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Your garage door can weigh anywhere from 130 to well over 300 pounds, and the springs are what make that weight feel light enough for a small motor, or your own arm, to lift. When a spring breaks, the whole system loses the counterbalance it depends on. That is why a snapped spring is one of the most common reasons a door suddenly refuses to open. Around The Clock Garage Door repairs and replaces garage door springs for homes and businesses throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California, and because we run 24/7, a broken spring at midnight gets the same attention as one at noon.
Garage doors use one of two spring systems, and knowing which one you have helps you understand the repair.
Torsion springs sit on a metal shaft above the door opening and store energy by twisting tightly as the door closes. They are common on heavier doors and tend to run more smoothly and last longer. Because they are wound under enormous tension, they have to be adjusted with proper winding bars, never pliers or a screwdriver.
Extension springs run along the horizontal tracks on either side of the door and stretch and contract as it moves. They are often found on lighter, single-car doors. A safety cable should run through each extension spring so that if it breaks, the pieces stay contained instead of flying across the garage.
Springs are rated in cycles, where one open and one close equals a single cycle. A spring is built for a set number of cycles, and every trip up and down uses one. A household that runs the door six or eight times a day burns through cycles faster than the owner realizes, which is why springs eventually fatigue and fail even when nothing was misused. Cool Bay Area mornings, rust, and skipped lubrication all shorten that lifespan. When one spring goes on a two-spring door, we usually recommend replacing both, since the second is the same age and close behind.
Of every repair a garage door needs, spring work is the one to leave to a professional. A wound torsion spring holds hundreds of pounds of force, and a slip or the wrong tool can cause serious injury. The correct winding bars, clamps, and balance adjustments matter as much as the part itself. Our technicians carry the right springs and tools, set the tension correctly, and test the door's balance before we leave, so it runs safely and the opener isn't left straining.
A door stuck down can trap a car, a delivery, or a whole workday. Because we are open 24/7, we handle spring repair and replacement for residential and commercial doors any hour, often the same day you call. We match the spring to your door's weight and size rather than forcing a one-size part, so your door lifts the way it should.
Have a broken spring or a door that suddenly feels too heavy to lift? Call Around The Clock Garage Door anytime at (650) 489-6631. We serve the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California, day or night.
The most common signs are a loud bang from the garage, a door that won't lift or an opener that strains and stops, a visible two- to three-inch gap in the spring above the door, or a door that hangs crooked. If the door suddenly feels far heavier to lift by hand, a spring has likely failed or is close to it. Call us and we can confirm the cause.
On a door with two springs, we generally recommend replacing both at the same time. They are the same age and have gone through the same number of cycles, so when one breaks the other is usually not far behind. Replacing both saves you a second service call and keeps the door balanced.
Torsion springs are wound under hundreds of pounds of tension, and releasing or adjusting that force without the proper winding bars and clamps can cause serious injury or damage. It also requires setting the balance correctly so the opener isn't overworked. It is genuinely the repair we most recommend leaving to a trained technician.
In most cases, yes. Around The Clock Garage Door is open 24/7 and carries common torsion and extension springs, so we can often repair or replace a broken spring the same day you call, including evenings and weekends, for both homes and businesses.