What Does a Broken Garage Spring Look Like?

Composite image of open garage door with a broken spring on the right side of the image.

Need help identifying a broken or faulty garage door spring? Take a look at some of the examples below to identify damaged springs. Examples include broken and damaged extension and torsion springs.

Illustrated diagram showing a garage door with a torsion spring system and a cut out of a garage door extension spring.

If your garage door spring is broken it’s important to call an experienced repair team as soon as possible. Garage door springs are the counterweight balances in garage door opener systems, they allow the operator to smoothly and evenly lift and lower the door.

Faulty and broken garage door springs can pose an extreme risk of injury to people in the vicinity. It’s better to address faulty springs before they break, learn more about garage door services here.

Garage door extension spring extended and warp in spring.