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We specialize in garage door broken spring repair service. Broken Springs are the most common problems that exist on garage doors today. Garage Doors are very dangerous if not handled correctly. They are the largest moving object on your house. Because of the size and weight of the garage door, it requires a spring system, to ultimately pick the door up and down in a balanced manner. Most garage door manufacturers use a 10,000 cycle life spring system when the door is made. The average home owner operates their garage door approximately 4 times a day (4-Cycles). This calculates into about 7 to 10 years for the spring system to fatigue and eventually break the spring system. Once the spring breaks, the garage door is now dead weight which can cause extreme personal injury or damage to the rest of the door if you continue to operate the door with a broken spring. Garage door openers are not designed to pick up garage doors without springs (Using a garage door opener with broken springs can cause extreme damage to your opener and door.)

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Warranty

Single Spring Repair
Standard Size Metal Door

$199.00
total cost
(price includes parts)

90 Day Labor
5 Year Spring
*There is no such thing as lifetime warranty.
My price beats those offers with the parts.

Double Spring Repair
Standard Size Metal Door

$249.00
total cost
(price includes parts)

90 Day Labor 
5 Year Spring
*There is no such thing as lifetime warranty.
My price beats those offers with the parts.

Single Spring Repair (Wood Door)
Double Spring Repair (Wood Door)

$249.00
$299.00
total cost
(price includes parts)

90 Day Labor 
5 Year Spring
*There is no such thing as lifetime warranty.
My price beats those offers with the parts.

*Prices subject to change without notice.

*Fort Worth Metroplex subject to $39.95 Service fee.

*All repairs include routine maintenance of door and opener.

Have your springs replaced by a professional in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Texas area for about the same cost as buying one and trying to put it on yourself.

After trying to find the spring and then buying it and then attempting to replace it, taking a risk of an injury, and then finding out something else is wrong with the door and that you need another part. It is still not working properly and you need to call a repair man anyway.

I would have fixed your door, done routine maintenance, lubed, oiled, and adjusted with the proper lubricants, inspected the function of the door and opener, given any recommendations necessary and warranted the garage door repair for 90 days with a three year spring warranty.

All of this in just 45 min. to 1hr 30 min. . You can go back to whatever you normally do. Your happy. I am happy that you are happy.

If you compare pricing to other companies, you will find out that this is a great deal!

If you need additional parts. The price is subject to additional costs.

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Standard Torsion Springs with cones priced with free shipping in the United States and with free pair of Winding bars. Order today.

Winding Bars will be needed to do the job safely and properly. Comes with each purchase.

WARNING: The torsion spring is under high tension and requires special tools for adjustment. Because of this tension, the torsion spring and any part associated with the counterbalance system should be adjusted only by a professional. These parts include: springs, cables, corner brackets attached to the cables, cable drums, and the center bearing bracket that holds the torsion spring shaft. You are repairing this at your own risk and we our not responsible for any injury do to improper installation or lack of skill.

Garage door torsion spring repair

Warning: Before purchasing and installing your springs or other parts, make sure you use the proper tools and follow these directions carefully.

 

Tools needed for overhead garage door torsion spring replacement:

  1. Winding bars or sometimes referred to as torsion bars
  2. 7/16" or 3/8" open end or combination wrench
  3. 9/16" open end or combination wrench
  4. maybe a hammer

Step 1  Simple torsion spring change begins with removing old springs. You should have either one or two springs on your system and the garage door should be closed. If you have a two spring system the chances are that one of your torsion springs still has tension built up in it. "do not loosen any screws until tension has successfully been released from the system". Insert winding bar into the spring that still is under tension, wind the system in the upwards tightening direction approximately 1/4 turn until you can insert the second winding bar (the purpose of this is to safely lock winding bar against the door.) Note: always insert the winding bar fully.

 

when torsion system is firmly locked against the door you can then loosen the two 3/8" square nuts that are on the winding cone. Next slowly walk  the spring in the downward direction utilizing the winding bars until the spring tension is completely removed. Once all tension is removed from the system you can safely loosen the 9/16" nuts on the center bearing support bracket. next loosen the 3/8" square nuts on both drums (just loosen until drum spins on torsion tube, do not remove them). Loosen the remaining square nuts on the other spring. (if the spring is broken in the middle than it obviously will not be under tension so it wont be necessary to use the winding bars on it.) Ok at this point you can slide the torsion tube out of the end bearing plate and rest it on the j-arm (connector between door and motor). The drums and springs can now be slid off of one side. If you have a center bearing bracket that does not have an opening then you will just have to slide the parts off one side at a time. none the less is almost never necessary to remove the end bearing plate. note: if it is tough to slide the springs try to hit them with  a hammer.

Step 2: Now carefully looking at the diagram above slide the new parts on the tube and insert the tube into the end bearing plate... note: the rule is "red is never right" so from the inside of your garage looking a at your torsion system you can determine right from left. At this point you should have a setup that looks like the above diagram. insert the 9/16" bolts and secure them with the corresponding nuts. You are now ready for applying torque to the system.

Step 3 Choose which spring you would like to tighten first it does not matter either way. Insert your winding bar and start winding upwards in quarter turn increments. The rule is "one full turn per each foot of garage door height" In other words a seven-foot-high garage door would have seven winds on the spring... note: one full turn is equal to four quarter turns... With galvanized springs it is a good idea to put an extra half turn on each spring to achieve the best balance..

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Important: after tensioning one spring lock it against the door with the one winding bar inserted into the cone... Then tighten the square set screws first by hand  until they hit the tube, then with the 3/8" wrench two-and-a-half-turns so its snug not to tight to where it crushes the tube.

now your set screws are tight and there is built up tension on one spring. Now you can insert the cables into the drums; spin the drum so that the cable winds up on the drum the left drum wraps counter clockwise, and the right clockwise. Hold the drum such that tension is on the cable while simultaneously tightening set screws the same as before. At this point with both cables on the drums you should now be able to remove the winding bar thereby distributing the torque of the tightened spring onto the cables. note: some people use vice grips but and tighten the drums first but it is not necessary with this easier more efficient method.

at this point you can wind your second spring using the winding method above and tighten the set screws on it. your door should now be balanced.

After the job is complete always check that the door travels smoothly and balanced by hand before attempting to use the motor.. this will help you prevent damaging the motor as you will see if there are any noises or if the door is hitting anything on the way up.

These are basic instructions. There are variables that can make this job more complex thus encouraging you to call a professional.