Garage Door Spring & Cable Repair in Oshawa

Garage door springs store enough energy to cause serious injury when they are wound or released without the right tools and training. Winding bars slip, set screws let go, and a cable under load can whip back without warning. Online videos make it look routine; it is not.

Please do not adjust, unwind or replace a spring yourself, and do not keep running the opener to force the door up. Leave the door where it is, keep people and pets clear, and call us. If the door is stuck open, we will explain how to secure the garage until the repair.

We start by confirming exactly what has failed. Springs come in different types and sizes, and the right replacement depends on the weight, height and setup of your door, so we match the new parts to the door rather than guessing. On doors with two springs, we explain whether replacing both together makes sense for yours.

With the new spring in place, we inspect the cables for fraying, check that the drums and bearings turn freely, and replace anything that is worn. Then we balance the door so it stays put part-way open, run it by hand and under power, and finish with the safety check. If the motor was damaged while straining against the broken spring, we can take care of opener repairs as well.

Lift cables run from the bottom corners of the door up to drums beside the springs. When a cable frays, snaps or jumps off its drum, one side of the door drops lower than the other, and the door can jam or slip out of its tracks. Do not try to pull a crooked door down or run it with the opener.

We secure the door, replace or re-seat the cable, check the drum and spring on that side, and bring the door back into line. If rollers have come out of the track as well, our guide to a garage door off its track explains what happens next and why it needs care.

We replace springs and cables from our Oshawa base throughout Durham Region.

In Whitby, from the lakeshore up to Brooklin, a snapped spring is one of the most common reasons a door stops working without warning. In Ajax, we replace springs and cables on doors of every age and check the rest of the hardware while we are there. Cold snaps put extra stress on springs, and we repair them in Pickering homes from the waterfront to the newer northern neighbourhoods. In the Municipality of Clarington, we cover Courtice, right next door to Oshawa, and Bowmanville further east along Highway 401.

Phone us during regular hours with your address and a quick description of the door, and we will let you know when we can be there.