How to Fix Broken Spring on Garage Door

If your garage door spring snapped like mines and wonder if you can fix it yourself then you definitely can but need to be very cautious when winding up the spring because it can be extremely dangerous. I did this myself but I would recommend to ask a friend to help out.
Below is the website I found very helpful when I did this replacement. Scroll at the bottom of the page and it will ask you a few sizing questions and like I said in the video if you can't seem to figure out the exact size of the wire gauge (wire size) because it's so difficult to measure then go with a tad thicker wire just to be sure, unless you have a caliper which shows it perfectly. The diameter (ID) is easy to measure, usually they're 2" inches by standard and then lastly it's the total length which is also easy to measure.
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And here you can get the winding rods for the for the spring:
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[@l337pwnage]

Looks like you got it handled. I can see how left and right springs get mixed because they used to use "red" to mark "right", but then some lawyer got involved and now all bolts under tension are "red". It's really dumb. That plastic piece is actually a "bearing". Usually you want that as close to the center of the tube as possible as it supports the tube. Where the spring clamps on the tube doesn't really matter. Some systems even mount the springs onto the end brackets. IIRC, I think the recommendation for the set screws it 1/2 to 3/4 turn after contact, but don't take my word on that. I'd look it up again myself if I was going to do a door again. Also, if all else fails, the best is to weigh the door and use an online spring calculator to get the correct size. It's not an exact science, but there is only one correct spring for a given combined spec. i.e. when you combine the diameter + gauge + length that will correctly lift a certain range of door. Now you can get a smaller gauge shorter spring spring or a larger gauge longer spring for the same weight, and that will affect life span. 10,000 cycles is usually minimum, but you can get 70,000 cycles, and more, out of a larger spring. If you have a weak spring, when you tension it, it will be strong at the bottom and weak at the top. If you have a strong spring, it will be weak at the bottom and strong at the top(I may have that reversed, but you get the idea). Also, since it wasn't shown, after you tension the spring, you should stretch it before tightening it so it doesn't bind when operating. I forgot how far to stretch it, I think only about a 1/4", or the thickness of a coil, but I actually can't remember right now. Oh, and you are correct about setting the door a little "hot", the spring will "settle in". Also, nice upgrade with the apparently oil tempered spring. Those galvanized springs are notorious for not holding their strength over time. apologies for any spelling errors, auto-correct only catches certain things.

[@AlbanianFix]

Thanks a lot for the insightful “crash course” you just gave. Truly learned a lot just from your comment. Will definitely pin this comment for others to see and learn as well.

[@gg-mercenary7104]

@@AlbanianFix where can I but this spring

[@AlbanianFix]

@@gg-mercenary7104 look in the description about the size of your spring and then you can buy it almost anywhere online.

[@allizakowski7202]

If you look at the old and new springs at about the 4:27 point in the video, you have a left hand and a right hand spring, which is why you had to relocate the center point. Make sure you don't have left and right hand springs confused when ordering. If the spring is on the left side of the bracket, it is right wind, and if it is on the right of the bracket, it is left wind

[@latanyasm17]

Thank you for this

[@AlbanianFix]

Thanks for the insight 👍

[@SteveV2023]

But if he flipped one they'd look identical. How can you tell them apart?

[@popaki9484]

Thanks for the info! How do you know how much tension to wind it up before setting the screws?? My spring just broke! I’m going to attempt to fix it. I have two springs only one broke. Do you recommend I replace both? Also the door has been acting weird for a year now, i wonder if it was a sign the spring was going bad or if it’s the reason it failed. When is close the door it would close then reopen on its own. I had to adjust some knob that tells it to put less or more force. Any advice is appreciated. Thank you!

[@SteveV2023]

@Kali M. I just did my very first one and it was pretty easy. For my 7' door it was 31 quarter turns. You MUST use the turning bars!!!

[@fosmert877]

That is a fantastic video showing how to fix this issue. We just had our spring break and it was a loud bang, We did not discover it until the next morning. Thanks for the info.

[@Platoface]

Same just happened to me last night. Heard a loud bang and checked security cameras and saw nothing. Got up this morning and tried opening the garage door. Yup, that was the loud bang.

[@Hachiro]

@olgabautista2260 In case you haven't done it yet: The rope you see hanging from the hinged part at the top of the door, pull that and then you should be able to open the door manually. DO KNOW that the door will be heavy, so have a helper if possible (Totally doable by one person. Just be careful to not hurt yourself). It will probably feel like you're trying to lifting a person off the floor. When you let it close, help it down so that the door does not slam onto the ground. To relatch the door onto the belt, just activate the opener, and the carrier should latch itself automatically. (Only after it fully disconnected. If you pull the rope, then immediately activate the opener, the carrier will not latch itself.) If you want the door to remain open for long, activate the opener while the door is in the open position, so that the carrier will latch onto it. The motor of the opener will be able to hold the door just fine, as if the spring was never broken. Just remember to unlatch it and close it manually. (Or activate the opener, and push upwards on the door to help take some of the weight off of the motor. Weaker openers might fail and let loose if the door is attempting to close without the help of the spring. Which can cause the door to slam down, and possibly damage it.)

[@2bmade-projects594]

Great video man, I ran into this identical problem today unfortunately. I fix everything myself with a little guidance, this was the guidance I needed. Thanks!

[@AlbanianFix]

Thanks for the feedback!!

[@dogman8436]

Most DANGEROUS time is unwinding or winding spring. If bar slips out, spring end plug will snap around and could take off your fingers or twist your wrist off! Have extra wrench in shirt pocket for spring end set screws in case you drop wrench. Buy EXACT original spring(s) dimensions for replacement and replace BOTH when one spring breaks. Also, initially wind new spring(s) one FULL revolution for each one foot height of door. So, on a 7 foot door, begin by winding spring(s) 28 quarter turns (7 full turns). Then make fine adjustment to get door to stay where you leave it while testing.

[@AlbanianFix]

Thank you Dog!

[@finddeniro]

Blessings for prevision..

[@janellegonzalez3188]

Now I’m 100% not doing this 😂 it looked super easy and then I saw this comment

[@Voyager23B]

I ordered my new spring and I’ll change it out today thanks to your video! Great job explaining the procedure. Your mistake of ordering the wrong side spring actually helped me understand how they work. Thanks so much!

[@AlbanianFix]

Thank you Nieil!

[@JCW80]

Thanks for taking the time to film and post this, and thanks for including your lessons learned, like the flipped spring. Very Helpful!

[@UncleBobbyB6267]

Thats what happened to me i wasn't paying attention when i ordered my springs. They sold me the black painted springs when i should have said i needed the red ones. Anyway, im in the process of installing them now and unfortunately i had to flip them cause the spiral is going in a completely different direction. They should be rotated in a elongated direction. Now im Wondering how many rotations im gonna need for a 8x10 garage door.

[@popaki9484]

What do you mean by they should be rotated in an elongated direction?

[@тамбовский_волк]

Oh my, turns out, I perfectly understand Albanian! Thank you for the video!

[@AlbanianFix]

Lol

[@Alex-vi8ux]

That was an absolutely awesome video, well done. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN MAKING THIS VIDEO.

[@AlbanianFix]

Thank you Alex! Hopefully this gave you some pointers on how to attack it yourself.

[@josephtuscano3137]

Next time show the reason for the paint on the spring. It creates a line for every “turn”. Counting the lines tells you how much tension you have.

[@AlbanianFix]

Thank you Joseph, now we know the reason

[@jimwilliamson6735]

When you're winding the spring how do you make the cable tension not fall off the drum. If anyone watches his video the cables are going to fall off the drums he missed a very important part you need a vise clamp the torsion tube against the header so that it doesn't move while you're winding the springs. This is another B crap video on the internet

[@AlbanianFix]

Oh you’re talKing about 6:00 - 7:45 ? Yeah you could use a vise clamp or something similar to make sure the drums not unwind. But as you can see in the video I didn’t have to. I was able to hold both drums under the same tension without a vise clamp. And I mentioned it multiple times throughout this process that this part was a “tricky situation” to get both drums under the same tension. So what’s so B crap about it?

[@cubanorebelde]

Just as an advise, the board(piece of 2x6) that is holding the bracket for the shaft, was originally wrongly situated, and you wrongly situated again when you moved it to the other side. That 2x6 needs to go right lined up in the middle, this way it can accommodate the bracket for the rail, the bracket for the shaft and most importantly, when you're winding, the spring will stretch out, so the way you have it now you will have the railing right on your way while trying to wind-up. By having the 2x6 in the middle you will not encounter any obstruction. Also the winding process it's done by counting the amount of windings(turns), not by just guessing. It normally requires 28 turns. Also you didn't put the middle bearing, it goes right where the shaft rest on the bracket.

[@AlbanianFix]

Thank you, Victor!

[@popaki9484]

Hey thanks for this comment. Is it always 28 turns? How do I know how many turns mine takes? Also the bearing goes where the spring rests on the metal bar?

[@rumsiker]

What my friend didn't know here is that the springs come as left and right so he ordered the left side , looking at the door from from inside that is , the springs are collar coated black and red the standard is black on right side looking at the door from inside , and red on the left side over all good job .

[@UriValdez]

I have the same issue but the spring is the way you had it at first and when I open the door the cables come undone on both sides. So im going to switch mine to the other side too

[@AlbanianFix]

Let us know how it went

[@efrainmagallanes8319]

One rule is that you always turn the spring upwards when putting tension.

[@maxwellsilver3115]

Instead of switching sides you could've just turned the spring inside-out. You just stick your hand thru the spring, grab the other end, and pull it through. Kinda like a sock coming out of the dryer inside-out. Simple. 😁

[@AlbanianFix]

😂🤣😂 holy sh**… wtf was that? You killed it dude 🤣😂🤣😂 especially with the sock out the dryer analogy. Hilarious!!!

[@deasttn]

Works for condoms, too

[@alumahomeinspections7009]

Understand, I am not a garage door technician and I have an expecific question about if you can answer, if not. Have a Happy New Year!!

[@AlbanianFix]

I see, unfortunately I have no idea how those heavy duty doors work. Happy New Year!

[@frankperry4068]

Great video. Wish i had watched it before paying $470.00 for a spring replacement!

[@devilishirv]

$470!!!😮😮😮 I charge $180 wow

[@John-209]

@@devilishirv do you happen to live in central California?

[@baronblak]

Thank you. Great job explaining. Just had a spring snap today. I gots this.

[@rjlinnovations1516]

Great video tutorials 👍👏. Job well done 👍. Just on time , my garage door spring was broken. Thank you for the safety tips🙏. Greetings from your new subscribers 🥰🙏

[@AlbanianFix]

Thank you for your feedback!

[@shanerodriguez8420]

Thanks for the thorough explanation of everything. I was gonna call a garage door company because I couldn't quite understand where to begin to start fixing this but this video broke everything down step by step.

[@AlbanianFix]

Thank you! This is the reason I like doing these videos, knowing that it will help someone out there...

[@shanerodriguez8420]

@@AlbanianFix the toughest part for me will be ordering a new spring and the rods to wind it. Any advice on that?

[@AlbanianFix]

@@shanerodriguez8420 This is the website I found very helpful when I did this replacement. Scroll at the bottom of the page and it will ask you a few sizing questions and like I said in the video if you can't seem to figure out the exact size of the wire gauge (wire size) because it's so difficult to measure then go with a tad thicker wire just to be sure, unless you have a caliper which shows it perfectly. The diameter (ID) is easy to measure, usually they're 2" inches by standard and then lastly it's the total length which is also easy to measure. ddmgaragedoors.com/springs/standard-torsion-springs.php

[@shanerodriguez8420]

@@AlbanianFix nice! Thanks my dude. Are they pretty standard as far as the inside diameter for the rod that slides through. (The long rod across the top of the opening. Idk the correct term for that)

[@AlbanianFix]

@@shanerodriguez8420 Hmm... I'll go out in a limb and say yes, they should be!

[@robertpresti3980]

I would NOT do myself. Unless tedious way (safer)guessing tension w door open more than halfway. My opinion very dangerous!

[@bigmoo_da_creoleking3531]

Thanks a bunch, money saving tips, I never changed one before.

[@caryrae73]

Just got done changing my spring and it was pretty easy. Watched this video and also looked online to make sure to get the right spring (easy instructions on how to do this). Saved a bunch doing it myself. Thanks for the video.

[@AlbanianFix]

Thanks for the “simple” feedback and not chewing me out for common sense safety precautions that I believe as DIYer you already know or else you wouldn’t even attempt to do this job.

[@FernandoRodriguez-ds5ri]

Great. May I ask what the pros try charging you. I’m debating if I should do it myself or hire a pro.

[@kenjackson3929]

Don't give repair advice you know nothing about. Door guy for 35yrs

[@AlbanianFix]

Didn’t say I know anything about it, just pointing out the obvious… it’s a DIY for Christ’s sake, people already know I’m not a professional!!!

[@JCW80]

Thanks for taking the time to film and post this, and thanks for including your lessons learned, like the flipped spring. Very Helpful!

[@AlbanianFix]

Appreciate your feedback!

[@alumahomeinspections7009]

Hi, I got a Amarr double very heavy garage door (we are in hurricane zone) which is out of balance because is almost impossible to lift it manuanlly. I follwed your video and I found that I can't rotate the springs any more, they are totaled compressed. What should be the issue here, are the springs damaged, lost of eleasticty, old and need to be replaced?. The whole garage door and lifting system was changed in 2015. Thank you

[@AlbanianFix]

I'm a little perplexed as to why a home inspector that also uses drones would come to KZbin to ask random guys for advice on how to install garage doors? 🤷‍♂️

[@katm41]

Yeah ! Sounds scary

[@AlbanianFix]

It can be

[@heroknaderi]

this video helps alot. I enjoyed watching.😀. Oh ans one idea i thought of if i ever run into this issue with torsion springs i would prefer to switch to Extention springs.

[@andrewmaynard7569]

If you follow this step by step you're going to hurt yourself. There's so much he didn't explain. These things regularly hurt people. Don't be an idiot. Hire a professional

[@AlbanianFix]

Yes! If you don’t feel comfortable doing this yourself, please hire someone who knows how to do this.

[@kozetamata4477]

Great video very helpful and professional teaching thank you and God bless you!!!!

[@AlbanianFix]

Thank you Kozeta!

[@jmitch9269]

Call a qualified person to fix it. It can definitely cause severe injury and death!! Nothing any average person should ever attempt.

[@AlbanianFix]

Correct… as I tried to stress this twice in the video.

[@sethtaylor5938]

On left side of door as viewed from inside order a RIGHT HAND wound spring. For the right side as viewed from inside order a LEFT HAND wound spring.

[@dougaguirre7096]

NEVER fix a broken spring REPLACE A BROKEN spring HELLO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@AlbanianFix]

Yes, excuse my language barrier, still learning… fixing/replacing… it all sounded the same to me.

[@purple7vi0let]

Uaaaa, po si ore e gjeta Albanian Fix channel on KZbin ? Sa mire! Haha great tips 👍 we are currently facing this issue at home. Ku jetoni ju? 😊

[@AlbanianFix]

Myrtle Beach, SC

[@purple7vi0let]

@@AlbanianFix hajde mire mire 👍✅👋 pershendetje nga Mississauga, Canada 🇨🇦

[@cq7415]

Very good. Thanks for sharing about the ‘spring backward’. Easy to understand. Thanks for sharing.

[@realestateinfonet9041]

Superb video! Thank you very much!

[@RJ-lk5pj]

Rule of thumb with the torsion spring. They sell a gauge key that has cards of different spring (wire) diameters to tell what size you need or have to replace. Also, grab a tape measure and count how many coils there are with a 10” section. If there’s 25 for example the wire might be a 243 or 262 wire diameter. Keep in mind the diameter of the spring is a key factor as well. Measure the broken spring both pieces and tally a total length. Along with diameter and wire(coils) within a 10” section and keep these numbers handy when getting a replacement. Also, your center bracket needs to be centered if possible. Not sure the width of the door but most 16’ door have two springs allow equal distribution onto the springs. If you have one off set it’ll only make the spring work harder.

[@AlbanianFix]

This is great advice! Now the viewers have some additional information on how to order the springs. Thanks a lot R J.

[@popaki9484]

Great advice! I have two springs and one failed. Do you recommend I change both?

[@RJ-lk5pj]

@@popaki9484 definitely. Chances are they were original and only time and the other will go. Preventative maintenance 👍🏻

[@RJ-lk5pj]

@@popaki9484 whole job should take a door professional, with service- 1/2 hr tops Prices vary

[@popaki9484]

@@RJ-lk5pj thank you! Do you think I should have the cables and rollers replaced too?

[@guerorosales4121]

How are you going to teach some one if your doing it wrong and get the sides wrong left is always red right is always black and your door is too hot that’s y it’s trying to get away from your

[@AlbanianFix]

Oh no, this is not teaching, just giving people an idea what they’re getting into before they decide to do it themselves or hire a professional. As mentioned throughout the video 😉

[@714thegooch]

How to ''replace'' a broken spring on garage door. There I fixed the title for you.

[@AlbanianFix]

KZbin’s algorithm likes the words “Solved”, “Done” and “Fixed”

[@lmdetect]

Mine is broken exactly like yours was except that mine is still under tension and I can't open the door.

[@AlbanianFix]

If you’re comfortable with, try to release the tension by slowly winding back the the part of the spring that has the set screws.

[@gerryharless9270]

Good video, did my own spring on my door in 2009. Found that my door spring broke again and I needed a refresher to get my project going. Upon looking at my broken spring I noticed that I had stapled a small zip lock bag with my old receipt of the spring purchased at that time. It has the size and price paid at the time. What a smart move on my part. Now I have the information needed to rock this out.

[@AlbanianFix]

Oh nice job with the receipt 🧾 very smart!

[@walterhyder3059]

Perfect explanation and demonstration. What more could we ask?

[@pumarodriguez3964]

Thanks for the great video! Will have to do this soon in my garage 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@AlbanianFix]

Thank you and good luck!

[@lesmadhavji3164]

hey, good explaination , very good job , thank you , where to get the spring ,

[@AlbanianFix]

It's in the description

[@philzail2532]

When I was a kid me and my dad attempted to tighten the springs. A "WARNING" make sure the bar stock you use isn't too small. I ended up with cut and bruised hands after the bar stock slipped out. It could have maybe been worse if I were hit in the face.

[@AlbanianFix]

Wow, that's tragic... but yeah, glad you're alright. It can definitely go wrong that's why I keep mentioning it on the video for people to educate themselves.

[@stantate1747]

You took off a .207 spring and installed the wrong length .218 wire. Also, you're missing an operator mounting plate which the sticker explains you need. This is not something an amateur should try.

[@AlbanianFix]

Will keep that in mind. Thanks Stan!

[@seanseoltoir]

45 degree increments? Don't think so... 90 degree increments...

[@AlbanianFix]

Well... give or take... smaller steps than 90 degrees 😅

[@masonhogan8525]

I'm about to try to replace my spring. I have a single spring on the left side as well. I want to make sure I fully understand how this works and I'm fairly sure I do. I have a question just out of curiosity. Instead of flipping the spring to the right side. Could he have released the tension and simply switched the cables to go around the pulley the other direction? Wouldn't that have the same effect?

[@AlbanianFix]

Yes, that would have even the same effect but the pulleys have tracks for the cable to rest in when it’s spinning (you’ll see what I’m talking about when you do yours) so the cable wouldn’t be able to switch since it only goes one direction.

[@tomerph]

You can vice grip bottom of torsion bar [tight of course] loosen both drum set bolts take the vise grip off and this saves u from unwinding the spring your welcome

[@AlbanianFix]

Will do that next time. Thank you!

[@frankpropri540]

Don't take this the wrong way but I've been a garage door service technician for 24 years you're going to get somebody hurt! There's so many things you didn't tell the people what if the door has two Springs you know there's a right spring in a left spring and you have to get the right dimensions for the spring you just can't get clothes like you said to the original spring I'm sorry I'm just amazed you haven't lost your fingers yet

[@AlbanianFix]

I appreciate the feedback but I specifically said it in the video not to touch it if they don’t feel comfortable DIYing.

[@hugotagliaferro857]

Hmmmm interesting my garage door has 2 springs

[@Spartan_0916]

when the spring pops, anything fly off of it ? or it all just stay in place?

[@AlbanianFix]

Everything stayed in place.

[@Mrhaze881]

Why blame the company? Obviously you didn't do your research and know there are left and right springs. Also they color code them red is left black is right

[@AlbanianFix]

Yup 👍 I needed to do more research on my own… but… I was talking to them on the phone and explained my situation… soooo… you’re right… more research 👍

[@thedr309]

you forgot something, you have to know wire size, diameter, length and hand of the spring is it left or right wind. you actually added more work by taking the spring off the left side it would og been lots easier to take it off the right side, and that rod as you call it is a shaft.... and putting a longer spring is not a good idea... replace it with the same thing that came off ! people posting video's like this gets people hurt.... there is a reason those screws are painted red... it's a warning! jeez your lucky you didn't lose a finger.

[@AlbanianFix]

Thanks Mitch, will do better in next garage door video.

[@rlhartman3229]

Bad advice to share and low play the danger this spring replacement can be. I’ve seen cut off fingers, knock outs, damaged eyes and death from these springs and cables being improperly installed. 43 year door tech !

[@AlbanianFix]

I think I explicitly said not to touch these things because of the very reasons you just described above… …maybe you didn’t watch the whole video…

[@vaporeizied8]

Only thing you didn’t mention was the 300-400 price to replace the spring Can get hurt just as fast as Changing a light bulb

[@misosekulovic5551]

Thanks Albanian bro ,useful video ,all the best from your Serbian bro :)

[@sergey021]

Another Serbian here 😀

[@cnicus]

Very well explained video. Thank you.

[@impshyc1345]

You’re wrong about the old spring and how it winds down as apples to up, the springs always wind up, it was installed improperly. You always wind upwards so that means you have to turn the springs and put it on the torsion bar facing the other way so you can wind it upwards.

[@AlbanianFix]

Yeah the left and right wind confused me for a minute… 😅 but got it solved quickly by just swapping the sides.

[@MardomTV]

LOL :) 45 degree ??? NOPE ! its 90 DEGREE , job well done :)

[@AlbanianFix]

Oops, good catch 👍

[@marktarascio4766]

It helps to have the right Springs in the first place the door company replaced my Springs three times and each time they replaced them they said the wrong Springs were on them.!!!

[@AlbanianFix]

Wait, was this the same company?

[@S550Sheed]

I'm a Garage door technician and this video is going to get lots of people hurt. Your missing A lot of steps lol your going to cost people more money 💰

[@AlbanianFix]

Well, disclaimer has been said Twice in the video to not try this if you don’t know anything about garage doors.

[@Ezekiel4420]

Thank u brother great video! Very informative. It helped fix my garage door!!!! Thanks again your awesome!

[@jeremyiaciofano7207]

There are left and right wind and many different gauges depending on the weight of the door should either really do your homework or hire a company

[@AlbanianFix]

Will do next time. This was a one-off. Thank you Jeremy!

[@Aaron-dr5gt]

My spring broke recently, and my cars inside. I have the same genie model as you. When I disengage the red string to open it manually, it won’t open. Any advice?

[@AlbanianFix]

Your doing everything what your supposed to but the spring was that “counterweight” I was talking about so it will seem like the garage won’t open but it’s actually Very heavy. Or what you can do is, hook it up back to the chain the way it was and lift the garage door up by hand while running/activating the motor as the same time, basically you are doing the counterweight’s job, helping the garage opener pull the gate up.

[@terencescott3957]

@@AlbanianFix I wish I would have read this comment 2-3 weeks ago. I've had my vehicle stuck inside also amongst needing the door opened for other reasons. So far i've taken my entire door apart section by section 4 times in order to move something out or just to provide access inside the garage. Not once did I ever think of doing the job of the spring myself. Also, I too thought my door was jammed in the beginning because I couldn't manually lift it. I guess over the years the job of that spring has definitely been taken for granted.

[@AlbanianFix]

@@terencescott3957 Oh boy you went the hard route. But at least now you know how to begin fixing it especially when you took apart piece by piece :)

[@terencescott3957]

@@AlbanianFix heck I'm breaking records now. I can take the door down and put it back up in 15 minutes.😅😅😅😅

[@AlbanianFix]

@@terencescott3957 LOL!!! Got into this without an idea and now being an expert at it :D

[@chrisa9373]

I was starting to regret calling someone to come fix mine for $300 until I hit the 9:00 minute mark. Now I am glad I just called someone.

[@AlbanianFix]

Lol 😂

[@MrCaissed]

I just had this happen but I have 2 springs on my bar and I'm disabled so I'm effed!!

[@AlbanianFix]

There are plenty of professional workers who work on garage doors. Some are cheaper than you think. I would give them a call.

[@DENNISGFISCHER6]

Where can I get the rods to tighten the spring

[@AlbanianFix]

Hey Dennis, it’s in the description.

[@Gabe-op2jf]

Amazing, thank you very much for making this video.

[@dano1307]

Make sure if your door has 2 springs that you un wind the one that is not broken before taking it apart! By the way, you replaced a .207 wire spring with a heavier .218 wire

[@AlbanianFix]

Yup. This is very true about the 2 spring situation but I can assure you I got the same wire gauge. Only the length was different.

[@popaki9484]

Wow what a great point. I wouldn’t have thought to unwind the good one. Probably should replace that one too. Is it hard to unwind it? Does it take a lot of muscle?

[@dano1307]

@@popaki9484 No its not hard on a residential door. You just have to be sure you have the correct bars that fit snug in the hole. And yes you should replace both at the same time because they run on a cycle life of 10k cycles (unless you get high cycle springs) so the other one is bound to break soon. They are dangerous so be careful. Like I said, if you don't unwind the other one before taking it apart, you will lose fingers. They are under a lot of tension but with the right size winding bars you will be good. I do this all day everyday so feel free to ask any ohd questions lol

[@dano1307]

@@AlbanianFix yellow paint= .207, white paint= .218. It would make sense if you replaced it with a longer .218 wire which would give you more cycle life with the same IPPT spring. You can't replace a spring with the same wire size and have it be longer, the door wont balance correctly. However, if you up the wire size you need it to be longer great video though man. Awesome of you to help folks out like that.

[@popaki9484]

@@dano1307 thank you Dan!! I’m going to give it a shot. It looks simple enough. Just have to order the correct parts lol. I noticed the set screws have square heads. I’m guessing a wrench will have to do right? I hope I don’t over tighten. Been told my hands are too strong lol. So on the spring with tension, put a bar in first and put some pressure on there until the bar rests against the door then unscrew the set screws and then slowly unwind with the two bars right? Thank you

[@wmmarquez]

When do you stop turning the spring?

[@AlbanianFix]

I stopped at about 20-25 quarter turns and kept regularly checking the door if it need more tension or less.

[@thewizard3770]

Correction .., didn’t ‘fix’ the broken spring. Replaced it ……

[@AlbanianFix]

Yup 👍

[@rehaboneforseniorcare9654]

I have two springs, one broke ( Left side). Repairmen replaced both for $245. I think that's not bad.

[@AlbanianFix]

That’s not bad at all, especially when the parts are included.

[@yevgeniymaksimovich8505]

I charge 440$ parts and labor for 2 torsion springs replacement. Atlanta, GA. Some companies charge more , some less. And please, guys, it's not something that can be done easily. Even if it's looks ok and working just fine right after replacement, sometimes even little mistakes can cause door to fly off the tracks. There are reasons why Home Depot can sell you a chain saws but not the torsion springs!

[@tenncutt]

@@yevgeniymaksimovich8505 Home Depot sells torsion springs

[@dash-4150]

Looks to me like you are.missing a spring

[@AlbanianFix]

Nah it’s a single door.

[@jRieg]

90 degree increments

[@katm41]

How much does it cost to get it replaced?

[@AlbanianFix]

Not much

[@Hachiro]

Seems like something I'd be comfortable doing. Gonna research to see what size spring we will need, and ask my parents if they'd want me to change it. Or if they would rather have a pro do it. For now, we just help the opener. Once it's about half way up, it can do the rest by itself.

[@Hachiro]

Oo nice. The size of ours was printed on the springs :D

[@franker1111]

My spring broke midnight last night woke me out of my sleep I'm gonna fix it today looks straight forward

[@AlbanianFix]

Yeah, it’s it too bad of a job but by all means, if you don’t feel comfortable, hire someone else to do it.

[@stevewillis5164]

Why do you have the middle bracket so close to one side? All the ones I've seen and mine is in the middle. It's mounted to the 2x6 I had to install when hooking up the gear bracket to wall the door is on. Seem like having it closer to one side would not be balanced.

[@AlbanianFix]

Which middle bracket? That piece of wood that’s like a base for the spring?

[@andrewmaynard7569]

1st if you don't understand why "balancing" is not an issue with the placement of the spring then you should not being changing springs. 2nd to the guy showing people how to change a spring....it's called a spring pad....stop it. You're You're going to hurt somebody

[@chris2pher44]

Heard a big pop and bang a week ago….tried opening door other day and I had to help it….next day thought I’d investigate and your video thumbnail is the exact picture lol

[@AlbanianFix]

Lol 😂

[@chris2pher44]

@@AlbanianFix thanks for the video. I remember when I was a kid hearing stories how dangerous they were (not saying they aren’t) “nobody should dare change them out” but ya after watching couple videos looks pretty easy. Thought it would take me a full day but think more like a hour. Thanks

[@welcomebacktosleepys]

Hello, great video! My dad and I had this exact problem and we were wondering if we had to align the cable with the wheel before proceeding? or do we just put it into the hole and let it wind itself up?

[@AlbanianFix]

Both wheels need to have the same tension to the door. In a way that if you had to (like in my example) pull the garage door up by winding the rod manually, the wheels should have equal force and tension when pulling it up so the garage door can come up balanced and not crooked.

[@welcomebacktosleepys]

@@AlbanianFix Oh, I see! So we don't have to align the entire cable? Just a little part of it as long as there is equal tension?

[@AlbanianFix]

@@welcomebacktosleepys What do you mean by aligning the cable? Is one your cables longer than the other? This should not be the case. To make this easier to understand, take the spring out of the equation for a moment and look at the door that only has the two pulleys and the shaft above it and nothing else. Just image the following... - Both pulleys use their own cable to pull the door up. They basically spin and spool up their cable which in turn will grab the garage door at the bottom and lift it up. - It's critical for both pulleys to pull on the door at exactly the same time. - If not, one will be pulling ahead and the other is not pulling anything. - Therefore, the whole garage door will be lifted up crooked or uneven which is dangerous and will most likely brake or wear out the wheels much quicker.

[@popaki9484]

@@AlbanianFix good point. How do you make sure they’re equal? Just hand turn them until they can’t go anymore? By the way bravo on the video! Great instructions thank you. I’m Greek so we’re like neighbors haha

[@Solisdany9]

U saved me $300 minimum ! I knocked it out yesterday in 1.5 hours

[@AlbanianFix]

Niiiiiiiceee! 👍 That’s what I’m talking about!

[@josephdonnelly3169]

Just had my springs “professionally replaced” 19’ door, 2 springs $379.00 later. Wish I stumbled across this video last week, might have given it a try…

[@AlbanianFix]

Price wasn’t bad either to then do it.

[@popaki9484]

Hey Joseph did they also replace the cables, bearings and rollers for that price??

[@josephdonnelly3169]

@@popaki9484 sadly no. Cables were fairly new though

[@nebraskahusker247]

Great job on this video! Very helpful! Thank you!

[@AlbanianFix]

Thank you! Glad it helped you out!

[@andreybalanchuk8387]

Any reason for replacing springs with door closed? Assuming you can make enough clearance between bottom of the door (in upper position) and the rod. There's also less (or even none) tension to release/load.

[@AlbanianFix]

I see what you saying but nah, there’s zero clearance for you to do any work.

[@andreybalanchuk8387]

@@AlbanianFix for sake I can't post photo here, but door and spring are hanging pretty far from ceiling, and rails are long enough to move door away

[@AlbanianFix]

@@andreybalanchuk8387 I see what you saying but you still have to do it with the door down because of the fact that the left and right spools need to be set exactly from the starting point which is when the door is down and plus the spring needs to be tensioned when the door is in the down position.

[@TheRugghead]

Both my friend and I had our garage door springs break on the same day.

[@AlbanianFix]

Lol, you can help each other out then 😅

[@steveninverse9579]

Ordered the wrong Spring just like you, turns out the site I ordered it from doesn't accept returns. Saved the day knowing I can just flip it, thank you!

[@AlbanianFix]

Love it 😂

[@moyroman2327]

You forget put the small black plastic baring goes in the spring

[@AlbanianFix]

The video doesn’t show it but I did put it in and forgot to record it.

[@209chevymon]

where did you buy the new spring

[@AlbanianFix]

In the desceiption is a link to a website but you can ofcourse buy it from 100s of other sites.

[@preplan1]

How many times did you have to turn the spring to get the appropriate tension?

[@AlbanianFix]

Wind up the spring about 25-30 quarter turns and then from there keep checking and lifting the door and more winds if needed.

[@keeper2883]

Great video! Thank you!

[@hcontre]

Thanks , now I am going to the store to buy one for my garage door it just broke.

[@AlbanianFix]

Awesome. Good luck and be safe!

[@randyweber2275]

I have a two garage and mine has 2 springs, so its still functioning. I know I'm putting undo pressure on the motor though....Ive been scared to attack the job myself because they say these are dangerous. I'm a single full time father of 2 and money's always tight, so I was also afraid to call someone....THANK YOU for this video....Got it from here.

[@AlbanianFix]

Thank you for watching!

[@northeastnojive3890]

Your going to get somebody hurt you left out a lot of important things

[@AlbanianFix]

Can you show me and the rest of the viewers what I should have included. Thanks!

[@dw7070]

Got home from work and my door only enough for to roll under it found one of two springs broken, great info

[@AlbanianFix]

Here we go… Be safe if you’re doing it yourself!

[@robertslocum2555]

Skip to 3 minutes in if you want to get straight to the actual doing

[@AlbanianFix]

True but if you only know how to do it, how would know what to look for in the spring? Btw, people suggesting to skip in a video are usually suggesting 10-15-20 minutes in because 3 minutes I feel doesn’t make sense to skip.

[@jimjackson4256]

Actually you are replacing the spring not repairing it.

[@AlbanianFix]

True

[@Alex-vi8ux]

Wow thank you so much for your video, I've been struggling for over an hour realizing the same thing happened to me regarding the spring. Your video at the end save me. Thank you so much

[@AlbanianFix]

Yeah, lol 😂 glad you find the same solution.

[@ghvbr]

Can you please share website to order spring as well

[@AlbanianFix]

It’s in the description.

[@BennettFonacier]

Thanks Albanian. I learned a lot about replacing a garage spring. This is my first time doing my 2 car garage springs. I know it is not the same but I thought I can follow the steps you did. On this video, you tightened the cables first, then wind the springs and tighten it. What I learned is that tightening the cables first before the springs did not work for me. Maybe the video splicing is out of sequence?

[@AlbanianFix]

Hmm... 🤔 maybe I’m not following you correctly but how would you be able to wind the spring on the main shaft/rod when it’s spinning freely? But then again you mentioned that you have a different setup than mine’s so doing it the way you said is better.

[@BennettFonacier]

@@AlbanianFix for a two car garage with two springs, left/right, I incrementally wind up each side of the spring. I wind up 4 quarter turns on the right, followed by 4 quarter turns on the left.

[@AlbanianFix]

So, when you wind the spring and then tighten the set screws, the shaft does not turn on you?

[@BennettFonacier]

@@AlbanianFix Sorry Albania, don't follow you. Can you re-phrase?

[@AlbanianFix]

Lol, I’m getting confused as well here 😄 But if you have a video or something that you can show us, that will probably help.