Can I fix this? 

"AestheticsInMotion" (aestheticsinmotion) 12/10/2018 at 17:15 • Filed to: None

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With any kind of high-strength glue? JB weld? Or is that asking too much? it’s a garage door spring for a manual garage door. 

Chariotoflove > AestheticsInMotion 12/10/2018 at 17:21

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No. I mean, by all means try.

But no.

Michael > AestheticsInMotion 12/10/2018 at 17:21

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Heeeeeell no

bingham123 > AestheticsInMotion 12/10/2018 at 17:22

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You could try bending the top coil up to take place of the hook . I did that with the last garage door I fixed and it’s still working

user314 > AestheticsInMotion 12/10/2018 at 17:24

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It would be faster, not to mention safer, just to replace. 

AestheticsInMotion > Chariotoflove 12/10/2018 at 17:25

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Yeah. I figured as much. I let my optomistic outlook get swayed by a "stronger than welding" advertisement. Ah well

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > AestheticsInMotion 12/10/2018 at 17:26

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two words: duct tape

Decay buys too many beaters > AestheticsInMotion 12/10/2018 at 17:26

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*backs away slowly* 

bingham123 > AestheticsInMotion 12/10/2018 at 17:27

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You could try bending the top coil up to take place of the hook/loop thing. I did that on the last garage door I fixed

WilliamsSW > AestheticsInMotion 12/10/2018 at 17:28

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Hell no

benjrblant > AestheticsInMotion 12/10/2018 at 17:28

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Aremmes > AestheticsInMotion 12/10/2018 at 17:29

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Of course you can fix that. Get a new spring.

Oh, you mean you want to mend the spring itself? I see. Do you have access to a foundry that can do spring metal work?

Chariotoflove > AestheticsInMotion 12/10/2018 at 17:32

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They never tell you that guy suspended by the super glue is only 2 feet off a pad.

AestheticsInMotion > bingham123 12/10/2018 at 17:32

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I thought about that. I don't think my heat gun will get it hot enough to do that though

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > AestheticsInMotion 12/10/2018 at 17:35

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Absolutely do not try to epoxy it back together. You could try bending the end to match what was originally there though.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > AestheticsInMotion 12/10/2018 at 17:35

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There are few things my dad is afraid of. He does every single maintenance item on his house by himself. Plumbing, drywall, electrical, you name it . Every single thing except the spring on his garage door. One of his friends got killed when one broke as he tried to pull it out. I don’t intend to ever replace one myself.

AestheticsInMotion > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 12/10/2018 at 17:38

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Hmm. The way it's set up on this particular door, there's zero tension on the spring when the door is open

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > AestheticsInMotion 12/10/2018 at 17:40

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Just pull out the spring and eat your wheaties every morning. Install a handle and physically open the door every day.

Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks > AestheticsInMotion 12/10/2018 at 17:42

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NOPE. NOPE NOPE NOPE. NOPE THE FUCK OUTTA THERE. NUHUH.

I routinely fuck with 850# automotive springs. I nope the fuck out with garage door springs. All you need to know about ‘em right there.

Phyrxes once again has a wagon! > AestheticsInMotion 12/10/2018 at 17:46

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As a Physics teacher and a homeowner I would totally call someone to replace it.  I refuse to work on those and car suspensions.

Mid Engine > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 12/10/2018 at 17:49

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My brother lost two fingers fixing his garage door. No thanks..

jimz > AestheticsInMotion 12/10/2018 at 17:49

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You’d need a torch, and heating it up that hot would make that portion no longer a spring. And if you don’t have safety cables on those springs, make sure you put some on.

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 12/10/2018 at 17:57

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I never knew garage door springs were so dangerous. Now I’m gonna be paranoid whenever I’m near one. 

Urambo Tauro > Chariotoflove 12/10/2018 at 18:02

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A is for...

Chariotoflove > Urambo Tauro 12/10/2018 at 18:04

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Fantastic !

(needs moar blood though)

Urambo Tauro > Chariotoflove 12/10/2018 at 18:10

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Still got time to edit, hang on

vicali > AestheticsInMotion 12/10/2018 at 18:12

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Nope, I don’t mess with springs.. I payed $100 for a new one last April, and I’m still alive.

NKato > AestheticsInMotion 12/10/2018 at 18:18

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Yeah, there's a reason why these doors were phased out. I grew up in a house with this, and one of the springs snapped, leaving a hole in the garage ceiling. 

Wacko > AestheticsInMotion 12/10/2018 at 18:25

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You have a better chance in fixing trump than fixing this spring.

Cash Rewards > AestheticsInMotion 12/10/2018 at 18:43

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Do y ou want to end up on Properly Mended by Borsuq?

Chariotoflove > Urambo Tauro 12/10/2018 at 18:54

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Better!

TheRealBicycleBuck > AestheticsInMotion 12/10/2018 at 18:58

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It looks like an extension style spring. Those things are dirt cheap . Go buy a new one.

RacinBob > AestheticsInMotion 12/10/2018 at 19:26

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In the category of “ Here Hold my Beer” ideas ; How about threading a chain onto the spring and then tightening a hose clamp onto the spring so it cannot slide off? Then hook the chain to whatever the loop was hooked to....

wafflesnfalafel > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 12/10/2018 at 19:28

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ditto - those things scare me.  We had one bust a few years ago (likely original to the house from 1968) - sounded like gunfire.  I happily paid the garage door guy a couple hundred bucks to change it out.

The Snowman > AestheticsInMotion 12/10/2018 at 21:32

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Cheap Torc h from the hardware store...

AestheticsInMotion > Urambo Tauro 12/10/2018 at 22:13

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Bravo

AestheticsInMotion > Chariotoflove 12/10/2018 at 22:14

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You might just have started a thing 

AestheticsInMotion > Phyrxes once again has a wagon! 12/10/2018 at 22:15

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I will say that these can be removed and replaced with zero tension in the spring, so that doesn’t worry me much.

But yes I'm going with the smart option and buying new springs

Chariotoflove > AestheticsInMotion 12/10/2018 at 22:24

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Uh oh. 

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > AestheticsInMotion 12/10/2018 at 23:14

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One of our garage door springs broke and it shot off, hit the wall, broke some drywall, and dented my dad’s car (not badly thankfully). I would call a professional

GLiddy > AestheticsInMotion 12/10/2018 at 23:27

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You can so fix this. Don’t let people scare you. But you need new springs.

I was scared until I watched a bunch of YT videos on how to safely wind and unwind springs. You don’t need to worry about the unwinding part as its already done. The main thing is that you MUST get the proper tools. This is what I bought and I successfully unwound my spring and replaced my garage door and then wound it back up. I found the hardest part was keeping track of my winding count. People who kill themselves use crap like screwdrivers to try to wind/unwind.

Search Amazon for: The Hillman Group 852143 18" Winding Rod - For Torsion Springs 2-Pack

It just occurred to me that you don’t have torsion springs. Never mind the product recommendation then.  To those that do have torsion springs, the advise still goes.  As for JB Weld, it is crap.  It might work well for plugging holes, but it is brittle and doesn’t work well in tension or shear applications in my experience.

pip bip - choose Corrour > AestheticsInMotion 12/11/2018 at 05:53

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replace it

ateamfan42 > BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind 12/11/2018 at 09:33

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Most housing codes require a length of safety cable to be run through the axis of the spring and affixed on each end.  That’s meant to control the spring from flailing around if it should break.