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Reply to comment by WardStradlater in [Help] Please advise on how to safely remove an old garage door spring (existing guides are all for new styles of torsion spring) by moron_that_later
This. It's an excellent summary. The essence is to remove it while the door is fully open and the spring is relaxed, then use a pair of 2x4's (one on each side) or step ladder as a safety to keep the door from crashing down.
The current best- practice is to run a steel cable through the center of the spring in case it breaks. If yours doesn't have that, do it to both sides while you are doing this. I am not talking about the normal tension cable that lifts the garage door - it is an extra cable going through the center of the spring that remains slack, and is intended to keep the parts of the spring from flying away if the spring breaks. https://www.amazon.com/scottchen-PRO-Extension-Springs-Galvanized/dp/B09JKDDRHT
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