Springs
Springs & Hardware
Struts, brackets, hinges and bearings do not lift the door, but they keep the lifting hardware working in a straight line. When they bend or wear, springs and cables suffer. We include them in every hardware assessment.
Which one do I need?
- Since the cold snap the door has been stiff and noisy first thing, and after the last thaw the bottom corner began to judder.Garage Door Roller Replacement
- After a cold night the bottom seal had frozen to the slab.Garage Door Hinge Replacement
- The door has started rubbing the frame on the left, leaving a shiny stripe down the weatherstrip.Garage Door Track Repair or Replacement
- There was a sharp crack from the garage, and when you went to look the door had dropped on one side and jammed.Garage Door Cable Replacement
- Looking up at the coil above the door, you can see a clean split with a gap of several centimetres between the two halves.Torsion Spring Replacement
- Open the door by hand and it drifts back down on its own, a little at first and then all at once.Extension Spring Replacement
Springs & Hardware
Counterbalance, track, roller, cable, and hinge work.
Garage Door Roller Replacement
Counting hinges and measuring stems
The right replacement depends on numbers taken from your door, not from a catalogue. The wheel diameter is measured across its face: residential track takes a two-inch wheel, while commercial track can take a two-inch or a three-inch wheel depending on the system. The stem is measured from the wheel to its end, and the hinges at each end stile are counted, because a single hinge takes a four-inch stem while two hinges stacked together on a heavier door call for a seven- or ten-inch stem that reaches through both.
Stem diameter is confirmed too, since most doors built since the 1980s share one standard size but older doors may not. These measurements decide which set goes in.