What You Need to Know About a Garage Door Spring Repair

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What You Need to Know About a Garage Door
Spring Repair
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Its one of those things you rarely think about,
but garage door springs are essential to the
operation of your garage door. Theres nothing
worse than being stuck in the garage with a
broken garage door while your car just sits
there. When this occurs, you need to call a pro
for garage door spring repair. Fixing a broken
garage door requires a lot of expertise and
experience. Most people do not have the
expertise to fix it themselves. You might think
that replacing a garage door spring by yourself
will be cheaper, but if youre not familiar with
this repair, you might cause additional damage.
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Types of Garage Door Springs

• You should identify the type of garage door
  spring that needs to be replaced before you
  attempt to replace it. The following two types
  of springs are commonly used
• Extension Springs
• Torsion springs

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Extension Springs
Extension springs are long, thin springs that
can be extended or stretched by moving the door.
Depending on the type of garage door, there are
clipped-end designs, open-loop designs,
double-loop designs, and curved-end designs.
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Extension Springs

• There are two types of open-loop extension
  springs coil extension springs and open-loop
  extension springs. It is vital that the entire
  spring must be replaced if it is broken.
• Two coils are attached to the pulley and eyebolt
  of a double-looped extension spring, compared to
  one coil on an open-looped spring.
• The most robust of all three are curved-end
  extension springs. Theyre commonly used on
  garage doors that weigh over 200 pounds and are
  known for lasting longer.

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Torsion Springs
When you look at a garage door spring repair,
you should know that the garage door size,
weight, and strength can determine the number
of torsion springs that are needed. Directly
above the opening of the door are the large
torsion springs.
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Torsion Springs

• For lighter doors, only one spring is commonly
  required for the proper operation of standard
  torsion springs.
• As opposed to standard torsion springs, early-set
  springs are mounted on the shaft in the middle.
• Torsion springs are often used in industrial and
  commercial buildings having rolling doors. A
  torsion barrel contains the springs.
• Torsion springs are enclosed within Torque Master
  torsion shafts and held in place by a coil that
  wraps around each torsion rod.

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This is a Job not Recommended for Do-it-yourselves

• Depending on whether they are extension or
  torsion garage door springs, garage door spring
  replacement falls into two categories of hazard
  severity.
• The springs under tension in torsion springs are
  made of heavy metals. It is dangerous to work
  with springs under tension, as a winding cone or
  spring can break and fly, resulting in flying
  metal fragments, cuts, and potentially activated
  garage door openers.

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Consult a Professional

• Receive a free estimate from a leading garage
  door company in your area from Garage Door
  Repair Fremont Nebraska. They can help with
  both an overhead garage door repair and other
  garage door spring repair-related issues.

• 243 North Main Street Fremont, NE, 68025.
• Office Hours 7am 7pm Emergency Service 24
  hours a day

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ThankYou
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