When your garage door operates properly, it provides safety and security. Keeping your door's torsion springs in good condition ensures the door opens and closes correctly, which protects you and your loved ones from risk of injury. If you notice any of these signs, you need garage door spring repair or replacement.

3 Signs That You Need Garage Door Spring Repairs or Replacements

1. Jerky Movement While Opening and Closing

Torsion springs are two large steel coils that raise and lower your overhead garage door smoothly. The springs perform the heavy lifting that opens and closes doors weighing 200 to 500 pounds. 

If the door opens and closes with jerky motions, cleaning and lubricating its moving parts might solve the problem. If the problem persists, then one spring is broken and the other is trying to do all the work by itself.    

2. Visible Wear and Tear

Examining the springs will tell you if there are problems. If you see separation, wear, or tension loss in the springs, they need professional repair or replacement. 

Signs of tension loss include elongation or stretching out of the springs. If you need to repair or replace one spring, it is wise to replace them all at once because both springs are at or near the end of their useful lives. 

3. Loud Noise 

When a torsion spring snaps, it sounds like a thunderclap. That loud bang results from the powerful amount of torque energy released as the spring breaks into two pieces. If you hear that sound, the springs need replacing. The break might occur when you are away from home, so you don't hear the sound. 

When you try opening the door, it moves a few inches, then stops, that tells you the spring is broken. To avoid serious injury to you or your equipment, it is best to have a professional technician perform any garage door spring repair or replacement.

If you need garage door spring repair, turn to the specialists at Garage Door Repair LLC in Maineville, OH. Highly skilled technicians with more than 15 years of experience operate this business, giving top-quality service throughout Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky. These specialists provide garage door spring repair, maintenance, and installations for residential and commercial clients. For more about what this team does, visit them online. To request a free estimate and receive 24/7 attention in an emergency, call (513) 384-1424.