Garage Door Spring Repair
Torsion and extension springs sized to the weight of your door, for alley-entry and front-entry garages across Dallas.
A broken garage door spring means the door has lost the part that carries its weight, so it will not lift by hand and the opener should not be asked to do the job. Stop using it, leave it where it sits, and call. The spring is the counterbalance: a torsion spring on a shaft above the door winds as the door closes and unwinds to help lift it, while an extension spring stretches along the horizontal track to do the same work.
We size the replacement to the door, not to a chart. That means working out the door's weight as it stands today, including added insulation, glass or a fresh coat of paint, then choosing wire size, length and inside diameter to match, setting the correct number of turns and balancing the door so it stays put at the halfway mark. On a two-spring door both springs are replaced together, since they have worked the same cycles. Spring work belongs to a trained technician with winding bars.
How a Broken Spring Shows Itself
- A loud bang from the garage, then the door will not lift
- A visible gap in the coil of the spring over the door
- The opener raises the door a hand-width and gives up
- The opener strains, hums or stops partway
- The door feels heavy by hand or will not stay halfway open
- Rust spots or pitting along the spring coils
☀️ The North Texas Heat and Hail Factor
Heat and humidity shorten spring life more than people expect. A torsion spring is bare steel under load, and DASMA, the door industry's trade association, notes that rust pits the wire and gives fatigue cracks a place to start, while regular lubrication helps a spring reach its full cycle life. In a North Texas garage that sits near 100°F for weeks each summer, the oil on a spring thins and runs off, and pitted coils then tend to break on the first hard cold snap, since the Dallas/Fort Worth normals include 29 freezes a season. Lubricating the springs is part of every spring service, and we recommend high-cycle springs on doors that run many trips a day.
What Happens on a Visit
Weigh and measure
Door weight, wire size, length and inside diameter are taken from the door as it is now, including insulation, glass and added paint.
Exact quote first
You get the quote for the right spring set on site, and the old springs stay untouched until you agree.
Wind to the specification
A trained technician sets the correct number of turns for your door with winding bars and a matched spring set.
Balance test
The door has to stay put at the halfway mark, then it runs full cycles with the opener reconnected.