Repairing Your Garage Door's Damaged Torsion Spring
There are many important mechanical components of your home's garage door system. However, the torsion spring can be among the most important components for allowing the opener to effectively control the door. Unfortunately, there are some issues that the torsion spring can experience that will need to be treated as an emergency if you are to restore the functionality of your garage door and limit the potential for future problems to develop.
A Torsion Spring That Has Snapped
The torsion spring will be under tremendous strain when it is raising and lowering the garage door. When a torsion spring is extremely old or has otherwise become compromised, it can be at risk of snapping when the door is being raised or lowered. If this occurs, the door may slam to the ground — but this is not the only damage that can occur. For example, the spring may collide with the other components of the garage door system in a way that causes extensive damage. Not surprisingly, snapped torsion springs will often require both the spring to be replaced as well as major repair work to be completed to the opener itself.
Severe Warping Of The Torsion Spring
In addition to the torsion spring snapping, there can also be a chance of it becoming severely warped over time. This warping may cause it to no longer be able to work correctly, which can lead to unusual performance issues when using the opener. Additionally, the warping can cause an uneven distribution of the strain on the spring, which may lead to it being at a much greater risk of breaking in the future. Regular maintenance and assessments from professional garage door technicians can help to identify this problem before it is able to worsen and create a potential emergency with your garage door system.
Extensive Corrosion On The Torsion Spring
Corrosion can be extremely damaging to a torsion spring. It can cause the spring to weaken as well as to swell in size to the point where it may no longer fit correctly. While a torsion spring will have a layer of lubrication that can act as a barrier against this problem, this lubrication will have to be periodically replenished in order to maintain this protection. Failing to keep the torsion spring lubrication can allow moisture to come in contact with it, which can start the corrosion process. Once a spring has become severely corroded, replacing it will be the only effective repair solution for restoring the garage door system.
For help with your torsion spring, contact an emergency garage door repair service in your area.