Garage Door Open Spring Just Broke - Was Very Scared!

Muscle Car Lover · 07-12-2014, 10:36 PM

So I am sitting here just getting ready to go to bed, and I hear a crazy noise from the garage. WAY too loud to be good. I figured the damn ladder I have mounted on hooks just fell down and destroyed one side of my Camaro.

I go out, and the spring for the garage door (only 20 years old

) let go and broke. As far as I can tell in the garage and with a flashlight, it missed the car totally. Will have to wait until tomorrow to know for sure.

Unreal, just unreal.

5ohcamaro · 07-12-2014, 10:38 PM

do you not have lights in your garage?

motorhead · 07-12-2014, 10:39 PM

That's why there is supposed to be a safety cable that runs through the spring to keep it contained if it breaks.

NFRNOSS · 07-12-2014, 10:43 PM

I've had that happen twice since I've lived in this house (seven years). Both times I was watching a movie or tv in the loft directly above the garage. It sounded like a freaking car came crashing through the garage and scared the shit out of me!

Muscle Car Lover · 07-12-2014, 10:47 PM

No line through spring, this was an old set up. Yes I have lights in the garage but I cannot really see everything, it's a black car (don't buy one

)

Well you can bet I am upgrading next week big time, a screw drive, but if nothing happened to Christine, it was just 10 minutes of total panic and over.

motorhead · 07-12-2014, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Muscle Car Lover

No line through spring, this was an old set up. Yes I have lights in the garage but I cannot really see everything, it's a black car (don't buy one

)

Well you can bet I am upgrading next week big time, a screw drive, but if nothing happened to Christine, it was just 10 minutes of total panic and over.

The line through them is nothing new. I have a thirty year old garage with wooden doors that have safety cables through the springs. Its just that many installers where to lazy to install them. Glad that no one got hurt.

Muscle Car Lover · 07-12-2014, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by motorhead

The line through them is nothing new. I have a thirty year old garage with wooden doors that have safety cables through the springs. Its just that many installers where to lazy to install them. Glad that no one got hurt.

Looking again just now there does seem a loose line that is in the springs, maybe that helped.

Yes, glad no one was out there (we just had guests last weekend, it rained, we were all in the garage) so no injuries.

I know, small issue but I was scared 1/2 my Camaro was wrecked.

motorhead · 07-12-2014, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Muscle Car Lover

Looking again just now there does seem a loose line that is in the springs, maybe that helped.

Yes, glad no one was out there (we just had guests last weekend, it rained, we were all in the garage) so no injuries.

I know, small issue but I was scared 1/2 my Camaro was wrecked.

Yes, I would be pissed if one would hit any of my cars. My newer garage has a torsion spring on a pipe along the garage Door header. They are much safer.

Muscle Car Lover · 07-12-2014, 11:06 PM

Pictures tomorrow of the deal. Sorry to rant here on C5 but that was nuts.

I love this place.

Camarodriver2 · 07-13-2014, 12:28 AM

That garage door is heavy and dangerous - keep closed until the repairs are done.

ssrs2lt · 07-13-2014, 05:33 AM

hey your garage got hungry.. glad it wasn't eating Camaros.. watch out once they get the taste . BTW the light comment made me laugh.. I hope your garage doesn't get hungry for u! lol

thkfast · 07-13-2014, 05:36 AM

Man, I hear ya! Before I replaced my old style springs with a Torsion Spring set up, I had that happen a lot. Usually it would happen while I was away...I'd come home, hit the garage door remote, the door would only lift on ONE SIDE, then lock up. It's never good, but you definitely will want a Torsion Spring set up, much safer!

Bulldog3071 · 07-13-2014, 06:40 AM

Had the same thing happen twice in the same house and the house was only 10 years old. What ever you do don't try and fix it yourself get a professional to fix it you could easily get hurt

Rock-It Man · 07-13-2014, 07:18 AM

Odd that you didn't have a cable. Those have been required for decades...more than 20 years for sure.

A failure like that happened in my father's house when I was a kid...50 years ago. After that we got a cable. Still, the loop end of the spring buried itself in the wall like a bullet...cable doesn't prevent that!

07-12-2014, 10:36 PM	#1
Muscle Car Lover Drives: 2014 2SS M6 "CHRISTINE" Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Boston Metro North Posts: 2,916 View My Garage	Garage Door Open Spring Just Broke - Was Very Scared! So I am sitting here just getting ready to go to bed, and I hear a crazy noise from the garage. WAY too loud to be good. I figured the damn ladder I have mounted on hooks just fell down and destroyed one side of my Camaro. I go out, and the spring for the garage door (only 20 years old ) let go and broke. As far as I can tell in the garage and with a flashlight, it missed the car totally. Will have to wait until tomorrow to know for sure. Unreal, just unreal. __________________ "But, House Mormont remembers. The North remembers! We know no King but the King of the North whose name is Stark. I don't care if he's a bastard. Ned Stark's blood runs through his veins. He's my king–from this day until his last day." Mods: ARH headers and hi flow cats, VMAX ported throttle body, CAI air intake, Slowhawk Performance tuning

07-12-2014, 10:43 PM	#4
NFRNOSS Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS LS3 IOM Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 1,523 View My Garage	I've had that happen twice since I've lived in this house (seven years). Both times I was watching a movie or tv in the loft directly above the garage. It sounded like a freaking car came crashing through the garage and scared the shit out of me! __________________ Twitter: @trevor_yyc \| Instagram: @trevor_yyc

07-12-2014, 10:47 PM	#5
Muscle Car Lover Drives: 2014 2SS M6 "CHRISTINE" Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Boston Metro North Posts: 2,916 View My Garage	No line through spring, this was an old set up. Yes I have lights in the garage but I cannot really see everything, it's a black car (don't buy one ) Well you can bet I am upgrading next week big time, a screw drive, but if nothing happened to Christine, it was just 10 minutes of total panic and over. __________________ "But, House Mormont remembers. The North remembers! We know no King but the King of the North whose name is Stark. I don't care if he's a bastard. Ned Stark's blood runs through his veins. He's my king–from this day until his last day." Mods: ARH headers and hi flow cats, VMAX ported throttle body, CAI air intake, Slowhawk Performance tuning

07-12-2014, 11:06 PM	#9
Muscle Car Lover Drives: 2014 2SS M6 "CHRISTINE" Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Boston Metro North Posts: 2,916 View My Garage	Pictures tomorrow of the deal. Sorry to rant here on C5 but that was nuts. I love this place. __________________ "But, House Mormont remembers. The North remembers! We know no King but the King of the North whose name is Stark. I don't care if he's a bastard. Ned Stark's blood runs through his veins. He's my king–from this day until his last day." Mods: ARH headers and hi flow cats, VMAX ported throttle body, CAI air intake, Slowhawk Performance tuning

07-13-2014, 12:28 AM	#10
Camarodriver2 Drives: FOR SALE! Bumblebee 1 of 1 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Geneva IL Posts: 530 View My Garage	That garage door is heavy and dangerous - keep closed until the repairs are done. __________________ My 1 of 1 Bumblebee: Paint=House of Kolor Sunrise. Shaved door handles and concept handles added. Shark fin removed, concept mirrors, Showstoppers concept LED side marker lights. Wiper blades removed, muffler delete, and Range AFM disable. BMR springs lowered 1" rear and 1.4" front and added Eibach wheel spacers - 20mm rear and 25mm front.

07-12-2014, 10:38 PM	#2
5ohcamaro Drives: 2012 black 1LS Camaro Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Sterling, VA Posts: 156	do you not have lights in your garage?

07-12-2014, 10:39 PM	#3
motorhead Drives: Love the one you're with Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Downtown Charlie Brown Posts: 11,849	That's why there is supposed to be a safety cable that runs through the spring to keep it contained if it breaks.

07-13-2014, 05:33 AM	#11
ssrs2lt Drives: too many Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: oh va pa ma tx Posts: 3,046	hey your garage got hungry.. glad it wasn't eating Camaros.. watch out once they get the taste . BTW the light comment made me laugh.. I hope your garage doesn't get hungry for u! lol

07-13-2014, 05:36 AM	#12
thkfast Drives: '14 Red 2SS/RS/LS3 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Cedar Rapids, IA Posts: 692	Man, I hear ya! Before I replaced my old style springs with a Torsion Spring set up, I had that happen a lot. Usually it would happen while I was away...I'd come home, hit the garage door remote, the door would only lift on ONE SIDE, then lock up. It's never good, but you definitely will want a Torsion Spring set up, much safer! __________________ 2014 Red Hot 2SS/RS/M6/NPP/Shifter/Nav/Roof/SilverRallyStripes/Airaid intake/GM StrutTowerBrace/50%-35%tint

07-13-2014, 06:40 AM	#13
Bulldog3071 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Kernersville, NC Posts: 930 View My Garage	Had the same thing happen twice in the same house and the house was only 10 years old. What ever you do don't try and fix it yourself get a professional to fix it you could easily get hurt

07-13-2014, 07:18 AM	#14
Rock-It Man 376 cubic inches of fun Drives: 2023 Camaro ZL1 A10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: MA Posts: 4,043 View My Garage	Odd that you didn't have a cable. Those have been required for decades...more than 20 years for sure. A failure like that happened in my father's house when I was a kid...50 years ago. After that we got a cable. Still, the loop end of the spring buried itself in the wall like a bullet...cable doesn't prevent that!