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Old 10-09-2018, 07:40 AM
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Originally Posted by OhioBuckeye View Post
Actually you can replace the spring or spring yourself if you know how many winds you need. That's why they have 4 or 5 holes on the end of the spring, it's so you can turn the spring. The spring has to be wind just the right amount of times or your door won't go up or down.
I'm a do-it- yourself guy for many repairs but I would never attempt working on garage door springs. You can get badly hurt by those springs. Leave that repair to the pro's.