How To Fix Garage Door Extension Springs

How to replace a garage door spring.

How to fix garage door extension springs.

Garage door springs offset the weight of the door and allow it to open and close with ease. We won t cover how to replace garage door extension spring systems in this story. Following are the steps necessary to replace one or more of these springs while taking safety precautions. But we ll show you garage door spring replacement on the more common torsion springs the kind that mount on a bar above the garage door.

Extension springs the other kind of garage door springs are torsion springs run alongside the upper garage door tracks the ones that run parallel to the ceiling and stretch or extend out and back to help lift the garage door. Garage door spring repair costs an average of 250 for both materials and labor with a typical range between 150 and 350 which includes replacing two springs for multi door garages or installs needing other components replaced you might pay up to 500. One at the end of each spring and one at the top of the vertical door track they also have two cables on each side. Let s get into it.

Doors with extension springs have two sets of pulleys which are sometimes called sheaves. One cable attaches to the bottom of the door runs up and over the pulley above the door and around the spring pulley and then attaches to the door track bracket. Garage door springs cost. Depending on where you live doing this garage door spring replacement job yourself might save you 200 or more.

Garage door springs alone cost 30 to 100 for a torsion spring and 20 to 50 for an extension spring. Garage door spring repair costs 40 to 150 for a tune up or replacing cables. Repair almost always means replacement but you might only need to balance the door and lubricate the springs. Disconnect the opener from the door by pulling the dangling handle.