Garage door problems

Sep 30, 2007 2 Replies
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I've got a bog-standard (B&Q, IIRC) up-and-over garage door, which has just gone ping.



I opened it the other day, to find the big coiled spring had come off the fitting at the end, so there's no tension whatsoever left - gravity is in charge. I had an attempt at refitting it to the end, but of course it needs to be wound on under tension...



Spring above the door -

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quadrant casting is what was completely detached from the spring.



The steel wires which hold up the door have unwound and just dangle uselessly



LH

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garage itself is not long for this world, but some kind of interim solution (other than the current bit of wood as a prop...) or suggestions of how to refix and tension it properly would be appreciated... Your thoughts?


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The quadrant casting is what was completely detached from the spring.

The fittings look identical to my Henderson garage door which I repaired recently. They are on the web

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have a very efficient spares service (my door is 35 yrs old). You can buy a re-tensioning kit for winding the spring up again.

MBQ

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snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com ( snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

Mmmm. They do look similar. I'll have a good look over it, see if there's any branding on the hidden bits.

Just over a tenner. Seems fair.

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