Garage door spring repair

Garage Door Spring Repair

A broken spring makes a door heavy, crooked or stuck. Learn how it is recognised, measured, matched and balanced, and find help by ZIP code across 19 states.

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Spring repair first

A broken spring is the problem this site is built around

A garage door that suddenly feels heavy, lifts crookedly, or will not move at all is usually a spring problem, not an opener problem. The first step is to stop running the opener on a heavy, crooked or jammed door, and to find out whether the spring, the cable, the track or the opener is at fault.

This site starts with the spring: how a broken torsion or extension spring is recognised, how a replacement is measured and matched, and how balance is tested before the opener is reconnected. General garage door services and guides sit alongside the spring pages, because opener, cable and track faults share the same symptoms and must be separated before any part is replaced.

Spring services

Ten spring services, each on its own page

Spring Core

Broken Torsion Spring Replacement

A snapped coil above the door, a heavy door, and the matching measurements that decide the replacement.

Spring Core

Broken Extension Spring Replacement

Springs along the tracks, safety cables, and why the pair must match each other.

Spring Core

Pair Spring Replacement

Both springs share the same cycles, so a pair keeps the door lifting evenly from both sides.

Spring Core

Spring Adjustment and Door Balancing

Drift, slam and creep are tension problems first, and the balance test proves it in seconds.

Spring Core

High-Cycle Spring Upgrade

Cycle ratings explained as counts of use, and who actually benefits from a longer-rated spring.

Spring Core

Extension to Torsion Conversion

From track springs to a centre shaft: what changes, what headroom is needed, and when it pays.

Spring Core

Extension Spring Safety Cable Installation

Containment cables that keep a breaking spring from travelling across the garage.

Spring Core

Spring-Linked Cable, Drum and Bearing Replacement

The drums, cables and bearings a new spring inherits, checked while the shaft is already open.

Spring Core

Emergency Spring Service / Stuck Door

Stuck closed and stuck open are different emergencies, with different first steps.

Spring Core

Spring Inspection and Tune-Up

A planned check that finds fatigue, fraying and wear before they become a stuck door.

General garage door

Four general services, each on its own page

Garage Door Opener Repair

Separate the opener fault from the spring fault first, or the wrong part gets replaced.

Opener Diagnostics: Gear, Logic Board, Sensor, Remote and Keypad

Gear, board, sensor, remote and keypad tested in turn, so only the failed part is replaced.

Cable, Roller and Hinge Replacement

The door's moving joints, inspected as a run rather than one part at a time.

Off-Track and Track Repair

A jammed, crooked door secured first, cause found second, track fixed third.

Guides

Five guides, each on its own page

Spring Replacement Cost Factors

Per-spring, per-pair and total-job figures are not comparable, and this guide shows why.

Torsion vs Extension Springs

Shaft above the door or springs along the tracks: identify your system in seconds.

How to Measure and Size a Spring

Wire size, inside diameter, length and wind direction, and why a near miss will not balance.

Spring Symptom Triage

Bang, heaviness, crookedness, reversing or drift, each matched to its most likely cause.

Garage Door Spring Safety

The homeowner checks that are safe, and the tension work that must never be done at home.

States and ZIP pages

ZIP pages across 19 states, each ZIP on its own page

Find help by ZIP code across 19 states: 2,383 ZIP pages, each on its own page with its own local detail and FAQ, organised by state in ZIP order.

See all states and ZIP pages · Call (877) 318-0816

Questions

Questions visitors ask first

How do I know if the spring broke?

A loud bang, a visible gap in the coil above the door, or a door that suddenly feels far heavier than normal points to a broken spring in your garage. Stop using the opener and check the spring state before anything else.

Should I keep using the opener on a heavy door?

No. Running the opener against a broken or unbalanced spring strains its gear and rail and can bend a track or snap a cable. Disconnect the opener and leave the door where it is.

Do you cover my ZIP code?

Open the states page, find your state, then your ZIP code. If your ZIP code is not listed, call (877) 318-0816 and describe where the door is.

What should I do first if my door is stuck?

Leave the opener off and do not force the door. If the door is stuck closed, do not pull the emergency release cord while the door is under spring tension, and do not try to lift a door that feels far heavier than normal. If the door is stuck open, keep people and cars clear of the doorway and do not push it closed by force, because a door hanging on a broken spring or jumped cable can drop. Call (877) 318-0816 and say whether the door is stuck open or closed.