Garage door spring and cable repair in Los Angeles
The springs do the lifting. When one breaks, the door suddenly feels like a slab of steel, and the cables that go with it need a look too. This is work for trained hands and the right tools, and the phone is open at any hour.
- Broken or worn springs
- Frayed or slipped cables
- Safe, tested results
Why springs and cables are the part to leave to a professional
A garage door weighs far more than it feels like, because its springs carry most of that weight. They are wound under tension, and the cables that run to the drums hold that tension in place.
When a spring breaks it often makes a loud bang, and the door will not lift by hand or by the opener. A fraying cable or a cable that has slipped off its drum is a warning of the same kind.
Replacing them calls for winding bars, the correct spring for the door and a balance check at the end. We do that work, and we tell you what we find on the cables, drums and brackets while we are there.
- Broken torsion and extension springs
- Frayed, kinked or slipped cables
- Worn drums and brackets
- A door that feels heavy or lifts crookedly
- A balance check once the work is done
What you get with Garage door springs
Handled by trained hands
Springs are wound under heavy tension. The work belongs with a technician who has the proper tools.
The right spring for the door
A spring has to suit the weight and size of the door. We check before we fit it.
Tested after the work
We run the door through its travel and check that it lifts evenly and stays where you stop it.
Phone open 24 hours
A door that will not lift at night still gets an answer when you call.
Signs a spring or cable has gone
They tend to show up in the same few ways.
- A loud bang from the garage
- The door will not rise, or rises a little and stops
- The opener hums but the door does not move
- A gap in the coil of a spring
- A cable that hangs loose or looks frayed
What happens during the work
The door is secured first, then the parts are changed in order.
We secure the door so it cannot drop
We remove the failed spring or cable
We fit the matching parts and set the tension
We balance the door and run it through several cycles
If you think a spring has broken
Keep the door closed, do not try to lift it by hand and do not use the opener against a door that will not move. Stay clear of the spring and the cables, and call us.
Garage door springs questions
Can I replace a garage door spring myself?
We advise against it. The tension in a spring is high, and the wrong tool or the wrong turn can injure you. This is a job for a trained technician.
Do springs and cables get replaced together?
Often they are looked at together. A cable or a drum that has worn can fail soon after a new spring goes in, so we check them while we are there.
Why will my door not open after a loud bang?
A broken spring is a common cause. Without it, the door is too heavy for the opener to lift.
Are the springs the same on every door?
No. Torsion springs sit above the door and extension springs run along the tracks, and each has to fit the weight of the door.
Other services we provide
Garage door repair
Noisy, slow or crooked doors, bent tracks, worn rollers and hinges, and damaged panels.
Garage door openers
Openers that hum, stall or ignore the remote: motors, controls and safety sensors.
Commercial garage doors
Overhead and roll-up doors on shops, offices and loading bays: repair and installation.
The photographs are illustrative AI images, not jobs of ours.
Broken spring or loose cable?
Tell us what the door or gate is doing and leave your number. We call you back.