[DeTomaso] Near tradgey last night

Rob Dumoulin rob at dumoulins.net
Fri Nov 4 17:05:23 EDT 2011


If the spring is the coil type above the door when the door is closed, you
can prolong their life by spraying them with WD40.  Much of their wear
occurs from friction.
On Nov 4, 2011 4:54 PM, "michael at michaelshortt.com" <michaelsavga at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Thanks everybody,
>
> glad to know it's not just my luck lately.
>
> I'll run with the suggestion of running a cable through the middle of them,
> sounds like a great solution.
>
> Michael
>
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 4:55 PM, Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com>
> wrote:
>
> > One method I've seen used before to help keep the broken spring in
> > place uses six inch PVC pipe, ripped the length, placed around the
> > springs and held in place with hose clamps (like those used on
> > radiator hoses).  The whole assembly just rests on the springs, but if
> > a spring breaks the pipe essentially contains the shrapnel.
> >
> > Asa Jay
> >
> > Quoting "michael at michaelshortt.com" <michaelsavga at gmail.com>:
> >
> > > Not in the general Scheme of things, all loved ones and pets are safe
> and
> > > sound.
> > >
> > > I heard a noise, got up, looked around, didn't see anything and went
> back
> > > to bed.
> > >
> > > Came home early today because we are having Guests ( Rob and his wife
> > from
> > > JAX
> > >
> > > are going to the HHI Concours with with this weekend.
> > >
> > > In the garage wall there is a fresh, nice big gash and lying on the
> floor
> > > is a garage door spring.
> > >
> > > It snapped in the middle of the night and managed to missed The
> Pantera,
> > > Joni's SLK and two motorcycles
> > >
> > > on it's journey from the door frame, into the wall (at what must have
> > been
> > > a fairly rapid pace)
> > >
> > > and then to the floor.
> > >
> > > IT was a 140 lb. rated spring about 25" long, I have never paid much
> > > attention to those things, interesting that
> > >
> > > they remain unstressed when the door is up ( open ) which is like .01%
> of
> > > the time and extended and stressed
> > >
> > > when the door is closed (99.9% of the time).
> > >
> > > Our house was built in 1992, so these springs are 19 years old, there
> are
> > > two per door.
> > >
> > > It was easy enough to replace ( they sell them at Lowe's ) , I think
> I'll
> > > probably
> > >
> > > do the other three soon as well.
> > >
> > > Check yours, I've never heard of one snapping before this one, anybody
> > else?
> > >
> > > Michael Shortt
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Michael L. Shortt
> > > Savannah, Georgia
> > > www.michaelshortt.com
> > > michael at michaelshortt.com
> > > 912-232-9390
> > >
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