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Clopay Torsion Spring Replacement: The Mission Viejo Owner’s Guide

We stock and install Clopay-compatible torsion spring replacements throughout Mission Viejo, CA, with most jobs priced between $180 and $340 installed. That’s parts, labor, and the photo record we hand you before we leave. Most Clopay doors in Mission Viejo use a pair of torsion springs mounted on a steel shaft above the door, and when one breaks, the door either won’t open or it slams to one side when the opener tries to lift it. You’ll usually hear it first: a bang from the garage that sounds like someone dropped a toolbox off a ladder. Marcus Deller and our crew replace these springs on Clopay doors every week, and the process takes about 45 minutes start to finish.

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Which Clopay Models This Applies To

We service every Clopay line we see in Mission Viejo garages: the Classic, Premium, Gallery, Coachman, and Reserve collections, both legacy and current production. Identification is the first step, because Clopay has used several torsion spring configurations over the years depending on the door’s weight and the year it was installed. The spring type is usually stamped on the cone at the end of the spring, or written on the warning label attached to the shaft bracket. A spring for a single-car Clopay door in Casta del Sol typically runs a different wire diameter than a spring for a double-wide Coachman door in Pacific Hills. We match the spring by wire diameter, inside diameter, length, and wind direction: right-hand or left-hand. Getting the wind direction wrong means the spring unwinds itself the first time the door cycles. We order OEM Clopay springs when the door is still under warranty claim, and we carry quality aftermarket equivalents from the same manufacturers that supply the OEM line for everything else. Servo Garage Doors Mission Viejo is an independent service provider, not affiliated with Clopay.

Signs Your Clopay Torsion Spring Replacement Is Failing

• The door opens a few inches, then stops and reverses. This means one spring has lost tension or broken, and the opener is straining against a door that now weighs more on one side. The opener’s force sensor reads that resistance and stops the cycle. In Mission Viejo, where garage doors cycle more in summer when kids and cars go in and out all day, this is often the first symptom.
• A loud bang from the garage in the middle of the night. That’s a spring breaking under load. It is not the door falling apart; it is the spring releasing all its stored energy at once. The door itself stays up because the other spring and the cables take over, but only briefly. You’ll find a two-inch gap in the coils when you look up at the shaft.
• The door is noticeably heavier when you pull the emergency release cord. A healthy torsion spring system balances the door so it weighs about ten pounds in your hand. When a Clopay spring fails, you’re holding the full weight of the door, which can be 150 pounds or more. Do not try to lift it more than a few inches.
• The door hangs crooked in the opening when partially open. One side lifts while the other lags, which means uneven spring tension. This can also start pulling the cables off their drums, which turns a spring replacement into a spring-plus-cable job. We see this in Mission Viejo homes where the original Clopay springs have passed the 10,000-cycle mark.
• You can see a visible gap in the spring coil. Walk into the garage, look directly at the torsion spring above the door, and check for a clean break in the coil. If you can see a separation where the metal is split, that spring is done. A broken spring does not repair itself, and continuing to run the opener will burn out the motor and strip the gears.

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Replacement Cost & What’s Included

Clopay torsion spring replacement in Mission Viejo runs $180 to $340, depending on spring size, wire diameter, and whether you’re replacing one or both springs. Our pricing is flat and written before any work starts, per Clause 1 of The Haven Standard. The range breaks down like this:

• Single spring replacement: $180 to $260 installed, matching the existing spring’s specs.
• Pair replacement (recommended): $260 to $340 installed, both springs matched to the door’s exact weight.
• Springs plus cables or drums: add $130 to $250 for cables or $60 to $120 for drum work if the broken spring damaged them.

We recommend replacing both springs even when only one has broken. They were installed together, they’ve cycled the same number of times, and the second one is on the same clock. The price you agree to is the price you pay. After the work is done, you get the documented photo record of the old springs off the door and the new springs installed, which traces back to the founding rule Servo was built on in 2015. Every spring replacement is covered by our 365-Day Done Right Promise.

DIY or Call Us?

A torsion spring under tension stores enough energy to break bone or remove fingers. We don’t say that to scare you; we say it because it’s the truth, and because the number of Mission Viejo homeowners who research this exact question every month tells us someone’s always considering it. What you can safely do is visual: look for the gap in the spring, note which side is broken, and check whether the cables are still on their drums. Do not touch the winding cones. Do not loosen the set screws. Do not try to unwind the spring with a screwdriver or a couple of bars from the hardware store. The winding cone and the two-inch gap you can see are the reason trained professionals exist for this trade. We replace Clopay torsion springs safely, correctly, and in about 45 minutes, and the whole job is documented with photos before and after. If you already know the spring is broken, call us at (657) 293-2416 and tell us the door model if you can find it. Tell me what the door is doing, and I’ll tell you what it’s going to cost before I touch it.

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