Signs of a Broken Garage Door Spring

Learn common signs of a broken garage door spring and why forcing the door can create additional damage.

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If the door is off track, crooked, unusually heavy, or has a visibly broken spring or cable, avoid operating it.

Common signs of a failed spring

A visible gap or separation in a torsion spring.
A sudden loud noise followed by a door that will not lift normally.
The opener strains or cannot raise the door.
The door feels unusually heavy when disconnected from the opener.

Do not use the opener to repeatedly lift a door with a suspected broken spring. The opener is not designed to substitute for the spring system.

If the simple checks above do not identify a safe, obvious fix, call for garage door service rather than continuing to operate a door that may be mechanically damaged.

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Signs of a Broken Garage Door Spring

Common signs of a failed spring

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