New Springs, Balanced and Tested

A torsion spring is a coiled steel bar held under load, and every open and close cycle costs it a little of its life. When one spring of a pair breaks, the door suddenly weighs far more than the remaining spring can lift, which is why the door drops hard or stops halfway. The remaining spring has been carrying the same number of cycles and the same corrosion, so replacing only the broken one leaves the door uneven and sets you up for the same call in a few weeks. We replace springs in matched pairs of the same wire size and cycle rating, which is why the door runs level afterwards instead of sitting crooked.

Wind-up is the part nobody should attempt in a driveway. The springs hold enough stored energy to hurt someone badly, and the winding bars are real tools with a real technique. We release tension, fit the new springs, wind them to the correct number of turns, then balance the door so it stays put at the halfway point and lifts with light hand pressure. In Pembroke Pines, Weston and Cooper City, sun-facing metal doors and warm garages make heat and corrosion a bigger factor than in most parts of the country, so we also check the drums, cables and center bearing while the springs are off and tell you honestly what else is near the end of its life.