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Spring replacement

A broken spring replaced the same day, both springs at once

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How long
About an hour, same day on most calls

Garage door springs do the lifting: the opener only guides the door. Each time the door goes up and down the spring winds and unwinds once, and the springs most builders fit are made for about ten thousand of those cycles, which is seven to ten years for most families.

We carry springs on every truck, so most spring calls are done the same day. We fit high-cycle springs, rated for twenty thousand cycles, wound to the weight of your door, and we replace both springs on a two-spring door, because they have done the same work and the second is never far behind. While we’re up there we check the cables, drums and bottom brackets, oil the rollers and hinges and finish with a balance and safety test.

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A new black torsion spring on its steel shaft above a garage door, a gloved hand holding a steel winding bar in the spring’s cone

What's included

  • Two 20,000-cycle springs
  • Wound to the door’s weight
  • Cables and drums checked
  • Rollers and hinges oiled
  • Balance and safety test

Typical jobs

  • A spring that snapped with a bang overnight
  • Extension springs swapped for torsion
  • A heavy wooden door re-sprung
  • Springs for a door that got heavier with new windows

Questions

How do I know a spring has broken?

Usually a loud bang from the garage, then a door that won’t lift or that the opener strains to raise a few inches. Look up at the shaft over the door: a broken torsion spring has a gap of a couple of inches between two coils.

Can I replace a spring myself?

Please don’t. A torsion spring holds the door’s whole weight wound up on the shaft, and winding or unwinding it without the right bars and training is how people get badly hurt. It’s the one job on a garage door that should always be left to a technician.

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Questions about doors, springs, openers, prices and the towns we cover

Hi! Ask me what Bellamy fixes and fits, what a spring repair or a new door usually costs, how soon a truck can come or which towns we cover. For an exact price, a free quote is the way: call (740) 555-0143.

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