Ho ho holy f#*#ing merry Christmas to me, $400 for garage torsion spring repair. ***UPDATE***

[Slayer1962]

I think the verdict is in $400 sounds good 

[Lunatic]

21 hours ago, vdep217 said:

I know how you feel I blew a tire the other day,  couldnt be without a spare and cant just buy 1 tire

Sure you can!

[Lunatic]

9 hours ago, 06roadking said:

I have 3 doors at my shop with torsion springs. They are up and down all day and have the same springs that were put on 15 years ago when I got the doors. The trick to making them last is once a year you have to oil the entire spring. You will be amazed how much better they work and how much quieter they are. I made my own tools to adjust them out of some 8 inch log 1/2 inch bolts. The trick to being safe is to use bolts long enough that they hit the ceiling or the outside wall if they are turned all the way around. That way if it gets away from you it will only go a short distance then stop. I adjust mine whenever they need it with no problems. If you push the door up past the spring and hold it up with a 2x4, there is zero tension on it and it’s very safe. Never, ever fool with them with the door down.

What would this to to residential wall or ceiling?

[WVAhunter08]

$400 to fix your garage door and you’re complaining about it?? I mean between paying for parts, labor, gas, insurance and overhead how much do you think a legit business is actually Going to make on that repair? 

[vdep217]

16 minutes ago, Lunatic said:

Sure you can!

I know you can but tread wise best for 2 lol

[Lunatic]

8 minutes ago, WVAhunter08 said:

$400 to fix your garage door and you’re complaining about it?? I mean between paying for parts, labor, gas, insurance and overhead how much do you think a legit business is actually Going to make on that repair? 

It all depends on many factors. If the spring costs 2 dollars and it takes 10 minutes to do it then it is expensive from what it is really worth perspective

However expensive, cheap and affordable To the buyer are all function of what it feels like to him, not to the seller 

[Nomad]

New garage springs make a great gift to the wife for Christmas!!  She will remember you and appreciate how nice they operate every time she opens the door!

Edited December 23, 2019 by Nomad

[Bonefreak]

1 hour ago, WVAhunter08 said:

$400 to fix your garage door and you’re complaining about it?? I mean between paying for parts, labor, gas, insurance and overhead how much do you think a legit business is actually Going to make on that repair? 

Parts are $35.....time involved is about an hour....so I reasonably was expecting around $200.....they probably get the parts for around $25.....so $175/hr is damn good money....even if you pay out $75 of it in overhead....guy still makes $100/hr....but this is NJ and everyone rips you off....average cost I saw throughout the country was $300.....my bro found a guy who said $300.....so 1 guy out of 6 was reasonable. 

[06roadking]

2 hours ago, Lunatic said:

What would this to to residential wall or ceiling?

If you put the door all the way up past the spring so you can actually work on it from the bottom of the door, there is really very little to no tension on it at that point. You have to push the door up past where it wants to stop normally until you can see the torsion spring up from the bottom and prop it with a 2x4. There is do little tension on it at that point that there would be very little to no damage if it slipped which, with that little tension would be improbable. If you fool with them things with the door down, you are risking your life or at least some digits!

[Cousin Brown]

sux man

[10deer]

1/2 rebar 18'' long crank the spring 7-8 turns good to go keep some springs in stock from ebay

[Shootemandmountem]

I paid to get it done, kids and all, no way I was gonna take the chance.

[JerseyJaysTaxidermy]

I did mine using long 1/2" socket extensions .
Wasnt bad but theres a ton of pressure on it- use the wall as an extra hand when need a break. (Let the pressure hold the bar against the wall to stop it from spinning out of control)

http://www.jerseyjaystaxidermy.com

[rgw]

Mine went two years ago. Replaced it my self. I was a bit nerve racking but I got it done and survived