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Clopay Torsion Spring Replacement: The Selma Owner’s Guide

We stock and install Clopay-compatible torsion springs for Selma homes, with typical replacement running $180-$340 installed and most jobs done same-day. You’ll usually know before we do: a bang that sounds like a two-by-four hitting the garage ceiling, the door suddenly weighing 200 pounds when you try to lift it, or a visible gap in the spring above the door. Which Clopay model you have matters more than most Selma homeowners realize, and getting the wrong spring is how doors end up off-track or openers burn out early.

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A door is 200 pounds riding on two springs. Respect it. If you’re standing in the garage right now looking at a snapped spring and a car trapped inside, call us at (830) 268-9233 and Otto will talk you through your options before he even gets in the truck.

Which Clopay Models This Applies To

Clopay makes dozens of door lines, and torsion spring sizing changes between them. We work on the full range here in Selma: the entry-level Classic and Value series, the mid-tier Gallery series, the premium Reserve and Canyon Ridge lines, and the newer ProSeries. The spring itself is rarely model-specific in a way that shows up on a sticker, but the specs absolutely are. The wire diameter, inside diameter, length, and wind direction all change based on door weight and drum setup. A Gallery Collection 16×7 door takes a different spring than a Classic 9×7, and guesswork with a torsion spring is how doors get thrown out of balance.

Here’s the compatibility gotcha we see regularly in Selma and the surrounding area: Clopay doors built after about 2015 often ship with high-cycle powder-coated springs, while older Clopay doors use standard galvanized ones. Both are replaceable with quality OEM or equivalent aftermarket parts, but the cycle rating differs. If you’re replacing a spring on one side, you should replace both springs at the same time. They wear together, and the other one is right behind it. We carry a full range of Clopay-compatible torsion spring sizes and wind directions on the truck, so we’ll match your existing spring or your door’s weight chart, not just eyeball it.

For Clopay doors we also stock equivalent parts from LiftMaster, Chamberlain, and Genie for the opener side of things, so one visit usually resolves everything.

Signs Your Clopay Torsion Spring Replacement Is Failing

• The door won’t open more than a few inches. The spring is no longer counterbalancing the door’s weight, which means the opener is now lifting the entire 150-200 pounds by itself. That’s how opener gears strip and motors burn out in under a year.
• The door slams shut or drops hard when closing. With no spring tension holding it back, gravity takes over. This is dangerous, and it’s also how cables get thrown and rollers get knocked out of the track.
• A visible gap in the spring above the door. Torsion springs snap clean through about 90% of the time. You’ll see a separation of an inch or two in the coil. This is the most obvious sign on Clopay doors with exposed springs.
• The door is noticeably heavier than it used to be when you pull the release cord. A properly balanced door should lift with one hand and stay open about three feet off the ground on its own. If you’re muscling it, the spring is losing tension or already broken.
• The opener strains, groans, or trips the safety reverse mid-cycle. If the opener is straining, the problem is almost never the opener. It’s usually the spring losing its strength or the door binding because the spring has thrown the alignment off.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

Clopay torsion spring replacement in Selma runs $180-$340 installed for a standard two-spring residential setup. Where you land in that range depends on three things: the spring’s wire size and cycle rating, whether we’re replacing one or both springs (strongly recommend both), and whether the failed spring caused any secondary damage like bent tracks or thrown cables.

The price Otto quotes on the phone is the price you’ll see on the invoice. That includes the springs themselves, all labor, rebalancing the door, and testing the full cycle. If we get there and find something else wrong, we’ll show you what we found and quote it before any additional work starts. No surprises at the door. The work is covered by our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing: if it’s not done right, Otto comes back and makes it right. One call to him, not a customer-service queue.

DIY or Call Us?

Here’s the honest split. You can safely check which type of spring you have: look above the closed door for a coil spring mounted on a horizontal bar (that’s torsion), and look for any visible gap in the coil. You can check the balance yourself by pulling the release cord and lifting the door manually. That’s the diagnosing side of it.

The replacing side is a different story. Torsion springs are wound under enormous tension, and when a winding bar slips, it doesn’t give you a second chance. People end up with broken wrists, lacerations, and worse. We’ve been to Selma homes where a homeowner was in the hospital and the garage door was still hanging half-open with a spring wound wrong. Otto picked up the trade at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College and has been replacing torsion springs here since 2004, and he’ll tell you the same thing: this is not a YouTube project. If you’re dealing with a snapped Clopay spring, call us at (830) 268-9233 and let us handle it. The part’s already on the truck.

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