Post by ksm on Jul 14, 2019 15:02:11 GMT -5
Tried to open the garage door recently to find that the door only opened partially.
Was thinking the power just happened to go out; but the door going crooked and this cable sitting on the ground suggested another issue!
People always say I'm paranoid for thinking that the garage door is going to fall off. Well, it started happening!
And, here's another busted cable. It takes a LOT of force to do that:
And, here's what caused the issue. Busted torsion spring. When it broke, that had to have been loud:
The garage door would not move even by hand. Fortunately, the Elise, although stuck, was at least already in the garage. Especially good as we were expecting some nasty storms. It would be a couple days before I could get a company out to replace the parts (I didn't have time to start spec'ing springs and such myself).
Fixed! New spring, cables, and a couple new pulleys in place and the door is working nicely.
Was thinking the power just happened to go out; but the door going crooked and this cable sitting on the ground suggested another issue!
People always say I'm paranoid for thinking that the garage door is going to fall off. Well, it started happening!
And, here's another busted cable. It takes a LOT of force to do that:
And, here's what caused the issue. Busted torsion spring. When it broke, that had to have been loud:
The garage door would not move even by hand. Fortunately, the Elise, although stuck, was at least already in the garage. Especially good as we were expecting some nasty storms. It would be a couple days before I could get a company out to replace the parts (I didn't have time to start spec'ing springs and such myself).
Fixed! New spring, cables, and a couple new pulleys in place and the door is working nicely.