I replaced one. Simple idea: The spring is only dangerous when wound, so why not just have it just mildly tensioned and hook the lift wires up to the garage d

I replaced one. Simple idea: The spring is only dangerous when wound, so why not just have it just mildly tensioned and hook the lift wires up to the garage door when it's in the "up" position? It worked too, after about 50 tries per side! With the confined space, and only two hands, getting those wires to stay in the spiral groove of the pulley while also hooking them up to the door is... error prone. Can't even ask for help because the raised garage door blocks access. However I got it done in the end, and the spring was never tighter than you can wind it with one bare hand. The garage door works fine. I did watch someone do it the proper way (wind it to full tension with the door down) and agree, you could hurt yourself that way.