Garage Door Spring – What You Need To Know

If you are like most people, you probably have paid very little attention to your garage door springs. While understandable, this oversight is also a bit unfair. There’s really no single part on your garage door and garage door opener that is more important to the raising and lowering of the door. That’s one reason for paying some respect to the springs.

Garage Door Spring Dangers

Springs should never be adjusted or repaired by individuals who are not properly trained to perform this task. Spring replacements are dangerous because when installing the new springs, they are places under extreme tension. Without the proper tools and training, property can be damaged and more importantly, serious personal injury can occur. Continuing to operate your door with a broken spring is very dangerous and can cause additional damage to the garage door and electric opener systems.

Two Types of Garage Door Springs

There are two different types of springs used on garage doors. Torsion springs are attached just above the closed garage door, while extension springs are located above the upper tracks on both sides.

Out of Balance Springs

The best sign of a well-functioning garage door is that it opens and closes smoothly and quietly. When it stops working as it should, the problem can be serious. Try operating the garage door manually (pull the cord attached to the arm connecting the rail trolley system to the door). If the door continues to be difficult to operate, the problem could be that the springs are out of balance. In this case, you can be confident that the problem isn’t going to fix itself.

And failing to fix it could result in an escalating list of worn and broken parts. Call Us ASAP

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