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Garage door extention springs Brian V 01-01-2007
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Posted by Brian V on January 1, 2007, 10:13 am


Hey all,

One of my garage door extention springs broke. Checking things out via
google it appears there is now a color code for springs. My old springs did
not have a color code so I weighed the door, I came up with 154lb's. The
door is a 10' x 7' older wooden door in really decent shape. The door
springs of course don't come in 5lb increments as 155 would be ideal. I
cannot find any reference as to if you should go to the next larger size or
go to the smaller size. Red is for 150lb's, Brown is for 160lb's. Anyone
know which springs I should use?

Thanks,
-Brian



Posted by professorpaul on January 1, 2007, 10:29 am


When I broke one a couple of years ago, I simply took the broken one to
a local garage door outfit. They looked at it, and simply gave me the
right spring. DO be careful, as those suckers are under a LOT of
tension!


Posted by on January 1, 2007, 11:09 am



professorpaul wrote:
> When I broke one a couple of years ago, I simply took the broken one to
> a local garage door outfit. They looked at it, and simply gave me the
> right spring. DO be careful, as those suckers are under a LOT of
> tension!

I'd go to the next larger spring. I had similar problem and weighed
the door. I wound up having to go 2 sizes up to get it balanced
correctly. Also, the old spring was a lot larger diameter than the
ones available today at the home centers. Not sure what quality/kind
of spring you'd find today at a garage door company vs HD.

Also, make sure you use safety cables. They were not common in older
doors. The new springs will come with them. And replace in sets.


Posted by Brian V on January 1, 2007, 12:33 pm



>
> professorpaul wrote:
>> When I broke one a couple of years ago, I simply took the broken one to
>> a local garage door outfit. They looked at it, and simply gave me the
>> right spring. DO be careful, as those suckers are under a LOT of
>> tension!
>
> I'd go to the next larger spring. I had similar problem and weighed
> the door. I wound up having to go 2 sizes up to get it balanced
> correctly. Also, the old spring was a lot larger diameter than the
> ones available today at the home centers. Not sure what quality/kind
> of spring you'd find today at a garage door company vs HD.
>
> Also, make sure you use safety cables. They were not common in older
> doors. The new springs will come with them. And replace in sets.
>

Thanks all, off to pick up a couple 160's, hopefully the right choice.

-Brian



Posted by dpb on January 1, 2007, 12:52 pm



Brian V wrote:
,,,

> Thanks all, off to pick up a couple 160's, hopefully the right choice.

Probably too late, but I'd still opt for taking them w/ you and getting
them matched unless obviously too weak or too strong previously...


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