A loud bang and a door that suddenly won’t budge almost always means a broken spring. It’s one of the most common garage door failures — and one of the most dangerous to attempt yourself.
Spring Replacement
Both Spring Types
Common Spring Sizes
Parts & Labor Warranty
Garage door springs are rated for a set number of open-and-close cycles — typically 10,000 to 15,000 — after which the metal fatigues and snaps, usually without much warning beyond a loud bang. Texas heat accelerates this wear by drying out lubrication and causing the metal to expand and contract repeatedly through the year, which is why spring failure is one of the most common service calls we run across Fort Worth.
Torsion springs mount horizontally above the door on a metal shaft and are the standard on most garage doors installed in the last two decades — they’re more durable and provide smoother operation. Extension springs run along the horizontal tracks on either side of the door and are more common on older installations. Both fail the same way and both require specialized winding tools to replace safely.
A torsion spring is wound under several hundred pounds of tension to lift a door that can weigh 130-400 pounds. Without the correct winding bars, technique, and safety approach, a spring can release suddenly with enough force to cause serious injury or damage the door itself. This is the one garage door repair we consistently tell homeowners to leave to a trained technician.
We identify the correct spring type, size, and wind direction for your specific door and opener setup, replace both springs if the pair is aging together, and balance-test the door before we consider the job finished. Most spring replacements are completed in under an hour. If the opener strained or tripped its safety limit trying to compensate for the broken spring, we’ll also check it for damage — see our opener repair page if you suspect the motor itself took damage from being overworked.
Spring pricing depends mainly on spring type (torsion vs. extension), the number of springs needed, the size and cycle-rating required for your specific door’s weight, and whether both springs are being replaced together. We carry the common residential sizes on the truck, so most jobs don’t involve a return trip for parts. As with every repair we do, you get a flat-rate number after we’ve actually looked at the door — not a phone quote that changes once we’re in the driveway.
We work on torsion and extension springs regardless of which opener brand is paired with them — LiftMaster, Chamberlain, Genie, and Craftsman are the ones we see most often in Fort Worth. Whether it’s a broken torsion spring replacement or an extension spring replacement, we stock both spring types on the truck for same-day broken spring repair.
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