Measure Wound Garage Door Spring

They call it a right spring but when you are looking at the door from the inside it goes on the left side and vice versa.

Measure wound garage door spring.

Spring orientation if ordering just one spring left wound or right wound. To measure the wire size measure the length of 10 coils of the spring. Click this link to go to our garage door torsion springs ad. Inside diameter 90 of doors have a 2 0 inside diameter 3.

A spring mounted on the right side of center is left hand wound black end doors that have two springs have both right hand and left hand wound. The spring will grow 7 5 coils or 7 5 x 250 for the coil size or 1 7 8. If your 10 coil count measures 2 1 2 inches you have 25 inch wires. For other measurements talk to a garage door repair professional or find a 10 coil measurement chart online.

Plug end extension spring is a holmes spring replacement for heavier 1 piece tilt up canopy style garage doors. Generally when looking from within the garage if the spring is on the left side it is right wound and vice versa. Here s how to tell if your garage door torsion spring is a left wound spring or a right wound spring as seen from the back of the door. Spring length how long each spring is 4.

For example on a seven foot high garage door a 34 spring comprised of 250 wire would grow eight coils when it is wound and stretched. Two p528 springs one on each side of the door can handle a 105 lbs. Door with an initial tension of 165 lbs. While this might seem difficult to comprehend measuring the wire size is actually as easy as running a tape measure along the distance between 10 and 20 coils.

Garage door torsion springs for any wire size or length up to 39 these high quality garage door torsion springs include cones installed on the springs and are sleek oil tempered and coated black for a strong smoother operation. Take all your measurements from the broken spring. If you have 1 1 4 inches in a 10 coil count the wires are 0 125. You also need to know the size of the wire itself.

Measure the spring only from coil to coil. In order to order new springs you will need to measure as accurately as possible your current spring s and find the. Plug end extension spring is a p528 28 in. What can we say it can appear a bit complicated.