Broken Torsion Spring Garage Door

The importance of garage door springs.

Broken torsion spring garage door.

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. If this is not the type of springs you see you likely have an extension spring system. Torsion spring garage door systems have one or more springs that run along a metal shaft called a torsion tube. A garage door that is bent at the top upper section can also be a glaring and costly sign of a broken torsion spring.

If you have a wayne dalton torquemaster system pictured below the springs will be inside a tube. Until it s broken that is and you re stuck in the garage with a door that won t open and a car that can. 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 should not be opened until the spring is repaired. How to open a garage door with a broken torsion spring. 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. The springs are what makes it easy for the garage door to be lifted via the garage door opener or even manually despite the weight.

If your garage door isn t operating properly the torsion springs are likely to blame. Otherwise replace both the left and right springs at the same time to save yourself from having to do the job twice. The garage door is usually very heavy. If your garage door has two torsion springs the second spring will keep the cables tight and on the drums.

All dura lift springs meet the dasma standard rating of 10 000 plus door open and close cycles. You may also notice your garage door falling to the floor much. Both the winding and stationary cones are professionally installed for safe operation. These springs are located above the garage door opening near the header.

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. There are two main types of garage door springs torsion springs and extension springs. This video will show you how to open a garage door if one of the torsion spring is broken. If you re concerned about tackling this project on your own consider hiring out the job to a professional.

A garage door spring is one of those household items you probably never think about.