garage door repair (quick)

Jason Tower · **Joined:** Wed Jun 11, 2008 3:31 pm **Posts:** 1173

the spring mechanism on my garage door broke yesterday, with the race car trapped inside and i have to load it on a trailer in 72 hours. anyone got a suggestion for who to call? north raleigh location if that matters.

steve remchak · **Posted:** Tue Jun 28, 2011 6:15 am

overhead door off gresham lake road.

RodneyWright · **Posted:** Tue Jun 28, 2011 10:03 am

Jason Tower wrote:

the spring mechanism on my garage door broke yesterday, with the race car trapped inside and i have to load it on a trailer in 72 hours. anyone got a suggestion for who to call? north raleigh location if that matters.

Trapped? There should be a way to use the spring loaded quick release to disengage the door from the closer so you can lift the door manually. Normally there's a pull cord on the quick release, maybe yours is MIA?

Jason Tower · **Joined:** Wed Jun 11, 2008 3:31 pm **Posts:** 1173

RodneyWright wrote:

Jason Tower wrote:

the spring mechanism on my garage door broke yesterday, with the race car trapped inside and i have to load it on a trailer in 72 hours. anyone got a suggestion for who to call? north raleigh location if that matters.

Trapped? There should be a way to use the spring loaded quick release to disengage the door from the closer so you can lift the door manually. Normally there's a pull cord on the quick release, maybe yours is MIA?

i disconnected the electric opener, but the torsion bar snapped at one end so i can't lift it back up

RodneyWright · **Posted:** Tue Jun 28, 2011 12:33 pm

Jason Tower wrote:

RodneyWright wrote:

Jason Tower wrote:

the spring mechanism on my garage door broke yesterday, with the race car trapped inside and i have to load it on a trailer in 72 hours. anyone got a suggestion for who to call? north raleigh location if that matters.

Trapped? There should be a way to use the spring loaded quick release to disengage the door from the closer so you can lift the door manually. Normally there's a pull cord on the quick release, maybe yours is MIA?

i disconnected the electric opener, but the torsion bar snapped at one end so i can't lift it back up

Ah, understand now.... good luck w/ the fix Jason....

RobLupella · **Posted:** Tue Jun 28, 2011 12:36 pm

I have a reciprocating saw......

Jason Tower · **Joined:** Wed Jun 11, 2008 3:31 pm **Posts:** 1173

RobLupella wrote:

I have a reciprocating saw......

if it's not fixed by fri at noon that's what i'll be doing! ain't no way i'm missing a chance to race at charlotte.

BretLuter · **Posted:** Tue Jun 28, 2011 2:14 pm

Is something somehow blocking the door from being raised? If the spring is broken, you still should be able to lift the door up, but it'll be heavy as hell and you might need 2 people to do it- then once it's up you'll need to securely prop it up (think 2x4 or similar between the bottom edge and the ground).

Jason Tower · **Joined:** Wed Jun 11, 2008 3:31 pm **Posts:** 1173

the broken torsion bar was blocking it from being raised. the repair guy showed up a few minutes ago and just shook his head at the "low end builder grade" door and hardware. lucky me. otherwise i'd have been able to lift it since, being an incredibly cheap model, the entire door weighs about eight pounds.

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