Garage Door Torsion Spring Wire Gauge

The color code on a torsion spring indicates whether it is a right wind or left wind spring with black indicating right wind and red indicating left wind.

Garage door torsion spring wire gauge.

We have probably the best how to video that is easy to follow a. Every torsion spring has four dimensions. Spring length how long each spring is 4. Want to know how to measure a garage door torsion spring so that you can order a replacement.

I have the lowest price for a pair of 218 x 2 x 22 up to 30 gauge x inner diameter x length garage door torsion springs installed. If that s the case you can measure your old springs and then consider longer life options. The spring will grow 7 5 coils or 7 5 x 250 for the coil size or 1 7 8. Inside diameter 90 of doors have a 2 0 inside diameter 3.

Garage door spring measuring tool. Extension springs specify. Length wire size inside diameter and wind. 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.

1 8 cable set for 7 high garage door with torsion springs 100. Springs are usually stretched an extra 1 8 so the total addition to the spring length is eight coils or two inches. One end is pressed into the spring then count 20 coils wire size is then indicated. Beyond that the torsion spring is color coded so that technicians can determine the thickness or gauge of the wire.

The 218 spring gauge can lift 7 high garage doors weighing up to 218lbs. Winding chart spring i d. Inch markings on the other side. 1 8 cable set for 8 high garage door with torsion springs 116.

Door weight 8 wide x 7 high x 150 lbs torsion springs specify. If you operated your garage door manually before your spring broke it should have been fairly easy to open and close. 3 32 cable set for 7 high garage door with torsion springs 104. This is a garage door professionals way of measuring garage door springs.

Changing the length of a spring has a major impact on its strength shorter stronger. For example if your door had a 1 75 inside diameter spring made of 250 guage wire and 39 long you cannot use a 1 75 x 250 x 35 in its place as the later is 10 stronger meaning your door will want to fly open on its own. Steel ruler marked with all spring wire sizes on one side. 3 32 cable set for 8 high garage door with torsion springs 116.

Length of spring type of ends method 3 furnish door width and height example. Spring orientation only worry about this if you have a 1 s. In order to order new garage door torsion springs you will need to measure as accurately as possible your current spring s and find the.