Springs & cables
Garage door springs do the heavy work of balancing your door, and they eventually wear out from repeated use. Gold Star Garage Doors in Davenport, FL provides professional spring replacement to restore safe, reliable operation and help prevent the door from becoming difficult or impossible to open.
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A garage door spring is designed to handle a specific number of opening and closing cycles. Over time, the metal wears down, and a spring can eventually break, leaving the door heavy, uneven, or unable to open properly. Regular use can put thousands of cycles on a spring over the years.
Spring replacement is not a job to take on yourself. Torsion and extension springs are under significant tension and require the proper tools and experience to replace safely. Gold Star Garage Doors can inspect the spring system, determine what needs to be replaced, and install the appropriate springs so your garage door can operate properly again.
Warning signs
That bang was the stored torque of a torsion spring releasing all at once as the coil snapped. People mistake it for something hitting the house. Look at the shaft above the door: a clean gap of an inch or two in one of the coils confirms it.
The springs do the actual lifting — the opener only guides the door. When a spring snaps, the opener refuses to lift the full weight to protect the motor from burning out.
A healthy torsion spring is one continuous, tightly wound coil. A gap means it has already snapped and unwound. Do not run the opener again — with nothing holding tension, the cables can jump their drums, which adds a second repair to the first.
Pull the red release cord and a balanced door lifts with one hand. If it now takes everything you have, a spring has failed or lost most of its tension. That means it’s time for a professional replacement.
Our process
We clamp the door in place and safely unload any remaining tension using professional winding bars before unbolting hardware. Handling high-tension springs is the most critical safety step, so we never rush it.
Spring sizing depends on wire diameter, inner diameter, length, and drum size. Rather than relying on a faded factory label, we take precise measurements to ensure your new springs perfectly balance the door's weight.
We replace both springs together, even if only one broke. Since both springs experience the exact same wear and cycle count, replacing just one almost guarantees the second spring will break shortly after. Replacing both saves you time, headaches, and the cost of a second visit down the road.
Once installed, we wind the springs, check for proper door balance, and test full opening cycles. We also inspect the cables and reset your opener’s force limits so it operates smoothly without extra strain.
Scope
A flat-rate price for a matched pair, including labor. We also provide the cycle rating, so you can choose a higher-cycle spring if you want longer service life.
Request serviceWe provide upfront, flat-rate pricing before any work starts. Our quote covers both springs, installation, custom winding, precision balance testing, and a full safety check. You will never encounter teaser prices that double once we arrive.
Most residential spring replacements take about an hour. We stock our trucks with a wide range of standard wire sizes and lengths so we can measure, cut, and install your new springs in a single visit.
One "cycle" equals the door opening and closing once. Standard residential springs are rated for roughly 10,000 cycles, which lasts about 7 to 10 years for average daily use. We also offer high-cycle springs engineered with heavier wire that last twice as long—a smart upgrade for high-use doors.
We strongly advise against DIY spring repairs. Torsion springs hold immense tension to lift doors weighing hundreds of pounds. Releasing that energy without professional tools and training can cause severe injury. This is one repair best left to an experienced specialist.
Reviews
5 average, based on 23 Google reviews
Needed help with a dented garage door. Rafael from Gold Star came by and quickly found what needed to be done, estimate came quickly and job was also done very quickly. Result was perfect. Highly recommend Gold Star and…
Gold Star replaced an old roll up door on my shed with a new electric door. Really great service, price, and workmanship. Thank you so much!
Been having problems with my garage door opener for about a week closing & reopening right away. I’ve adjusted the travel multiple times & still wouldn’t work. I called Raphael @ Gold Star Garage Door. He was over in…
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