Overhead Garage Door Spring Just Broke in Broken Arrow

[IreneKennedy]

One of the two tension springs broke and door will still open/close. Should I wait til Monday and call one of the Overhead Door companies or should I round up parts and do myself? Watched a video and it doesn't seem that difficult to DYI.

Of course the video may make it more simple than I should attempt with the final adjustments.

If, I try, should I get springs kits locally or oline? Where?

I really appreciate suggestions

 

[badrinker]

I called Superior Overhead door when mine broke. He fixed the door, lined it all up so it didn't happen again, lined up the second door (moved both garage door openers so they weren't binding). Believe he charged me $85. I can't do it myself for that, my time is cheap but it ain't free!

 

[streak]

after watching overhead door put one in my own house and paying an $80 instillation i say DIY. cost me $160 and I am pretty sure i could have done it myself in about 30 min.

 

[Mack45]

I have fixed them before but there is a LOT of tension in them springs, one slip and a lot of bad things can happen very quickly.

I have the overhead door guys do it now.

 

[tyromeo55]

$85 sounds about right for a single spring. If you have two you'll need to go ahead and replace both and that will double the price. Garage door springs are not too hard you just need the correct springs and a set of load bars and know how to do it safely. If you attempt it then make sure you follow the directions to the letter. Ebay has the best price on springs. Order the set that comes with the free set of load bars and make sure you measure yours properly and buy the exact same ones.

With that said, We dont do them any more. Found out the hard way that its better to give it to someone who does it for a living.

Here is a pic of our employee's finger after his battle with releasing a door spring. The bone is split in two places and turned 180 deg inside the skin.

 

[dieseltech09]

let the pros do it.

 

[elwoodtrix]

let the pros do it.

don't use allen wrenches....

Okc Garage Door charged me $173 to replace both springs, but they are here in Bethany

 

[Rumur]

Pro Overhead door is highly recommended. I had to call them on a Saturday and he charged me the weekday price. I am very mechanically inclined and I refuse to do one of those. Way too much tension.

 

[jchip123]

Just take a look at the picture in post #5 and the decide if it is worth saving a $100.00 or have a pro do it.

 

[Podman]

I have had several of mine break over the years. It's better to replace both of them. Fix one then it's usually not long for the
other one to break. Also I wouldn't recommend doing it yourself. There's lots of tension on them and one mistake and you could
get hurt bad. I let the experts do mine even though I think I could do it.