Broken Torsion Spring Replaced on a Wooden Garage Door in Kent
A snapped torsion spring on an older wooden door replaced with a new pair, wound and balanced.
- LocationKent, King County
- ProjectResidential · Repair
- ServiceBroken spring repair
- SystemTorsion spring system
An Older Wooden Door, Back in Balance
This older wooden door in Kent runs on a torsion spring system above the header, and one of its two springs had snapped. In the before photo you can see the gap in the right-hand spring where the coils have separated. With one spring gone the door was badly out of balance and far too heavy for the opener to lift safely.
Next Door Garage Door Service carried out a broken spring repair, replacing both springs rather than just the broken one. A wooden door is heavier than a steel one and the springs have to be sized for that weight; fitting a matched new pair keeps the lift even across the door and avoids a return visit when the second old spring gives out.
The new springs were wound to tension, the cables and drums checked, and the door run through its full travel to confirm it balances and the opener lifts it without strain. Wooden doors in particular benefit from a periodic tune-up to keep the hardware and finish in good order.
Services used on this project
- Broken spring repairBroken torsion spring removed; new matched pair fitted, wound to tension and the door rebalanced and tested
BeforeAfter
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Before and After
The broken spring on the shaft before, and the new pair of springs after. Click any photo to view it larger.
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