tips on how to fix my garage

[gerson408]

um ok this sucks my car is stuck in my garage now. my damn door broke like its slanted now one of the wires is hanging down and i dont know what to do.

[ALTRNTV]

Call a repair man.
Call up some friends to help you do it.
Call mommy and daddy.

[gerson408]

mommy and daddy say i broke it but i told him when we got the house it was broken

[exitspeed]

I'm moving this to tech section. I don't see how this is Off Topic.

You might want to be a little more descriptive with what the actual problem is. I don't understand what the hell you are trying to say.

[khilgers]

the cable is attached to a pulley on one end of the garage door. It broke therefore the other end is still trying to pull the door up, that is why it is slanted. There is a large coiled up spring above the garage door that assists in raising up the garage door. If you disconnect the garage door opener via the red handle you should be able to lift the garage door and prop it up with something. Keep in mind that it is going to be very heavy, especially if it is a 2 car door. Have someone come over to replace the cable that snapped and whatever you do:

DO NOT TRY TO FIX IT YOURSELF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The spring at the top has a tremendous amount of tension on it and if not dealt with properly it will break fingers, hit you, overall ruin your day.

[gerson408]

hey guys sorry if i got crappy typing skills ok heres my problems. alright well fist of all i was sweeping my garage and when i was finished i left a broom on the rail by accident because i forgot to move it well then i closed the garage and the garage went reverse but in a slanted way so i tried opening it again and it just got stuck slanted so the cable got loose and slid off the end tabs are still on there just gotta put it back on and tighten up the tension springs like i did last time with my friends. and i still havnt fixed it yet my friends coming over to do this for me he put together his garage at his fathers house so hes pritty top notch with working on garage doors

[gerson408]

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see thats the tab that slides onto the pulley at the other end its not broken just needs to be put back on and add more tension to it

[DohcKA]

bro fix that yourself... i did when that happened to mines... that metal piece on the wire clips on the thing that the wire is wound up on.... i did this myself just last month bro... dont pay to get it fix they will buck the living out of you... its not hard... i think the easiest way to fix it is when the garage is in the up position... thats how i did mines... simple as abc

[gerson408]

damn 70 dollars for labor to fix it holy crap man im deciding wether or not to do it or pay some one

[khilgers]

looks like an easy fix. Like I said, be careful when you add tension to that spring. Good luck.

[g6civcx]

Do you know how heavy garage doors are?

If you don't know what you're doing I suggest calling somebody who does.

[OBEEWON]

My brother almost got his finger taken off when we tried to fix our door. 9 stitches in his finger.

If you really need your car put it in reverse and give it as much gas as you have in the tank...

[gerson408]

the door is light and also all i really gotta do is put the cable back on thats it

[g6civcx]

The door feels light because the springs are holding the majority of the door's weight.

[gerson408]

dude it really is light me and my friend picked it up no biggy

[mjjstang]

oman your fucked, throw it out and start over.

but really garage doors are not to be taken lightly they are dangerous.

[gerson408]

i give up im setting an appointment rite now the door wont even go up i had like 4 people trying to push it up but it just wont move at all.

[downshift_sideways]

damn 70 dollars for labor to fix it holy crap man im deciding wether or not to do it or pay some one

Shoot me $50..

I'll fix it.

and drop off some parts you might need ;)

[gerson408]

Shoot me $50..

I'll fix it.

and drop off some parts you might need ;)


i was trying to call you bro but your phone number changed

[downshift_sideways]

(510)712-9688

Same one player.

[gerson408]

dude 50 bucks man and better be a legit job lol no rigging

[lflkajfj12123]

lol did you grow up on a barn?

[gerson408]

nah grew on your moms bed bruh ahahahah

[frosti108]

yea man watch out the garage door repairmen will rape your butt. when they came out to fix our old garage before we moved out, the bill was hundreds, and all he did was mount up a new spring basically

[240trainee]

Yea, doors with that central spring can be a bitch, you have to put a shit ton of tension on them.

If you don't know what you are doing, I wouldn't fuck with it, you can seriously fuck yourself up.

[gerson408]

yeah the guy is coming at 3 im hiding all my tools and stuff just in case. nothing is broken i just need him to line up the garage and put the cable on and if he charges me for parts im not paying him jackshit.

[babowc]

its really easy..

you just connect the lines on the bottom,
let the door down all the way.

start tensioning up the middle section with 2 bar stocks.
longer the easier.

it's not that hard..

i did it 10+ times when my dumbass dad kept trying to close the door (electric opener) and it finally unravelled from the drum and fucked it up.

its not harddd

[babowc]

but, looks like downshift sideways got you covered!

[DohcKA]

Shoot me $50..

I'll fix it.

and drop off some parts you might need ;)

wassup ant hit me ill help you... simple ass shit to fix... yurn it down you know the deal hahaha.. it really isn't hard... i know my cable is still a little loose on one side cause i wound it on the thing wrong but its still works... does up n down.... FUCK callin R & S erection they charge up the ass

[gerson408]

yeah im getting charged 70 bucks i was gonna have downshift but he didnt have time