We’ll level with you. There are a number of garage door repairs you can do yourself, provided you’re pretty handy with a toolkit. However, faulty garage door springs are not one of those times to test your DIY skills. These springs are under an incredible amount of tension. It’s this tension that makes raising and lowering the door feel so easy. Yet if the springs suddenly snap or are otherwise released, they can cause serious bodily injury or even death.
Similarly, your garage door’s cables can pose a risk as well, especially if you can see they’re frayed, stretch, brittle or rusted. You might be able to deal with them yourself, but if there’s anything else out of line or ready to break, it could become a dangerous situation. That’s what we’re here to take care of – better safe than sorry.
That’s why it is so important to call us for any garage door spring or cable repair. It’s a dangerous job, but we have both the expertise and special tools to perform these garage door repairs safely. In the meantime, though, learn how to know the signs and symptoms your extension or torsion springs are wearing out. It’s always best to have a garage door specialist replace the springs before they actually break. A broken spring can’t only hurt you, it can hurt your property and even cause your garage door to fall.
Don’t worry; figuring out if you need service for your garage door’s worn out springs is easy. And so is taking care of them to make them last as long as possible, which minimizes repair costs and chance of total garage door failure. Here’s our best advice for safe garage door spring repair:
Know the Signs You’re Headed Towards a Spring Repair Service Visit
Extension springs have a notoriously shorter lifespan than torsion springs, but even the highest-cycle torsion spring will eventually near those last few cycles. Symptoms of broken garage door springs include:
- Visible rust and corrosion
- Deformation of extension spring coils
- Visible break in the spring
- Door opens very slowly and closes too quickly
- Door operates in a jerky movement
- Gaps in torsion spring coils
Getting that worn out garage door spring fixed by a professional ASAP is key to preserving the rest of your garage door, its parts, and your overhead door opener, too. All the parts and pieces of your garage door and its infrastructure work together, so if you try to keep using a door you know is damaged, all you’re doing is increasing the repair costs once you do finally call in a garage door service company.
When’s the Last Time You Inspected Your Springs?
You should give your garage door springs, cables, tracks and other door hardware a visual inspection seasonally. Look for any signs of rust, fraying, or brittleness. Gently remove surface rusts with a wire brush and lubricate appropriate parts. Replace any nuts, bolts, hinges or rollers that need it. This whole mini maintenance routine doesn’t cost much in time or money, and it could save you a lot of cost and bother down the road.
You should probably have your garage door’s springs and cables inspected by a garage door professional on an annual basis. Yearly professional inspections and tune-ups can lengthen the life of your garage door and its opener, saving you money and the inconvenience of a broken garage door.
If you’ve noticed a problem with your garage door’s springs, please do not hesitate to give us a call. We offer 24/7 emergency visits in addition to our appointments during normal business hours. Serving the Greater Sacramento area and surrounding neighborhoods, SACS GARAGE DOOR REPAIR features certified and insured technicians who are friendly, efficient experts in their field. All services we perform are 100% quality and satisfaction guaranteed.