Garage Door Spring Repair in Fremont
Spring replacement from Navarro Garage Door in Fremont, Newark and Union City starts at $200 for one torsion spring, or from $350 for a pair, about an hour on site. You hear the exact price at the door before any work starts, and coming out to quote is free. Open 24 hours, seven days a week. Call (510) 443-1883.
From our office at 4510 Peralta Blvd, Centerville
Price
Starting prices
Each price is where that job starts. Your door sets the final number, and you hear it at the door before any work starts.
| Job | Price | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Spring replacementOne torsion spring, standard door | from $200 | About an hour on site. If the door runs two springs, replacing both together is usually the better call, because they wear at the same rate and the second one tends to follow within months. |
| Pair of torsion springsBoth springs on a two-spring door | from $350 | Both springs replaced and the door balanced in one visit. It costs less than two single-spring visits, and both sides start again at the same point. |
| Extension springs (pair)Both sides, safety cables checked | from $225 | Extension springs run alongside the horizontal tracks, mostly on older and lighter doors. They're replaced as a pair, and the safety cable through each one is checked or replaced at the same time. |
Call for your exact price: (510) 443-1883. The visit and the quote are free.
Prices checked October 2026
Licensed, CSLB C-61/D-28
The job
What the spring actually does
The spring lifts your door, not the opener. A well sprung door is balanced so that a 150 pound steel door lifts with one hand, and the opener only guides it. That balance is why a break feels so sudden: the door goes from light to dead weight in one bang.
It's also why the spring has to match the door. We weigh the door rather than read a chart, because a repainted wood door or a replaced panel changes what it weighs, and a spring wound for the wrong weight leaves the door out of balance from the first day. An out-of-balance door wears out the opener.
Torsion and extension
Torsion springs
The bar above the opening, and what nearly every door in the Tri-City runs. They are rated in cycles rather than years, and on a two-spring door they are replaced as a pair. One spring starts at $200 installed and a pair at $350.
Extension springs
The older setup, stretched along the horizontal tracks on each side, still found on original single-car garages from the 1950s and 60s. Both sides are replaced together from $225, and every extension spring we fit gets a safety cable through the coil, so a future break stays on the cable.
On the visit
- We weigh the door and size the spring or the pair to it.
- The old spring comes off with its tension let down in steps.
- The cables, drums and bearings get a look while the shaft is free. Anything worn is priced before it is touched.
- The door is balanced, the opener force and limits are reset, and the safety reverse is tested.
If the spring has already gone, the broken spring page covers what to do before anyone arrives.
Compare
One spring or both?
| One spring | Both springs | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | from $200 | from $350 |
| Best when | The door runs a single spring | The door runs two springs of the same age |
| Why | Only one spring was ever fitted | They wear at the same rate, and the second tends to follow within months |
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Questions
Spring questions
Should I replace one spring or both?
Both, when the door runs two. They went on together and have done the same number of cycles, so when one breaks the other is near the end of the same life. A pair starts at $350 installed against $200 for one, and the door gets balanced once instead of twice.
How do I know my spring is broken?
A loud bang from the garage, then a door that feels far too heavy or lifts a few inches and stops. On a torsion setup you can often see the break: a clear gap in the coil on the bar above the door.
How long do garage door springs last?
Springs are rated in cycles, not years. A standard 10,000 cycle spring on a door opened four times a day lasts about seven years. A 25,000 cycle spring costs more up front and suits a door that works hard every day.
How much does garage door spring repair cost in Fremont?
It starts at $200 installed for one torsion spring and from $350 for a matched pair. Extension springs on older doors start at $225 for both sides, with a safety cable through each. A heavier door needs a heavier spring, and you hear the exact price before any work starts.
Why is spring replacement dangerous to do myself?
A wound torsion spring stores several hundred pounds of force. Replacing it means letting that tension off and winding the new spring with steel bars, under load, from a ladder. Lubricating, tightening and sensor checks are fair homeowner jobs. Spring work is the one to hand over.