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Originally Posted by Z-man
I generally fix things instead of replacing them. Some examples:
- Garage door - replaced belt drives, springs, rollers many times
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I replaced my garage door opener when it broke two years ago. The sprocket was stripped was no longer reliably turning the chain. I decided to replace it because it was winter and sourcing a new sprocket would take longer than my wife would tolerate, and it would make it easy to steal anything from my garage.
Now the garage door itself...The previous owners did not believe in maintenance. I've replaces most of the hinges and the pullies (I have side springs). I tightend down most of the bolts, adjusted the track, ground down spots where bolt ends protruded into the track, added extra bracing to the track (it used to sway back and forth), and retensioned the springs (something you can safely do yourself on a side-spring door).