouTube can show me how to fix anything" phase, and I wanted to save some money.  Previous Message Previous Message Previous Message
Guy told me the cheap option would only last two years, trying to talk me into one that will last 5 years at twice the price.
Took some interrogation, but eventually admitted that the duration is only a difference in warranty, the end result is they install the same springs.
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 Garage door spring replacement is a total racket. - doubledown December 16, 2025, 12:19:29
- we need a whole new door and opener - Gene Parmesan December 17, 2025, 9:53:26
- Huh? How much did it cost? - EffinIllini December 17, 2025, 9:45:42
- It helps that no one ever replaces (unless you're the one right now) the spring proactively. - tvillini December 16, 2025, 14:24:35
- I've heard you should only replacement garage doors in autumn - Chilango December 16, 2025, 13:52:40
- lol. This spring goes to 11 (years)* - DT December 16, 2025, 12:23:06
- Much like Wu Tang though, they are nothing to eff with.* - SurfTheBoneyard December 16, 2025, 12:22:59
- everything is a racket - Sammich December 16, 2025, 12:22:48
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on December 16, 2025, 14:03:46, in reply to "Garage Door springs and gas are the two things I don’t mess with. *"