A garage door that has a broken spring has nothing to support its weight.
													
																	Manual two spring garage door broken. 
									
	
		
	
																	Two ladders 6 foot or higher these two ladders serve as stoppers when the roller is fully opened. 
																	Important things needed to open a garage entry with broken spring. 
																	If the roller will not be supported by a stopper it would only shut back since the spring is broken and can no longer support the door s heavy weight. 
																	The herky jerky motion is especially common with garage doors equipped with extension springs. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	Some garage door openers are strong enough to lift a door with only one good spring. 
																	If your garage door goes up and down in a jerky motion you might have one broken spring on a two spring system. 
																	A garage door with a broken spring should not be opened or closed using an automatic operator. 
																	Even though some garage doors have more than two springs in the operation system. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	A garage door should not be opened until the spring is repaired.