That's what the warnings are when you look at the site for replacing the torsion springs on the garage door. However, after doing the research, (see video on youtube.com for details), I determined that I was going to go for it. All went well, until it was time to open the garage door. Then I noticed that one of the wires that raises the garage door was not on track. This became a "two man" job. Mom didn't want to be the "second man", so a few phone calls later, I found one of the neighborhood teenagers who could come over and help me. I think he was here for all of two minutes. After that, a few more adjustments to the tension... and the garage door opens once again.
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Congratulations on a good fix! David also fixed our garage door this weekend. It finally doesn't stick anymore and it was a stupidly simple fix. I'll let david explain.
I've got yet another tweak to the garage door... while it closes, it's balanced to be a little too light. I've found that you sometimes need to "help" it down, or the garage door opener thinks that it's hit an obstruction and will open up again.
Project for Monday. Curious as to what David did to fix your's.
I fixed it by changing where the opener attached to the garage door. The guy who did it last made some custom holes to attach it, where it was too high. I moved it so that it is attached to some of the original holes, and it works perfectly fine now. I can show you next time you come out, or send a picture, if that didn't make sense.
Makes perfect sense. But don't try this at home... it's dangerous!!!
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