Springs
Broken garage door spring repair in Fishers
The spring carries the weight of the door. Once it breaks, the door is far too heavy to lift safely, and the opener shouldn't try either. Leave the door where it is and call.
Your call goes to an independent garage door contractor.
Signs a spring has broken
- A bang
- One loud crack from the garage, often heard from inside the house.
- A gap
- A coil above the door with a space cut into it, or a long side spring in two pieces.
- The door stops low
- The opener hums, the door rises a few inches, then it stops.
- A loose cable
- A lift cable hanging slack beside the door.
Until it's fixed
Keep people and cars out of the door's path, and read why springs are dangerous if anyone at home is tempted to try it.
- Don't run the opener. The motor wasn't built to lift a door without its springs, and it can damage itself or the door.
- Don't pry at the cables or at the brackets on the ends of the shaft.
- If you can do it without touching the door, take a photo of the springs to describe them on the phone.
What to ask the contractor
Many doors have two springs above the door, and both have done the same amount of work. When one breaks, the other is often close behind, so ask whether it makes sense to replace both.
Ask them to show you the door staying put at halfway when they finish. That tells you the new spring suits the door's weight.
Need someone to look at the door?
Call this number to reach an independent contractor. Say what the door is doing, whether it is stuck open or shut, and what happened just before it stopped.