Garage Door Torsion Spring Broke

Until it s broken that is and you re stuck in the garage with a door that won t open and a car that can.

Garage door torsion spring broke.

Garage door with two torsion springs. A garage door should not be opened until the spring is repaired. If you have two torsion springs on your garage door the good spring will most likely keep the cables on the drums when the other spring breaks. This makes it much easier to lift because the good spring will be pulling half the weight of the garage door.

Torsion springs utilize a spring or springs mounted above the garage door opening. Cables attach to the bottom bracket of the. The garage door is normally installed with torsion springs that are mounted on top of the garage door. The spring counterbalances the weight of the door by winding and unwinding each time someone opens and closes the garage door.

Garage door spring cost. A garage door that has a broken spring has nothing to support its weight. The size of the door and the type of spring system determines how difficult opening the door will be. Otherwise replace both the left and right springs at the same time to save yourself from having to do the job twice.

The spring bar torsion tube also has drums at each end. If your garage door isn t operating properly the torsion springs are likely to blame. These spring s are mounted on a spring bar torsion tube above the garage door opening. Garage door springs alone cost 30 to 100 for a torsion spring and 20 to 50 for an extension spring.

The spring is intended to act as a counterbalancing part of the door system. Since we carry over 30 different types of springs to account for all the different types of garage doors we recommend that a professionally trained technician takes the proper measurements himself before giving you an exact price quote. To give you an exact price quote we would need to know the size of the door weight and type of garage door springs needed torsion or extension. Repairing a broken garage door spring costs 40 to 80 for winding balancing and lubricating the springs.