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montreal2010yellow · 09-05-2011, 06:11 PM

Tonite I hopened my garage door with the electric opener. Suddenly, BANG the left side spring just broke and it went wild bending some elements like the end bracket that holds the spring on the ceiling. Lucky enough I did install a safety cable, as it was recommended by an inspector when I bought my house 5 years ago.

I'm glad I did it, I now know how much strain there is on the spring when the door is opened. You can't imagine... If it would'nt have been secured I'm sure it would have done quite a lot of damages, or even hit me HARD.

So for those who don't have a safety cable running inside the spring, please do it ASAP. Thrust me, the spring really goes WILD.

Here's a pic of the bracket. Note that the hook was facing the door before it go hit by the spring assembly, and now it is bended 90 degree left!!!

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montreal2010yellow · 09-09-2011, 12:52 PM

Door fixed 263,00$ after.

For those who don't have a security metal wire going through the big spring, do it ASAP, you can't imagne the damages that this wild spring can do. Luckily my car was'nt in the garage. The wire detached after the spring broke and it would have done a lot of damages to the car, and even me because I was right behing the bracket that go hit.

Case now closed.

sandrawill · 12-07-2012, 02:58 AM

Malfunctioning garage door can be quite dangerous, as a common action by owners is to activate the quick release mechanism in order to operate the door manually.

Cheveey57 · 01-23-2013, 07:53 PM

One busted on my door once luckily it didn't hit me or my 57. When I replaced it I too added the safety cable. Good advice. To all.

rtcat600man · 01-23-2013, 07:56 PM

Great advice. Guess I better go get some cable.

kevin1106 · 01-23-2013, 08:00 PM

I have a 2 car garage with 2 doors.. Same thing happend to me...good thing for the safety wire.... Dirty, greasy job to fix it... But it's simple.... I replaced 3 of mine so far..

BLU DUCE · 01-24-2013, 07:39 AM

Good to see this.I've been wondering if anyone else had this happen. Last summer I hit the garage door opener I was in the garge. The spring didn't brake for about 10 seconds. I turned too go to the back of the garage heard a big noise and ducked. When the spring broke it just grazed the side of my head. Went between the car &wall over the top of my head. That day was probably the luckiest day of my life & somebody was defnitely looking over me. Door didn't have safety cables,but has new springs & safety cables.

Stealth 2010 2SS/RS · 01-24-2013, 10:46 AM

Had the same thing happen years ago, spring broke and took out the fender to our old Ford. After that the safety cables got put in, then switched to the new style garage door spring with the new for a few years ago.

menendez1293 · 01-24-2013, 10:55 AM

Those springs can be dangerous. They have a lot of tension and if you are not careful when adjusting them they will seriously do some damage to you. I have heard some bad stories from when there was a garage door repair man out at my house to fix a loose spring.

Stealth 2010 2SS/RS · 01-24-2013, 01:48 PM

Oh yes they can, i could of put the new door and spring in but had a friend of the family that does home remodeling do it.

camaro2lt · 01-24-2013, 07:20 PM

anyone have a pic of this saftey cable?

Stex · 01-25-2013, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by camaro2lt

anyone have a pic of this saftey cable?

http://www.checkthishouse.com/656/ga...-and-more.html

clg_98ta · 02-07-2013, 01:26 PM

Yeah, I've had several break... its scary but the cable keeps it from causing any damage.

Really simple to replace, I just pick up a pair from Home Depot (just match the color codes) and always replace in pairs. The only trick is to *not* remove all springs before starting installation - you need to follow the cable routing from the 2nd spring while replacing the first.

Ocx · 02-07-2013, 09:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by clg_98ta

always replace in pairs..

This.

09-05-2011, 06:11 PM	#1
montreal2010yellow Drives: 2 LT/RS YELLOW, AUTO., VIN NO. 602 Join Date: May 2010 Location: LAVAL (10 min. north of Montreal), CANADA Posts: 3,526 View My Garage	Garage Door Spring Broke. Tonite I hopened my garage door with the electric opener. Suddenly, BANG the left side spring just broke and it went wild bending some elements like the end bracket that holds the spring on the ceiling. Lucky enough I did install a safety cable, as it was recommended by an inspector when I bought my house 5 years ago. I'm glad I did it, I now know how much strain there is on the spring when the door is opened. You can't imagine... If it would'nt have been secured I'm sure it would have done quite a lot of damages, or even hit me HARD. So for those who don't have a safety cable running inside the spring, please do it ASAP. Thrust me, the spring really goes WILD. Here's a pic of the bracket. Note that the hook was facing the door before it go hit by the spring assembly, and now it is bended 90 degree left!!! __________________ T2 Facia, ACS TL1 Hood, ACS Winglets. G5CR CAI. Hotchsic Strut Brace and more...

09-09-2011, 12:52 PM	#2
montreal2010yellow Drives: 2 LT/RS YELLOW, AUTO., VIN NO. 602 Join Date: May 2010 Location: LAVAL (10 min. north of Montreal), CANADA Posts: 3,526 View My Garage	Update Door fixed 263,00$ after. For those who don't have a security metal wire going through the big spring, do it ASAP, you can't imagne the damages that this wild spring can do. Luckily my car was'nt in the garage. The wire detached after the spring broke and it would have done a lot of damages to the car, and even me because I was right behing the bracket that go hit. Case now closed. __________________ T2 Facia, ACS TL1 Hood, ACS Winglets. G5CR CAI. Hotchsic Strut Brace and more...

12-07-2012, 02:58 AM	#3
sandrawill Drives: M3 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: California, USA Posts: 1	Garage Door Spring Broke. Malfunctioning garage door can be quite dangerous, as a common action by owners is to activate the quick release mechanism in order to operate the door manually. __________________ leesburg garage door repair

01-23-2013, 07:53 PM	#4
Cheveey57 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2LT RS Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Long Island Posts: 1,425	One busted on my door once luckily it didn't hit me or my 57. When I replaced it I too added the safety cable. Good advice. To all. __________________ If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space.

01-23-2013, 07:56 PM	#5
rtcat600man having FUN now 13.66@101 Drives: 2010 2LT IOM Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Clarkston, Michigan Posts: 9,230 View My Garage	Great advice. Guess I better go get some cable. __________________ MY BUILD

01-23-2013, 08:00 PM	#6
kevin1106 Drives: 2015 ZO6 3LZ Stage 2 A8 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: La plata MD Posts: 2,299 View My Garage	I have a 2 car garage with 2 doors.. Same thing happend to me...good thing for the safety wire.... Dirty, greasy job to fix it... But it's simple.... I replaced 3 of mine so far..

01-24-2013, 07:39 AM	#7
BLU DUCE Drives: 2011 1SS/RS IBM Camaro Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Chittenango, NY, USA Posts: 7,219 View My Garage	Good to see this.I've been wondering if anyone else had this happen. Last summer I hit the garage door opener I was in the garge. The spring didn't brake for about 10 seconds. I turned too go to the back of the garage heard a big noise and ducked. When the spring broke it just grazed the side of my head. Went between the car &wall over the top of my head. That day was probably the luckiest day of my life & somebody was defnitely looking over me. Door didn't have safety cables,but has new springs & safety cables. __________________

01-24-2013, 10:46 AM	#8
Stealth 2010 2SS/RS Drives: Black 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Minnesota, Vadnais Heights Posts: 494 View My Garage	Had the same thing happen years ago, spring broke and took out the fender to our old Ford. After that the safety cables got put in, then switched to the new style garage door spring with the new for a few years ago. __________________ 2010 LS3 2SS/RS M6 AirAid Cold Air Intake, AAC LED sidemarkers, AAC P13w plasmas drl, Kook's Custom 1-7/8" Headers, Corsa Hybrid Exhaust JRE 445 Cam Package, JRE SCT Tune, RX Catch Can and Breather Tech AFX Heater Hose Relocation Kit, Black Chrome Wheels Pfadt trailing and toe arms, Pfadt solid subframe mounts, Pfadt diff bushings, Street Slayer Twin Carbon Technostalgia Camaro LED taillights, CTS-V Front Brakes, Powder Coated Calipers By ME MGW Short Throw Shifter Complete ZL1 Rearend Swap

01-24-2013, 10:55 AM	#9
menendez1293 Emerald Coast Camaros Drives: 2010 Camaro 2LT/RS M6 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Tallahassee FL Posts: 9,687 View My Garage	Those springs can be dangerous. They have a lot of tension and if you are not careful when adjusting them they will seriously do some damage to you. I have heard some bad stories from when there was a garage door repair man out at my house to fix a loose spring.

01-24-2013, 01:48 PM	#10
Stealth 2010 2SS/RS Drives: Black 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Minnesota, Vadnais Heights Posts: 494 View My Garage	Oh yes they can, i could of put the new door and spring in but had a friend of the family that does home remodeling do it. __________________ 2010 LS3 2SS/RS M6 AirAid Cold Air Intake, AAC LED sidemarkers, AAC P13w plasmas drl, Kook's Custom 1-7/8" Headers, Corsa Hybrid Exhaust JRE 445 Cam Package, JRE SCT Tune, RX Catch Can and Breather Tech AFX Heater Hose Relocation Kit, Black Chrome Wheels Pfadt trailing and toe arms, Pfadt solid subframe mounts, Pfadt diff bushings, Street Slayer Twin Carbon Technostalgia Camaro LED taillights, CTS-V Front Brakes, Powder Coated Calipers By ME MGW Short Throw Shifter Complete ZL1 Rearend Swap

01-24-2013, 07:20 PM	#11
camaro2lt Drives: 2010 Camaro 2LT VR/RS CGM Rally's Join Date: May 2009 Location: Palmyra, PA Posts: 5,675 View My Garage	anyone have a pic of this saftey cable? __________________ Email: rdurso1@yahoo.com

02-07-2013, 01:26 PM	#13
clg_98ta Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 2,698 View My Garage	Yeah, I've had several break... its scary but the cable keeps it from causing any damage. Really simple to replace, I just pick up a pair from Home Depot (just match the color codes) and always replace in pairs. The only trick is to not remove all springs before starting installation - you need to follow the cable routing from the 2nd spring while replacing the first. __________________ Black 2SS ordered 1/4/2010, received 2/19/2010

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