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Garage Door Spring Repair Colorado Springs
A broken torsion or extension spring can leave a heavy steel door stuck shut, or worse, slam down without warning. North Star Garage Door replaces springs safely and the same day across Colorado Springs. Call (719) 428-2549.
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What a Broken Spring Looks Like
A garage door that will not budge, or one that dropped shut with a bang, almost always points to a broken spring. Torsion springs mount on a shaft above the door and hold the tension that lifts several hundred pounds of steel every time the opener runs. Extension springs, common on older doors, stretch along the horizontal tracks instead. Both types are rated for a set number of open-close cycles, and once that count is used up the coil gives out, often loudly enough to hear from inside the house.
The failure is rarely subtle. The door feels much heavier than normal if you try to lift it by hand, the opener strains and reverses, or one side of the door hangs lower than the other because only one spring let go. None of that is something to force through. If the door will not fully close and you need it secured overnight, our 24 hour garage door repair team can respond the same night.
Spring Problems We Repair
Broken torsion springs
Torsion springs mounted above the door are the most common failure we see in the Springs, especially on the first hard freeze of the year when the steel loses flexibility. We match the wire gauge and wind direction exactly so the door lifts evenly again.
Worn extension springs
Older doors, especially on Westside and Old Colorado City homes, often still run extension springs along the side tracks. We replace them with safety cables installed so a snapped spring cannot fly loose.
Cable damage from a spring break
When a spring lets go under tension it frequently frays or snaps the lift cable at the same time. We check both drums and cables every time we replace a spring, not just the coil itself.
Door that will not stay open
If the door creeps back down or the opener strains and reverses partway up, a weakened spring is usually losing tension unevenly. For openers that are also struggling, our garage door opener repair covers the motor side of the same problem.
Uneven or crooked doors
A door hanging lower on one side almost always means only one spring failed. We always inspect the second spring for wear and recommend replacing both when they are close in age.
Loud bangs or grinding
A sudden bang followed by a door that will not move is the classic sign of a snapped torsion spring. Grinding or squealing usually means the spring is close to failing and has not let go yet.
Why Springs Fail in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs sits above 6,000 feet, and cold is hard on wound steel. A torsion spring that worked fine all summer can snap on the first single-digit morning in December, because the metal loses some flexibility in a deep freeze right as the coil is under its highest tension. That is why our spring calls cluster in winter, and why entire streets in newer neighborhoods like Briargate and the Powers corridor see a wave of failures in the same season, since many of those homes have the same builder-grade springs installed around the same year.
Every spring also carries a rated cycle life, the number of times it can open and close before the metal fatigues. A typical residential torsion spring is rated for somewhere around 10,000 cycles, which works out to roughly seven to ten years of average daily use, sooner if the door gets a lot of traffic or the springs were undersized when the door was first installed. Once a spring is near the end of its life, replacing it before it snaps is safer than waiting for the failure.
How a Spring Replacement Visit Works
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Call and describe the door
Tell us what happened at (719) 428-2549: a bang, a door that will not lift, or one hanging crooked. We can usually tell over the phone whether it is a torsion or extension spring and bring the right size.
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On-site inspection
A background-checked technician inspects both springs, the cables, and the drums, since a break on one side often means the other spring is close behind.
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Upfront quote
You get a clear, no-obligation quote before we touch anything. Your price depends on the spring type, the door's size and weight, and whether one or both springs need replacing.
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Same-day replacement
We install correctly rated springs, balance the door by hand, and run the opener through a full cycle before we leave.
One Spring or Both?
When only one spring has broken, it is tempting to replace just that one and move on. We usually recommend replacing both at the same time, because torsion springs are installed in pairs and wear at close to the same rate. A five-year-old spring paired with a brand-new one puts uneven strain on the door and the opener, and it often means a second service call within a year or two. If you are weighing a full spring system replacement rather than a single swap, our garage door spring replacement page covers that option in more detail. Either way, we tell you plainly what we are seeing on your specific springs rather than defaulting to the more expensive answer.
Our spring snapped at 6am and the door wouldn't budge with my truck stuck inside. Someone was out within a couple hours, replaced both springs, and showed me exactly why the old ones failed. Door feels brand new.Ryan P.
I heard a loud bang and thought the door was broken for good. Turned out to be a routine spring job. Fast, honest, and he didn't try to upsell me on a new door.Colleen M.
Spring Broken? We Can Fix It Today.
North Star Garage Door is locally owned, fully licensed and insured, and every spring replacement is backed by a parts-and-labor warranty. Call (719) 428-2549 for same-day spring repair anywhere in Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region.
Call (719) 428-2549Garage Door Spring Repair Questions
Can I open my garage door manually if a spring is broken?
You can usually release the opener and lift the door by hand briefly, but a door with a broken spring is much heavier than it looks and can drop suddenly if the cables are also compromised. Treat it as a one-time move to clear a car, not a way to keep using the door until we arrive.
How long do garage door springs actually last?
Most residential torsion springs are rated for around 10,000 open-close cycles, which averages to roughly seven to ten years of typical household use. Cold snaps and undersized original springs both shorten that, which is part of why we see so many failures on the coldest mornings of the year.
Should I replace one spring or both?
If both springs are close in age, which is typical since they are installed as a pair, we recommend replacing both even though only one has broken. It keeps the door balanced and avoids a second service call once the older spring gives out.
Is a broken spring dangerous to fix myself?
Yes. Torsion springs are wound under enough stored tension to cause serious injury if they release while you are working on them, and the winding bars have to be used correctly. This is the one repair we strongly recommend leaving to a trained technician.
Do you carry springs for older or less common doors?
We stock a range of torsion and extension springs on the truck, including sizes that fit older Westside and Old Colorado City doors as well as newer builder-grade installations across the Springs.