Garage Door Spring Repair in Port St. Lucie

Springs do the heavy lifting on your garage door, not the opener. When one breaks, the door becomes too heavy to lift safely. Here’s what to know.

How to tell a spring has broken

• You heard a sharp bang from the garage, often while the door was closed
• There’s a two-inch gap in the coiled spring on the bar above the door
• The opener strains, lifts the door a few inches, then stops or reverses
• The door slams down quickly or feels extremely heavy
• One or both cables hang loose

Why springs fail

Springs are rated in cycles. The typical builder-grade spring lasts around 10,000 open-close cycles. A household that uses the garage as its front door can use that up in under a decade, which is why so many homes built during Port St. Lucie’s 2000s boom are now on their first or second spring replacement. Rust from humidity and coastal air adds stress points, and a door that’s out of balance wears springs faster.

Torsion and extension springs

Most Port St. Lucie homes have torsion springs on a shaft above the door. Some older or lighter doors use extension springs along the tracks, which should always have a safety cable running through them. Converting an extension spring door to torsion is sometimes worth it for smoother, safer operation.

What a good spring replacement looks like

• Springs sized by weighing or measuring the door, not by guessing
• Both springs replaced on two-spring doors
• An option for high-cycle springs if the garage is your main entrance
• Inspection of cables, drums, center and end bearings, and rollers
• A balance test (the door should stay in place halfway up) and an opener force and auto-reverse check
• A written warranty on parts and labor

Please don’t DIY this one

Torsion springs are wound under very high tension. Improper tools, like screwdrivers instead of winding bars, cause serious hand, arm and head injuries every year. This is one garage door job worth leaving to a technician.

See typical spring replacement ranges in our Port St. Lucie cost guide. If the door is crooked too, you may also need cable or track repair.