Broken Garage Door Torsion Springs

Never rely on a door opener to open the door with a broken spring.

Broken garage door torsion springs.

Garage doors are heavy and without a spring load they can cause injury if they fall. The size of the door and the type of spring system determines how difficult opening the door will be. When they break the spring unwinds in less than a second and creates a loud noise due to the coils spinning on the shaft. Precision door service of orange county stocks quality torsion springs and our technicians are trained to evaluate and fix your broken garage door springs.

1 grab a partner. There are two main types of garage door springs torsion springs and extension springs. Most garage doors have two springs installed at the same time when one breaks it s safe to say the second spring s life expectancy has just about expired. Disconnect the garage door opener so the door remains closed.

Torsion springs are mounted over the garage door and they have a shaft running through the middle. Attempting to open a garage door with a broken spring is dangerous and not recommended by professionals. Both the winding and stationary cones are professionally installed for safe operation. Identifying is garage door spring is broken or faulty.

Unplug the garage door opener and clamp the door to the track. 2 use extreme caution. In order to save you from future inconvenience unsafe garage door practices and damaging your garage door opener precision will usually recommend to replace both springs. Use locking pliers or a c clamp to secure the door to the track to keep it from opening when you release the tension on the springs.

If you must open your garage door do not attempt to do so alone. A garage door that has a broken spring has nothing to support its weight. Opening a garage door with a broken extension spring. Extension springs are either on the sides of one piece garage door or above the horizontal tracks utilizing a cable and pulley system.

When a spring breaks on a garage door an immense amount of energy is displaced. Both extension springs need to be in working condition to operate the garage door.