Mine broke. DIY job, or call a pro?
Mine broke. DIY job, or call a pro?
One of mine broke couple months ago and I called someone. I imagined winding that thing up and it coming unglued and beating the ever living hell out of me.
Precision Door came out the same day and had it knocked out in no time for $300.
Call someone! Trust me, it’s a special talent to adjust that thing.
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It's doable. I've replaced a couple of them. I've heard stories of a repairman messing up and having the tension bar catch him and pin him to the header of a garage before.....just have to be careful
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Nothing to it really. Make your adjustments with the door up and pushed back about a foot from the wall, and lock it back with vise grips. Very little tension when you do it this way.
I'd call in a pro. Maybe you're more handy than me, but my rule is if I'm not certain that I can do it, pay someone who I know can.
I did my self and wasn’t too bad. Just watched a YouTube video and was careful with the bars. Tension still isn’t right but it opens and closes though and only spent $40.
Last edited by Meathook; 05-10-2020 at 05:55 PM.
Easy job. Please film it though.
Its not hard. Just be careful
Had to fix mine not probably 2 months ago. I looked into doing it myself but for $200 bucks and two brand new springs for me not to fool with it was worth it. Just pay the man.
"run and gun guide service"
I called someone when ours broke. I just ain’t trying to save $150 that bad
I’ve heard enough. Fella is coming out tomorrow. Quoted me $250 to replace both springs. Under $500 on about any project I’ve never done before that has any risk is a no brained for me.
It's not hard. I've replaced mine before, but it's one of those things that if you are not comfortable doing can comeback to bite you.
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