Single Garage Door Torsion Spring

If you have very large heavy door then two or more springs will be required some very heavy wood doors may require 3 or even 4 springs to provide enough lifting strength to.

Single garage door torsion spring.

One spring systems utilize a larger spring that puts added stress on the other garage door system components. Use this method if the door worked correctly before the spring s broke and the garage door has not been tampered with. This method of measuring your torsion spring requires you to measure the existing springs. Torsion springs sit against the wall over the garage door.

Require only one spring. If the garage door has two springs measure each spring individually. Many builders install one spring on garage door when they install the door. Another example is the clopay ez set torsion spring system for garage doors.

Typically using a single spring instead of two will save just two or three dollars. Many garage door installers avoid using two torsion springs when they install a new door in order to save money at the time. In most cases on double door 16 feet wide and larger we recommend replacing with a two spring system. L torsion springs in brown left and right wound pair for sectional garage doors.

To measure the torsion springs follow each of the following steps carefully. On these the cable often runs on the front of the cable drum. Garage door torsion springs 1 75 pair with non slip winding bars coated torsion springs with a minimum of 10 000 cycles 0 207x1 75 x24. D x 22 in.

Just beyond the end bearing plate is the cable drum. When the door is closed and at rest the torsion spring stores enormous amounts of energy and when you want the door to open the spring helps by uncoiling and releasing that energy. Counter balance the weight of the garage door. The bottom of the cable is attached to a bracket that wraps around the front of and outside the vertical track.

Wire x 2 in. D x 31 in. L torsion springs in orange right wound single for sectional garage door. It is not uncommon to have two different size springs.

Torsion springs store energy by coiling tightly as the door as the door closes.