Changing out/working with the linear springs isn't so bad. With the door all the way up there is very little tension in the springs. Use c-clamps in the tracks to prevent the door from "closing" and the springs can be removed pretty easily. You need some level of mechanical expertise if you want to start playing with torsion springs. That being said, if the cables get worn or frayed and need replacing it's a good idea to change out the pulleys at the same time. I recall the best lubricant for the rollers is to brush some motor oil (used is fine) on them. Grease will get hard and cake with time especially in cold weather. I wouldn't replace rollers unless there is some obvious issue with them.

Hi Everyone, I have an old (10/95) craftsman opener that works fine #139.663956 / S.N. 4935A00718 In the past year I have bought 3-4 remotes that I was told would work. But did not ,and since my unit does NOT have a learn button,I am lost as to what to do. The #'s on my remote are in places worn out so I can not see all the model #'s. My wall switch (power) is model 139.53755 . Can anyone offer suggestions? I am disabled and may need someone to help me so if I can explain to them what to do,I may be able to get this new remote programed or find a suitable replacement. I recently purchased a craftsman #139.53778, but with out the learn feature on my unit and not knowing what 9 # code to use ,it to is of no help to me. Any ideas?? Thank you .

Very nice idea at first thought BUT I see a several drawbacks. ONE, I would not want the dirt and dust from the garage being tracked through the pantry where all my food is stored. TWO, when you bring in your bags from the grocery you need a "landing area" to put them down to unpack them, so unless that pantry is big enough to allow for clear counter space to do that your idea would not work so well. THIRD, not all the items you bring home from the store are going in the pantry, some items are going to the refrigerator or freezer and cleaning supplies may go under the sink, toilet paper and other supplies may need go to the bathroom, etc. FOURTH, there are many more reasons to go between the garage and the house than unloading groceries. I would not want to track through the pantry for all those other times.

That layout sounds kind of like what the 2 bedroom units in the HOA I lived in when we were still in SoCal was like...The vanity area of the bathroom had a closet facing the vanity/sink side that was the two sliding door type, with a door to the toilet/tub+shower part of the bathroom to the right (left if you're coming in the door from the master bedroom) and a door to the master bedroom on the left (right if you're coming in from the toilet/tub+shower part of the bathroom) - another double door slider closet was in the master bedroom. They almost always painted all of the walls, the closet doors, and the doors in/out of each space the same color as the master bedroom because it was adjoining. The smaller bedroom accessed the bathroom through another door off the upstairs hallway, so sometimes that smaller bedroom would be painted a different color but not always. White (the same one as was used elsewhere) was a popular and sensible choice, you can always add color with accessories and art! White bedding can start to look dingy if you don't wash it in hot water (occasionally adding bleach to go into the load while it's running), so think about how much 'maintenance' you're willing to do before buying all the bedding in white (sheets and pillowcases in white aren't as big of a deal because you typically have 'decorative' pillows and a comforter/duvet covering them when you get the bed made each day). :) When we had the house on the market the 'stager' had us buy one of those cheap bed-in-a-bag comforter/shams/decorative throw pillow sets in white with a little area of patterned print down at the part that goes on the foot of the bed, which I thought was totally impractical given that our dog loves being on the bed and washing the thing would have made the fiberfill migrate around so it would be lumpy when it went back on the bed! At least the place sold in less than a month after being listed so we didn't have to worry about it for very long. :P