Quick answer — how much is a new garage door spring? One torsion spring is $285 installed, a pair $480, and a pair of high-cycle torsion springs $535. Extension springs are $315 a pair.
Signs a Spring Has Broken
- A loud bang from the garage, often when nobody was using the door.
- A visible gap of an inch or two in the coil above the door.
- The door feels very heavy or lifts only a few inches.
- The opener runs but the door barely moves, or the opener light starts blinking.
- Cables hanging loose beside the door.
Safety first: Don’t try to lift the door by hand or with the remote, and don’t touch the spring or its winding cones. A torsion spring holds enough tension to cause serious injury. Unplug the opener and leave the car where it is until the spring is replaced.
Torsion or Extension: Which Springs Does Your Door Have?
Torsion springs sit on a steel bar above the door opening and twist to lift the door. Most double doors and newer single doors use one or two of them. Extension springs sit beside the horizontal tracks and stretch out as the door comes down; you mostly find them on older, lighter single doors. Extension springs need a safety cable running through each one so a broken spring can't whip across the garage — if yours are missing, we'll point it out.
Spring Replacement Prices
| Spring job, installed | Starting at |
|---|---|
| One torsion spring | $285 |
| Pair of torsion springs | $480 |
| Pair of high-cycle torsion springs | $535 |
| Pair of extension springs | $315 |
| Converting extension springs to torsion | $585 |
Prices include the springs, winding them and balancing the door. Very heavy, oversized or wooden doors may need larger springs, and you will see that in the written price before we begin.
Why We Usually Replace Both Springs
On a door with two torsion springs, both were installed on the same day and have done the same number of cycles. When one breaks, the other is close behind. A pair costs $480 against $285 for one, and it saves you a second visit a few months later. If your door has a single spring, a single spring is all you need.
Standard or High-Cycle Springs?
A cycle is one opening and one closing. Standard springs are commonly rated for about 10,000 cycles — around seven years for a household that opens and closes the door four times a day. High-cycle springs use heavier wire and are rated for many more cycles, which makes sense when the garage is the main way in and out of the house. The pair costs $535 instead of $480.
Near the water in Manorhaven and along Manhasset Bay, rust shortens spring life. Spraying the coils with garage door lubricant every spring and fall slows it down.
How the Spring Job Is Done
- We measure the old spring — wire size, inside diameter and length — and check how heavy the door is.
- We release any remaining tension safely and take the broken spring off the bar.
- New springs go on the torsion bar and are wound to the right number of turns for your door.
- We inspect the cables, drums and bearings, which take a hard jolt when a spring snaps.
- Balance test (the door should stay put halfway up), then the opener force and auto-reverse test.
Written by the Barry's Garage Doors team · 20 years of experience · Last updated November 2026