Garage door spring repair · Warren, MI
Garage Door Spring Repair
A loud bang, a door that will not lift or a cable hanging loose usually means a broken torsion spring. We come to your home in Warren, replace the spring and explain the work and the price before we start.
- Licensed and insured
- Parts-and-labor warranty
- Upfront quote before work
- Locally owned
Spring repair
Garage door spring repair and torsion spring replacement
Garage door spring repair almost always means replacing the spring, because a torsion spring that has snapped cannot be mended. The spring is a tightly wound steel coil on a shaft over the door. It holds most of the door's weight, so the opener only guides the door instead of lifting it. When the coil breaks, the door suddenly weighs what it really weighs, and a typical double door is far too heavy to lift by hand or with the opener.
Springs wear out by cycles. Every open and close winds and unwinds the coil, and a standard spring is rated for roughly 10,000 cycles before the metal fatigues. A household that uses the garage as its main entrance reaches that number sooner than one that parks outside. Rust, missing lubricant and a door that is out of balance shorten the spring's life further.
A stuck door after a spring break is also a reason to call before pressing the opener button again. Forcing the opener against a broken spring strains the motor, and opener repair is a separate bill nobody wants. Leave the door down and let us look at it.
Spring checks
What we check and decide on a spring job
Torsion or extension springs
Torsion springs sit on a shaft over the door. Extension springs run along the side tracks. We identify yours, because the two systems are replaced and secured differently.
The right spring for the door
A spring is matched to the door's weight, height and drum size. A spring that is too light or too strong leaves the door unbalanced and strains the opener.
Replacing both springs
On a two spring door we usually replace both. They have the same age and cycles, so the second one tends to break soon after the first, and a matched pair keeps the door balanced.
Cables, drums and rollers
A snapped spring can fray the cables or twist the bottom brackets as the door drops. We inspect them in the same visit and replace what is damaged.
Balance and tension
Once the new spring is wound, we set tension so the door stays put at about waist height with the opener disconnected. That is the check that tells us the work is right.
The visit
How a spring replacement goes
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You call and tell us what happened
Tell us about the bang, the cable or the door that will not lift. Leave the door closed and do not try to raise it by force.
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We come out and inspect the door
A technician confirms the spring is broken, measures it, and checks the cables, drums, rollers and brackets for related damage.
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We explain the work and the price
You hear what needs replacing and get an upfront quote before any work begins, including whether we recommend replacing both springs.
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We replace the spring and balance the door
We fit the new spring with winding bars, set the tension, lubricate the moving parts and test the door through full cycles before we finish.
Heard a bang from the garage and now the door will not open?
Leave it where it is and tell us what happened.
Spring work
Spring repairs, finished
Questions
Garage door spring questions
Do I need to replace both garage door springs?
Can you replace just one spring on a garage door?
How common is it for a garage door spring to break?
How can I adjust the tension on my garage door springs?
Should I repair or replace a garage door spring?
How is the price of spring replacement worked out?
Is it safe to use the door with a broken spring?
Warren, MI
Spring snapped and the door will not open?
Leave the door down and tell us what happened. We will come out, check the spring and cables, and explain the fix and the price before any work starts.