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Originally Posted by cooperino
Not sure it will wear it out any faster. I think of it this way tho. Springs only break while under tension. Garage door springs never break when the door is up.
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Tension springs may break in tension but compression springs (like the valve springs in auto engines) break in compression (no tension applied) and I suppose torsion springs by torsion. Except springs are subject to fatigue failure after so many load/unload cycles and
I think fracture/separation can occur during the sudden unloading of a spring. My thoughts FWIW.