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Clopay Torsion Spring Replacement: The Pasadena Owner’s Guide

Clopay torsion spring replacement in Pasadena typically costs $180-$340 installed, and we carry the springs on the truck so the job is usually done same-day. Most folks find out their spring failed the hard way: a bang in the garage that sounds like a gunshot, then a door that won’t budge no matter how many times you hit the opener button. Your door weighs somewhere around 150 to 200 pounds. That spring was doing the heavy lifting, and when it snaps, the door stays put.

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We’re an independent shop. We’re not affiliated with Clopay, but we’ve been matching their springs since 2004, and Otto Reinhardt knows the Clopay spring specs the way you know your own street. If you’ve got a Clopay door and a spring that let go, you’re on the right page.

Which Clopay Models This Applies To

Clopay puts torsion springs on most of their residential lines: the Classic, Gallery, Grand Harbor, Coachman, and Reserve series. The spring itself isn’t a one-size-fits-all deal. Clopay uses two main diameters: 1¾-inch and 2-inch inside diameter springs, depending on door weight and cycle rating. Here’s the gotcha: a 1¾-inch spring and a 2-inch spring are not interchangeable, and swapping one for the other changes everything about how the door balances. You can check yours by measuring the inside diameter of the coil, but the safer bet is to look at the paint code on the cone or the winding marks on the spring end.

We install OEM-grade Clopay-compatible springs matched to your door’s exact weight, height, and cycle count. You’ll see aftermarket options that are cheaper. Some are fine. Some are Chinese springs with the paint code sprayed on and no cycle rating printed anywhere. We don’t put those on doors. A spring that’s rated for 10,000 cycles will outlast the door you’ve got. A spring rated for 5,000 cycles is what you had before. We’ll tell you which one you’re getting and why.

Signs Your Clopay Torsion Spring Is Failing

• The door is heavier than it used to be. When you pull the release cord and lift the door by hand, a balanced door stays where you leave it. If it drops like a cinder block, your spring has lost tension and is on borrowed time.
• A visible gap in the coil. Torsion springs don’t always snap with a bang. Sometimes they crack partway through and you’ll see a 1/8-inch gap in the coil while the spring still holds tension. That’s a come-apart waiting to happen, not a spring that’s fine.
• The opener motor is grinding. If the motor sounds like it’s working harder than it did last year, the spring probably isn’t carrying its share anymore. The opener wasn’t built to dead-lift that door. You’re trading a $220 spring job for a $320 opener job if you keep running it.
• You count the coils and see stretch marks. Springs under too much load for too long will show scoring or wear marks where the coils rub. That’s fatigue, and in Texas humidity, rust accelerates it.
• The door opens a few inches and stops. The opener’s force limit kicks in because the door is too heavy for the cabinet to move. The spring isn’t failed yet, but it’s not doing its job. We’d rather replace it now than get the midnight call.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

A Clopay torsion spring replacement in Pasadena runs $180-$340 installed for a standard double-wide door. The range comes down to three things: spring size (heavier doors need stouter springs), whether you’re replacing one spring or both, and whether the spring is standard cycle or high-cycle rated. We always quote the whole job on the phone before we roll: parts, labor, trip, and tax. The number Otto gives you on that call is the number on the invoice. Nothing changes when we pull in the driveway.

Here’s how the pricing breaks down:

• Standard single spring replacement: $180-$240
• Both springs (recommended): $260-$340
• High-cycle spring upgrade: Add $40-$80 per spring
• Cable replacement (if the spring snap pulled a cable loose): Add $130-$250

We recommend changing both springs even when only one snapped. They were installed together, they’ve cycled the same number of times, and the other one is usually weeks behind. Changing one means you’ll likely pay two service calls for what should have been one fixed price. Every spring job carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing.

DIY or Call Us?

A door is 200 pounds riding on two springs. Respect it. Torsion springs hold enough stored energy to break bone or worse, and winding one without the right bars and the right feel is how people end up in the emergency room. I’d rather tell you the truth now than get a call back at midnight.

What you can safely do: check for that crack in the coil, test the door’s weight by hand, and look for cable wear. What you shouldn’t do: touch the winding cone, loosen any set screws, or try to remove the spring with a pair of screwdrivers. We’ve seen what that looks like after the fact. If the spring is snapped and the door is stuck, call (346) 623-5419. We’ll be out in a marked truck, and the guy doing the work answers to the name on the door.

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