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Garage Door Spring Replacement San Antonio

Safe and professional replacement of broken garage door torsion and extension springs.

Quick Answer

Safe removal and replacement of broken torsion or extension garage door springs, sized to door weight.

Best forHomeowners and businesses whose garage door will not lift due to a snapped spring.

Next stepCall (210) 551-6050. Do not operate the door on a broken spring — further damage can result.

Broken spring? That’s why the door weighs a ton

Garage door springs do all the lifting — a properly balanced door feels light enough to raise with one hand, because the spring is carrying a couple hundred pounds for you. When a spring snaps (often with a bang you’ll hear from inside the house), the door becomes dead weight. We replace torsion and extension springs sized to your door’s actual weight, test the balance, and quote the price before touching a winding bar.

How a proper spring job goes

Sized to the door, not a chart average. Spring sizing depends on the door’s weight and height. An off-spec spring leaves the door slamming or floating and strains the opener every cycle.

Replaced in matched pairs. On two-spring doors, when one breaks the other is on borrowed time — it has the same cycle count. Replacing both keeps the door balanced and saves you a second service call within months.

High-cycle options. Standard springs are rated around 10,000 open/close cycles. If your garage door is the de facto front door, high-cycle springs cost a bit more and last years longer — we’ll do the math with you.

Cables and bearings checked in the same visit. Springs rarely fail alone. We inspect lift cables, drums, and bearings while the system is already apart, and test the door’s balance before we leave.

Not sure the spring is the problem? Start at garage door repair and we’ll diagnose it properly.

Springs are under extreme tension — this is not a DIY job
A wound torsion spring stores enough energy to cause serious injury when released without proper winding bars and technique. Leave the door closed, skip the YouTube tutorial, and let a trained technician handle it.

Spring replacement near you

Our trucks carry the common torsion and extension sizes, so same-day replacement is often possible when slots are open. We cover San Antonio and the suburbs — see service areas — during business hours. 10% off Military · Senior · Students · Teachers.

How do I know my garage door spring is broken?
The classic signs: a loud bang from the garage, a door that suddenly feels extremely heavy, a visible gap in the coil above the door, or an opener that strains and gives up a few inches in.
Should I replace one spring or both?
On a two-spring door, both. The surviving spring has the same mileage as the one that broke and will fail soon — usually at an inconvenient time. Pairs also keep the door lifting evenly.
Can I still open the door manually with a broken spring?
Carefully, and ideally with two people — the door is full dead weight without the spring. If you must get a car out, lift from the bottom with straight backs and prop the door securely. Better: leave it closed until it’s fixed.
How long do garage door springs last?
They’re rated in cycles, not years — standard springs around 10,000 opens and closes. At four cycles a day that’s roughly seven years; heavy-use garages burn through them faster, which is where high-cycle springs earn their keep.

Key Facts

  • TX Lic #B19775
  • Quoted price before work starts
  • Mon-Fri 8am-6pm, Sat 9am-4pm

Need help?

Call during business hours for a same-day estimate.

(210) 551-6050
San Antonio Locksmith - TX Lic #B19775