Draper, UT – Garage Door Repair

Garage door springs and cables take on an enormous amount of tension every time the door moves, and when something goes wrong, Draper homeowners usually notice one of three things first: a loud bang from the garage, a door that feels impossibly heavy to lift by hand, or cables hanging loose and coiled on the floor. Torsion springs sit mounted on the horizontal bar above the door and use torque to do the lifting, while extension springs run along the side tracks and stretch and contract with each cycle – both types store enough energy to cause serious injury if handled without the right tools and training. This is not a repair to attempt yourself, because releasing or winding spring tension requires a winding bar and precise control, and a slip can send a spring or cable whipping with enough force to break bones or worse. When a Century Garage Door technician arrives, the first step is to relieve all tension from the existing spring using winding bars inserted into the winding cone, then disconnect the cables from the bottom brackets and drum. From there, the old spring is removed from the torsion bar, the new spring is slid into position and secured to the center bracket, and the cables are re-routed through the drum and tensioned correctly before the door is cycled and balanced. Draper residents dealing with a broken spring should leave the door closed and call a technician rather than trying to force it open or patch the cable themselves.