Garage door spring repair
A spring broke and someone mentioned converting to torsion?
If your door runs on extension springs or an enclosed TorqueMaster-style tube, a standard torsion system is usually the longer-term fix. We've done this conversion on more than 100 doors.
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Is this what you're seeing?
Your springs stretch along the tracks above each side of the door, or they are hidden inside a metal tube over the opening.
A spring just broke, and the repair quote mentioned converting the system.
Springs or cables on this door have been replaced before and keep failing.
You are paying for new springs anyway and want to know if switching is worth it.
What's going on
Extension springs stretch along the horizontal tracks on each side and need safety cables running through them. A torsion spring sits on a bar above the door and lifts it by twisting, which spreads the load across both sides.
Wayne Dalton’s TorqueMaster system puts the springs inside the torsion tube and uses brand-specific parts. When one of these fails, converting to a standard torsion setup means any future parts are standard too.
What to do right now
Do
Look above the door to see which system you have: springs along the tracks, springs on a bar, or a closed tube.
If a spring has broken, leave the door closed and unplug the opener.
Ask for both prices when you call: replacing like-for-like and converting.
Don't
Don’t try to wind or adjust a TorqueMaster tube or an extension spring yourself.
Don’t run the door with a broken spring.
Don’t remove the safety cables from extension springs.
How we fix it
A conversion is part of our garage door spring repair work: the old system comes out and a standard torsion setup goes in. Our records show what else these jobs replaced.
What the work involved
- New cables17 of 97 jobs
- New torsion shaft or tube12 of 97 jobs
- Bearings10 of 97 jobs
- New drums5 of 97 jobs
- Spring conversion jobs since 2018
- 118
- Typical time on site
- 70 min
Recent jobs like this
Aug 2026
DenverFound
The door opened about three feet, then went back down. It ran on a Max-style torsion system.
Fixed
Converted it to a standard torsion system.
Sep 2026
LakewoodFound
The door ran on Wayne Dalton's enclosed spring system.
Fixed
Converted it to torsion with a new tube and springs, new drums, cables and end bearings, and a new center bracket, then tuned it up.
May 2026
DenverFound
A 7-foot door ran on a Max-style torsion system.
Fixed
Converted it to standard torsion, replaced the vertical tracks, and installed a side-mount opener with myQ and battery backup.
Jul 2025
ArvadaFound
The door's TorqueMaster system needed replacing, and so did the opener.
Fixed
Swapped the TorqueMaster tube for a 16-foot torsion tube with new bearing plates, a center bearing and new springs, and replaced the opener.
Nov 2024
LakewoodFound
The door ran on a TorqueMaster system.
Fixed
Converted it to torsion with new drums, bearing plates and 8-foot cables, then lubricated the door.
Repair or replace?
Converting is a repair, not a new door. If the door itself is warped, rotted or badly dented, it may make more sense to put the money toward a new garage door, which comes with a torsion system already.
Related questions
Can I convert my garage door from extension springs to torsion springs?
Yes, converting from extension springs to a torsion spring system is possible on most residential doors.
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Torsion vs extension springs: torsion mounts on a shaft above the door and lasts longer, while extension springs run along the tracks and cost less.
Read full answerHow do you tell if a Wayne Dalton TorqueMaster spring is broken when you cannot see it?
On a TorqueMaster the spring is sealed inside the steel tube, so there is no coil gap to find. With the door closed, pull each lifting cable away from the header at the drum. A cable that pulls loose means that side has no spring tension left. That is the test Wayne Dalton's own manual uses.
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