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Garage door spring specialists in Glendale, AZ
You heard a bang from the garage and the door has not lifted since, so tell us what it did and someone from our team calls you back.
What you get
A door that goes up on the first press again
Garage door spring repair in Glendale, AZ, starts at the spring, not at the opener. The spring is the part that carries the weight of the door. Once a coil breaks, the opener is lifting every pound of that door on its own, and a motor built for a balanced door may not carry that load for long. The work is a pair of springs matched to the door, wound to the right tension, then a balance test with the opener released.
- Both springs changed as a pair, so the door rides level from the first press.
- A spring matched to the door weight, wound and balanced before the door moves.
- The torsion bar, drums and cables checked while the tension is off.
- Old springs and packaging taken away, the garage left clear.
- A price agreed before a spring is unwound, and the number repeated at the door.
Signs
5 signs a spring has broken
A bang from inside the garage
The coil let go all at once, and the door has been dead weight ever since.
The door opens a few inches and stops
The opener is pulling against a weight it was never built to move.
A gap in the coil above the door
On a torsion spring the break shows as a split in the wire, often with a short piece hanging loose.
The door sits crooked in the opening
On a door with 2 springs, that can mean one has failed and the other is carrying the load alone, though a slack cable looks the same.
The door will not stay open past halfway
A door with working springs holds its position. One that slides back down has lost its lift.
3 steps
How it works
Tell us what the door is doing, by phone or the form, and say whether you heard a bang
Someone from our team calls you back and goes over the options, including both springs as a pair
The springs are matched to the door weight, and the door is balanced with the opener released, so it holds at half height
Costs
What spring repair costs in Glendale
| Job | Published national range | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Torsion springs, both | $150 to $350 | HomeGuide, Oct 2026 |
| Extension springs, both | $120 to $200 | HomeGuide, Oct 2026 |
| Torsion spring and bar | $200 to $400 | HomeGuide, Oct 2026 |
| Spring and cable together | $200 to $500 | HomeGuide, Oct 2026 |
| Convert extension to torsion | $400 to $800+ | HomeGuide, Oct 2026 |
| Service call fee | $50 to $75 | Angi, 2026 data |
Published ranges, read October 25, 2026. One source per row, not a quote.
Replacing 1 spring on a 2 spring door leaves the second spring at the same age with the same cycles on it, so the pair is the number to plan around. The wire size and the cycle rating go on the job sheet, so the next spring can be compared with this one. For the wider picture, what garage door repair costs in Glendale sets spring work beside cables, openers and panels.
Springs
Types of spring in Glendale homes
3 kinds of spring turn up on Glendale doors, from a 1920s bungalow near downtown to a 1990s tract house in Arrowhead Ranch.
Torsion spring. A coil on a steel bar above the door, wound tight as the door closes and released as it opens. It breaks at the coil, and the door goes heavy in a single movement.
Extension spring. A stretch spring above each horizontal track, with a cable running through the middle. It fails at the end hook or in the coil, and the door can jump when it lets go.
High cycle torsion. A torsion spring made from heavier wire and rated for more cycles. It costs more up front and can earn that back on a door that runs many times a day.
Panels and doors
Repair or replace?
A broken spring is replaced rather than repaired. A snapped coil is not welded or rewound in place. The real decision is 1 spring or 2, and whether a pair of extension springs should become a torsion set. On a 2 spring door, change both. On extension springs that have already been changed once, price the conversion. HomeGuide says torsion springs stay contained when they break and give smoother operation and longer spring life, and the conversion adds new cable drums and a torsion shaft. What the door does after the swap matters more than the label on the box. It should hold at half height with the opener released, and it should not need a shove to start moving.
Springs
Heat takes the cycles first
Glendale heat does not break a spring by itself, and the published life ratings count cycles, not degrees. A door that runs 4 times a day uses about 1,460 cycles a year (4 x 365). HomeGuide rates a torsion spring at 10,000 to 20,000 cycles, which it puts at 7 to 14 years in a typical home, and an extension spring at 5,000 to 15,000 cycles, or 4 to 10 years. A house with 3 drivers gets to the end sooner than a house with one. Springs do not fail on a schedule. The count runs on every open and every close, whether 1 car uses the door or 3.
Springs
What a spring swap involves
The door comes off the opener before anything is unwound. That is the first move, because a motor left connected can be strained during the work. The springs are wound down with 2 steel bars, the old coils lifted off, and the new pair slid on and wound back to the turns the door weight calls for. Drums and cables are checked while the tension is off, because a cable that has jumped a drum will not show itself once the door is under load. The last step is the balance test: the door is run by hand to half height and should stay there. If it drifts up or down, the springs are wrong and the door goes back to the bars.
5 questions
What people ask us
Still have a question? Call (747) 243-2089 and say what the door is doing.
Can a broken spring be repaired instead of replaced?
Not in practice. A coil that has snapped is replaced as a unit, with a new spring matched to the door weight and the old one taken away.
Do both springs have to be changed?
On a door with 2 springs, yes. The second spring has the same cycles on it and can fail soon after the first. Changing one can mean a second visit, and the door can run crooked in between. The pair is priced together.
Is it safe to keep pressing the button?
No. With a spring gone, the opener is dragging the full weight of the door, and the door can come down hard once it is released. Leave the door shut, keep the car outside, and tell us which spring broke and when.
Why did it break now, with no warning?
A spring can give little warning. HomeGuide lists gaps in the coils, rust, a door that tilts or moves unevenly and a door that is hard to lift by hand as signs a spring needs attention, and they are easy to miss. Cycles and the weight of the door count toward the end, which is why a balance check once a year is worth the visit.
Does the color on the spring tell you the size?
It is a starting point, not the answer. Wire size, inside diameter and length set the spring, and the door weight confirms the choice. Two springs of the same color can be different springs, which is why the door gets weighed and balanced rather than matched by paint.
Keep reading
Guides and next steps
- Garage door cable repair: a cable that jumped a drum often turns up at the same visit as a spring.
- Off track doors: a door that came down hard can leave a roller out of the rail.
- Yearly tune up: the balance and spring check that catches a tired spring before it snaps.
- What garage door repair costs in Glendale: every published range on one page, source by source.
- The Glendale garage door guide: how a door system works and which part fails first.
- Opener repair and replacement: Garage door opener repair in Glendale, AZ, is mostly a process of elimination.
- Panel repair and door replacement: One damaged section can come out and a matched one go in, and the rest of the door stays where it is.
- Stuck door help, day or night: A stuck door is a problem with a sequence, and the sequence starts with the door left alone.
- New door installation: Garage door installation in Glendale starts on the ground, with a tape on the opening.
Sources
HomeGuide, Garage Door Spring Replacement Cost, https://homeguide.com/costs/garage-door-spring-replacement-cost (opens in a new tab), read October 25, 2026. HomeGuide, Garage Door Repair Cost, https://homeguide.com/costs/garage-door-repair-cost (opens in a new tab), read October 25, 2026. Angi, How Much Do Garage Door Repairs Cost? 2026 Data (updated October 21, 2026), read October 25, 2026.
