Broken Garage Door Torsion Spring

If your garage door isn t operating properly the torsion springs are likely to blame.

Broken garage door torsion spring.

The springs used by our competition range anywhere from 5 000 10 000 cycles whereas we use a high grade steel spring rated for 25 000 50 000 cycles. A garage door should not be opened until the spring is repaired. Just like car tires are rated by miles garage door springs are rated by an estimated number of cycles 1 cycle your garage door going up and down one time. Having heard the horror stories associated with diy torsion spring replacements i was concerned about my ability to tackle my garage door repair on my own.

You will have to look up at the springs to determine if one is broken. A garage door that has a broken spring has nothing to support its weight. A garage door that is bent at the top upper section can also be a glaring and costly sign of a broken torsion spring. Otherwise replace both the left and right springs at the same time to save yourself from having to do the job twice.

If your garage door has two torsion springs the second spring will keep the cables tight and on the drums. If you have a wayne dalton torquemaster system pictured below the springs will be inside a tube. First do not try to lift the door by hand or using the opener as you can hurt yourself lifting a heavy garage door by hand and burn out the opener using it to try to open a door with a broken spring. Install new or use this pair of left install new or use this pair of left and right wound torsion springs to replace broken sectional garage door torsion springs.

All dura lift springs meet the dasma standard rating of 10 000 plus door open and close cycles. The size of the door and the type of spring system determines how difficult opening the door will be. I wanted to thank you for the overall great customer service garage door nation recently provided me regarding a broken torsion spring on my 7 x16 garage door. This occurs when your motor tries to open the door but the torsion spring does not comply as a result the garage door opener is forcing the door to open and can subsequently bend it at the top section.

You may also notice your garage door falling to the floor much.