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.
Broken garage door torsion springs.
If it is really heavy then you most likely have a broken garage door spring.
Use our handy charts to determine what replacement spring you need torsion springs extension springs torquemaster spring.
Torsion springs are mounted over the garage door and they have a shaft running through the middle.
Replacing garage door springs is not a do it yourself project replacement requires special tools and techniques to prevent injury.
Otherwise replace both the left and right springs at the same time to save yourself from having to do the job twice.
You heard a very loud bang in the garage.
If your garage door springs are worn or even broken don t spend money on a professional installer.
The size of the door and the type of spring system determines how difficult opening the door will be.
If your garage door isn t operating properly the torsion springs are likely to blame.
A garage door that has a broken spring has nothing to support its weight.
Garage door springs alone cost 30 to 100 for a torsion spring and 20 to 50 for an extension spring.
Replace your garage door springs.
If you re concerned about tackling this project on your own consider hiring out the job to a professional.
Look at our selection and choose the right size for your garage door.
We can provide you with all the components you need and have an instructional video on how to replace the torsion springs.
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.
Next try to lift the door.
Garage door springs to repair fix change and replace broken springs including torsion and torquemaster springs.
It doesn t get any easier than that.
Garage door spring cost.
Repairing a broken garage door spring costs 40 to 80 for winding balancing and lubricating the springs.
Your garage door.
When a spring breaks on a garage door an immense amount of energy is displaced.