<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Scott -<div><br></div><div>De-tension the springs first. You will need two steel rods, 12” - 18” long. 3/8” socket extensions work well. </div><div><br></div><div>Put one rod into the hole in the collar with the securing bolts in it. Hold on to the rod when you loosen the bolts, and use the two rods to relieve the spring tension, 1/4 turn at a time. </div><div><br></div><div>- Bill Rabel</div><div> Anacortes, WA</div><div><br><br><div dir="ltr">
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">“Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it </span><span class="s2">whether it exists or not</span><span class="s1">, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong </span><span class="s2">remedy.” </span><span style="font-size: 13pt; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">- Sir Ernest Benn</span></p></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Oct 14, 2019, at 8:39 PM, Scott Hall via Shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>Got a new insulated garage door for winter here. Need to remove the old door.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Torsion springs seem to be one of those things that drive emergency room visits in real life, not just internet clickbait.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Before I just do what Google says, I think I'd like to hear from the real people on a subject like that. Can I somehow un-do the cable ends from the door, or the cables from the springs and then remove the door panels, or do I need to de-tension the torsion spring first?</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>And if I need to de-tension it, what's the best method to avoid smashed skulls or broken limbs?</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Thanks in advance.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Scott</span><br><span></span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span></span><br><span>Shop-talk@autox.team.net</span><br><span>Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html</span><br><span>Suggested annual donation $12.96</span><br><span>Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/shop-talk http://autox.team.net/archive</span><br><span></span><br><span>Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/shop-talk/brabel@comcast.net</span><br><span></span><br></div></blockquote></div></body></html>