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Posted by Rob Tribble on May 5th, 1998 05:47 PM

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I need to replace the springs and some rollers on my wood garage door. It has the coil springs across the door header. Is there a procedure to follow? How do I know what weight springs to use as replacements? How tight do I wind the springs?

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