Garage Door Spring Replacement

Garage door springs do all the lifting — the opener just moves the door. When a spring breaks, the door won't open or the opener strains and stops halfway. You'll hear a loud pop, sometimes in the middle of the night when temperature drops.

Revilla Garage Door Services works with two types: torsion springs (mounted on a shaft above the door) and extension springs (running along the horizontal track on each side). Most residential doors in the area use torsion springs. They're safer, last longer, and can be replaced without taking the door apart.

Standard springs that come with builder-grade doors are rated for 10,000 cycles — about seven years if you open the door three to four times a day. The business installs high-cycle springs rated for 25,000 or 30,000 cycles. They cost a bit more upfront but last two to three times longer. Texas heat accelerates metal fatigue, so higher-cycle springs make sense here.

“If one spring breaks, the other spring has the same wear and cycles on it and will fail soon — often within a few weeks.”

If one spring breaks, the other is under the same wear and will fail soon. Both springs get replaced at the same time. A single-spring replacement on a door with an old second spring means a callback in a month.

Typical replacement takes 60 to 90 minutes for a standard two-car door. The old spring is measured (wire size, inside diameter, length), matched to the weight of the door, and the new springs are wound to the correct tension. Winding torsion springs generates serious force — this isn't a DIY job. Injuries from homeowners who try it happen every year.

Cables, rollers, and track alignment are also checked while the springs are being replaced. A broken spring often damages the cable on that side when it snaps.

Most spring replacements across Greater the area County are done same-day if you call in the morning. The truck carries the common sizes. Custom springs for oversized or commercial doors are ordered and installed within a few days.