InigoMontoya1985 t1_iu5b97v wrote on October 28, 2022 at 5:35 PM

As long as you have the door fully opened and supported with the tension removed from the springs, there's no danger. Torsion springs, on the other hand, are always pre-loaded and dangerous.

SometimesSweaty t1_iu5dn3g wrote on October 28, 2022 at 5:51 PM

This. If it’s those springs on the side of the door, just open the garage door and there should be no tension on the spring and you should easily be able to replace it. Just measure each spring when you do because if you go to Home Depot there’s a whole bunch of them all with similar lengths.