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My garage door spring is broken. Can the door be manually raised safely to get the car out before professional door repairmen arrive to fix it?

April 26, 2017Broken car door garage door professional RAISED safely spring

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My garage door spring is broken. Can the door be manually raised safely to get the car out before professional door repairmen arrive to fix it?

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Only in case of emergency would we recommend manually raising the door. In case of an emergency, two to three of you neighbors’ could supply the needed lifting force. It never hurts to have more help then truly needed when this task has to be performed.