Measure Wound Garage Door Spring

Plug end extension spring is a p528 28 in.

Measure wound garage door spring.

When you measure a garage door spring it s not enough to simply take a tape measure and record the length from one end to the other. Springs are usually stretched an extra 1 8 so the total addition to the spring length is eight coils or two inches. 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. Two p528 springs one on each side of the door can handle a 105 lbs.

If your 10 coil count measures 2 1 2 inches you have 25 inch wires. Plug end extension spring is a holmes spring replacement for heavier 1 piece tilt up canopy style garage doors. Measure the spring only from coil to coil. Take all your measurements from the broken spring.

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. 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. You also need to know the size of the wire itself. Measure the overall length of your garage door spring unwound.

Spring length how long each spring is 4. What can we say it can appear a bit complicated. Spring orientation if ordering just one spring left wound or right wound. If you have 1 1 4 inches in a 10 coil count the wires are 0 125.

The spring will grow 7 5 coils or 7 5 x 250 for the coil size or 1 7 8. 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.

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. Door with an initial tension of 165 lbs. In order to order new springs you will need to measure as accurately as possible your current spring s and find the. Generally when looking from within the garage if the spring is on the left side it is right wound and vice versa.