The work
What spring replacement actually involves
Torsion or extension, and how long they are meant to last
Torsion springs sit on a bar above the door and wind up as it closes. Extension springs run along the horizontal tracks on each side and stretch. Torsion is the more common modern arrangement, lasts longer and behaves better if it breaks.
Springs are rated in cycles, one open and one close being a cycle, and a standard spring is often around ten thousand. A household opening the door four times a day gets through that in roughly seven years.
Extension springs should always have a containment cable running through them. Without one, a spring that breaks under tension becomes a projectile inside the garage.
Cycle life
Paying more for the spring is the cheapest upgrade on the door
Springs are one of the few components where spending more buys a straightforwardly proportional increase in life.
High-cycle springs are physically larger and rated for two or three times the cycles of a standard set, and the price difference is modest against the labour of a visit.
Since almost all of the cost of replacing springs is the call rather than the part, buying the longer-lived spring means fewer calls, which is where the actual saving is.
Failure points
Two things that go wrong
Wrong spring for the door's weight
“How are you determining the correct spring for this door's weight?”
Springs are matched to the weight and height of the specific door. A set chosen approximately leaves a door that is unbalanced from the day it is fitted, wearing the opener and never quite sitting where it should.
Cables and bearings left in place
“Are the cables and bearings being replaced at the same time?”
Cables and the bearings at the ends of the torsion bar have worn through exactly the same cycles as the spring. Replacing the spring alone is the cheapest quote and the one most likely to bring somebody back.
Before you book spring replacement
How we rank →Six checks, in the order they save you the most. None of them takes longer than a phone call, and the first one is the reason two quotes for the same job can be a thousand apart.
Where we cover it
Garage Doors shortlists by city
Every shortlist →A company offering spring replacement appears in the published list for its own market. Each one names the editor who built it and the date they last checked it.
On the lists
Companies that list spring replacement
Drawn from the profiles where this service is recorded, not from what a company advertises.
Precision Garage Door Service Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Superstar garage door and gate services
Los Angeles, CA
LA Beverly Hills Garage Door Experts
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles Garage Door's Repair Services
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles Skill Garage Door's
Los Angeles, CA
Just In Time Garage Doors
Los Angeles, CA
Common questions about spring replacement
Who handles spring replacement?
Spring replacement is handled by garage door companies. Not every company in the trade takes this work on, so each ranking lists the services a company genuinely performs rather than everything it advertises.
What should I ask before booking spring replacement?
Ask what the quote includes and excludes, who is doing the work, whether a permit is needed and who is pulling it, and what the workmanship warranty covers. Get the answers in writing before anyone starts.
How do I compare quotes for this?
Put them on one sheet line by line. Differences in price almost always turn out to be differences in scope, material grade or warranty length rather than margin.
Is spring replacement priced separately from the rest of the job?
Usually it is a line inside a larger quote rather than its own invoice, which is exactly why the exclusions matter. Ask for it itemised so you can compare that line between companies instead of comparing two totals.
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