Perth Garage Door Specialists
Garage Door Spring & Cable Repairs in Perth
The spring is the reason a garage door that weighs as much as a small motorbike can be lifted with one hand. It stores enormous energy, it does the actual work, and it is the single most common failure on any garage door — and the single most dangerous thing on it to touch. When a spring goes, the door becomes a dead weight in an instant: the motor strains or gives up, the door drops if it is released, and cables often snap in the same moment. Cannington Garage Door replaces springs and cables across Perth with the correct winding gear, sized to your door's actual measured weight rather than a generic chart, and always in pairs on a two-spring door so the second one doesn't fail a fortnight later. We will not talk you through doing this yourself, and neither should anyone else.
- Springs sized to your door's measured weight, not to a generic chart
- Replaced in pairs on two-spring doors — a matched pair fails together, a mismatched one fails twice
- Cables, drums and bearings inspected and replaced at the same time where worn
- Proper winding bars and correct procedure — this is the repair that injures people
- Motor force limits reset to the re-balanced door, so the new spring doesn't get worn out by an old setting
What's included
What our springs & cables covers
The part that carries the weight — replaced safely, in pairs, sized to your door. Here's what we handle across Perth:
- Broken and fatigued torsion springs
- Broken and stretched extension springs
- Snapped, frayed or jumped lift cables
- Worn or slipping cable drums
- Bent or seized torsion shafts and bearings
- Spring anchor plates, centre brackets and end bearings
- Roller door barrel springs that have lost tension
- Doors that have become heavy, uneven or won't hold position
- Re-balancing after a spring or cable replacement
- Preventive replacement on high-cycle doors before failure
How it works
What to expect when you call
Stop using the door
If the door has become very heavy, is sitting crooked, or made a loud bang, leave it where it is and call. A door on a failed spring can drop, and forcing the motor to lift it damages the motor as well.
Weigh and measure, don't guess
We check the door's actual weight and the existing spring's wire size, inside diameter and length. A spring sized from a chart rather than the door in front of us is the reason a lot of replacement springs fail early.
Replace with the correct winding gear
Springs are replaced in pairs on two-spring doors, wound to the correct tension with proper winding bars, and the cables and drums are inspected and replaced at the same time where they show wear.
Balance and safety-test
A correctly balanced door holds its position anywhere in its travel with the motor disconnected. We test that, reset the motor's force limits to the newly balanced door, and check the auto-reverse before we leave.
Where we work
Springs & Cables in 37 Perth suburbs
We provide springs & cables right across the Perth metro area. These are the suburbs with a dedicated local page for it — find yours for the detail and response time:
Good to know
Springs & Cables FAQs
How do I know if my garage door spring is broken?
Can I replace a garage door spring myself?
Why do you replace springs in pairs?
How long do garage door springs last?
The door still works but feels heavier than it used to. Is that a spring?
Trusted locally
Springs & Cables — what customers say
“Heard a bang like a gunshot from the garage on a Sunday and the door wouldn't budge after that. They told me it was a spring before they even arrived, turned up with both, and had it lifting with one finger again. Didn't try to sell me a new motor.”
“Explained why both springs get replaced rather than just the broken one, which made complete sense once he put it that way. No pressure, no upsell, and the door has been silent since.”
“Long driveway up the hill and a heavy timber door that had got beyond me. He weighed the door properly rather than guessing at the spring, which apparently the last bloke didn't. Big difference.”
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Need springs & cables in Perth?
Our technicians run right across the Perth metro area and reach most emergency callouts in around 60 minutes, with the springs, rollers, motors and panels on board to finish most repairs in one visit. Call now or request a free quote — no obligation, no surprises.