If you re concerned about tackling this project on your own consider hiring out the job to a professional.
Torsion spring garage door broken.
When a spring breaks on a garage door an immense amount of energy is displaced.
Broken garage door spring.
Torsion springs are mounted over the garage door and they have a shaft running through the middle.
The garage door typically opens and closes between 3000 10000 times in a year.
This should take about 3 minutes and you don t need to remove the springs or loosen the tension to measure them.
Otherwise replace both the left and right springs at the same time to save yourself from having to do the job twice.
When they break the spring unwinds in less than a second and creates a loud noise due to the coils spinning on the shaft.
In order to replace your garage door spring s you will need to find the current measurements in order to accurately replace the spring s.