Garage Door Spring Repair
Spring snapped with a bang? Leave the door where it is and call, any hour, anywhere in the five Valley cities.
Open 24/7 · The exact price is confirmed on site before any work starts.
Garage door spring repair means replacing the worn or broken springs that lift your door's weight, then balancing the door so it moves evenly. We serve Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage, Indian Wells, La Quinta and Cathedral City. Springs start at $150 per spring, and the exact price is confirmed on site before work starts.
Garage Door Spring Repair: How to Tell a Spring Has Given Out
- A loud bang from the garage, followed by a door that will not lift.
- The opener runs, but the door rises a few inches or not at all.
- You can see a gap or a break in the coil over the door.
- The door drops faster than it used to, or feels crooked when it moves.
Do not try to wind, loosen or move a spring yourself, because it holds enough energy to cause a serious injury. Leave the door closed, and call us any hour.
Heat, Dry Grease and Hard-Working Springs
A spring lives above the door, in the hottest air in the garage. When the lubricant on the coils and bearings dries out, the spring drags and works harder, and a spring that works harder wears sooner. We check the lubrication whenever we replace a spring. A yearly look at the coils, the center bracket and the end bearings is a cheap way to catch a worn spring before it breaks.
The First Week Back After a Quiet Summer
Many Valley homes sit closed through the summer and get used every day again once the season starts. A spring that was already worn can give out in the first week of daily use. If you are coming back for the season, have the door checked before you rely on it.
What We Do on a Spring Call
- We make sure the door is closed and secured before we touch any hardware.
- We check the door's weight and the old spring's size, so the new spring matches the door.
- We replace the spring and inspect the cables, drums and bearings around it.
- We balance the door so it stays put halfway up, then test a full cycle.
Springs and lift cables work as a team, so ask about cable repair if a cable is frayed too. A door that still struggles after a new spring may need opener repair. We serve Palm Desert, Indian Wells and La Quinta, and the contact page reaches us at any hour.
Starting Prices for Garage Door Spring Repair
- Garage Door Spring Replacement per spring
- From $150
- Diagnostic Service Call $0 with a completed repair
- $0
The $150 starts one spring. The right size and the number of springs depend on your door's weight.
Garage Door Spring Repair Questions
Can I use the door if a spring is broken?
Please don't. Without its spring the door is very heavy, the opener can burn out and the door can fall. Leave it closed and call us any hour, and ask for emergency garage door repair if it is stuck.
Why did my spring break with a loud bang?
A torsion spring stores a lot of energy. When a worn coil gives way, that energy is released at once, which makes the bang. It means the spring reached the end of its life. See our garage door repair page for what else we check.
How do you know which spring my door needs?
Springs are matched to the door's weight, so we check the door and the old spring before we fit a new one. A spring that is too weak or too strong leaves the door unbalanced and strains the opener, which is a job for opener repair.