Garage Door Spring Replacement in Oklahoma City
A broken spring is the most common reason a garage door stops working, and the most dangerous part of the door to touch yourself. Open Sesame Garages replaces torsion and extension springs the same day across Oklahoma City, carries common sizes and high-cycle springs on the truck, and finishes most jobs in about an hour. Call (405) 538-2363 for a price on the phone.
Call for Spring Replacement: (405) 538-2363Licensed and insured Oklahoma LLC. Owner-operated by Abdul, lead technician. The total is quoted before a single wrench turns.
What garage door spring replacement costs in OKC
Garage door spring replacement in the Oklahoma City area typically costs $150 to $350, depending on torsion or extension springs, the weight of the door, and whether one spring or a matched pair is replaced. Parts, labor and the balance test are included.
| Spring job | Typical OKC price |
|---|---|
| Single extension spring | $150 – $200 |
| Single standard torsion spring | $200 – $275 |
| Matched pair of torsion springsMost common residential job | $275 – $350 |
| High-cycle torsion upgradeFor doors cycled 4+ times a day | $350 – $450 |
| Extension-to-torsion conversionNew shaft, drums, cables and bearings | $400 – $800 |
A spring that breaks at night costs the same repair price. After-hours and weekend calls add a same-day service fee, quoted on the phone before dispatch, and if the car can wait until morning we will tell you so.
Signs your spring has broken
- A loud bang from the garage, often with nobody near the door.
- A visible gap of an inch or two in the coil on the bar above the door.
- The door suddenly feels far heavier to lift by hand, or will not stay put at waist height.
- The opener strains, lifts the door a few inches, then stops or reverses.
- The door rises crooked, with one side leading, or a cable hangs slack beside the track.
What to do until we arrive
- 1. Stop using the opener. Unplug it so nobody else tries. An opener lifting a door with no spring strips its own gears.
- 2. Leave the door where it is. A door with a broken spring is stable overnight as long as nobody moves it.
- 3. Keep clear of the springs and cables. The surviving spring and the cables still hold live tension.
- 4. Text a photo of the bar above the door to the number you call. It tells us which springs to load.
Car trapped inside or the house standing open? 24/7 emergency repair →
Torsion spring replacement
The spring on the bar directly above the door, found on most OKC homes built in the last few decades. Replaced as a matched left- and right-wound pair on two-spring doors, sized to the door’s weight and height, and wound to the correct turn count so the door floats at waist height.
Torsion vs. extension springs →Extension spring replacement
The long springs running alongside the horizontal tracks, common on older homes in Midwest City, Del City and the east metro. Replaced in pairs with a safety cable through each spring, or converted to torsion when the headroom allows.
Extension-to-torsion conversion guide →How a spring replacement goes, in about an hour
- 1Secure the door and disconnect the opener. The door is clamped so it cannot move while the springs are off.
- 2Unwind the old springs with solid winding bars. Even a broken system holds tension, so it comes out a quarter turn at a time.
- 3Install the new springs, sized to the door. Wire size, inside diameter and length are matched to the door weight and height, not guessed from the old spring.
- 4Re-seat the cables and wind to spec. Cables set evenly on both drums so the door lifts level, then each spring wound to the turn count for the door.
- 5Balance-test, then cycle the door. The door should float at waist height by hand before the opener is reconnected and run through full cycles.
What we check on every spring job
A spring breaks because it reached the end of its cycle life, and every other moving part on the door has done those same cycles. While the tension is off the door is the cheapest time to find a worn part, so each of these is checked before we leave:
- Lift cables checked for fraying and re-seated evenly on both drums
- Cable drums and set screws inspected for wear and slippage
- Center and end bearings checked for grinding or wobble
- Rollers and hinges inspected, since they carry the same cycle count
- Hand balance test: the door should float at waist height
- Opener force and travel reset, then full open-close cycles
You are told what we find and what it costs, and nothing extra is replaced without your go-ahead. If the rollers are the next thing to go, see garage door roller replacement.
Choosing the right spring
The wrong spring makes the door heavy, lets it drift up, or burns out the opener. These guides answer the questions we get asked most before a spring job.
Signs a spring is failing
The bang, the gap in the coil, and the door that suddenly weighs 200 pounds.
Read the answer →One torsion spring or two?
Door weight decides it, and why two is safer on a door you depend on.
Read the answer →What size spring does my door need?
Wire size, inside diameter and length, and why guessing unbalances the door.
Read the answer →Headroom for torsion springs
About 12 inches standard, 9.5 with a low-headroom kit, 4.5 rear-mount.
Read the answer →Are high-cycle springs worth it?
Worth it above about four cycles a day, usually not below.
Read the answer →Extension spring safety cables
Why every extension spring needs one, and what happens without it.
Read the answer →Spring replacement across the OKC metro
Same-day spring replacement in Oklahoma City and every city in our primary service area, priced identically with no long-haul trip surcharge. Cold snaps finish off springs that were already near the end of their life, so expect the busiest days to follow the first hard freeze. Why springs break in winter →
Garage Door Spring Replacement FAQs
How much does garage door spring replacement cost in Oklahoma City?
A single extension spring runs $150 to $200 and a single standard torsion spring $200 to $275. A matched pair of torsion springs, the most common residential job, runs $275 to $350. A high-cycle torsion upgrade is $350 to $450, and a full extension-to-torsion conversion is $400 to $800. Parts, labor and the balance test are included, and the total is quoted before any work starts.
Can you replace my garage door spring today?
Usually, yes. Open Sesame Garages carries torsion springs in common residential sizes, plus high-cycle options, on the truck, so most spring calls in the OKC metro are finished the same day. After-hours and weekend calls are handled through 24/7 emergency dispatch, with a service fee quoted on the phone before anyone is sent.
How long does a garage door spring replacement take?
About an hour for most residential torsion spring jobs, including the balance test and full open-close cycles. Extension-to-torsion conversions take longer because the shaft, drums, cables and bearings are all new.
Should I replace both springs if only one broke?
On a two-spring door, yes. Both springs were installed the same day and have absorbed the same number of cycles, so the surviving one is usually weeks or months from breaking. Replacing the matched pair in one visit costs less than two service calls and keeps the door balanced.
Can I still use my garage door with a broken spring?
No. Do not run the opener and avoid lifting the door by hand. Without its counterbalance, the door carries its full 150 to 300 pound weight, which is enough to injure someone and to strip the gears of an opener that was never sized to lift it.
How long do new garage door springs last?
Standard torsion springs are rated for about 10,000 cycles, which is roughly 7 to 10 years for a door used three or four times a day. High-cycle springs are rated for 20,000 to 50,000 cycles and make sense on a door that works harder than that.
Do you replace springs in Edmond, Norman, Moore, Yukon and Mustang?
Yes. Every city in the primary service area is inside the standard radius, so spring replacement is priced the same in Edmond, Norman, Moore, Midwest City, Yukon and Mustang as it is in Oklahoma City, with no long-haul trip surcharge.
Heard the Bang? Leave the Door Where It Is.
Call Abdul directly. You will get a real price on the phone and a truck that already has the springs on it.