Left Or Right Wound Garage Door Spring

Professional series springs not from china torsion spring s for torsion systems set above the garage door.

Left or right wound garage door spring.

Spring orientation if ordering just one spring left wound or right wound. It works as opposites so if the spring is on the right side of the center when looking from inside your garage out to your door it is left wound. Wire size x 2 in. These springs are most widely used in garage doors hence also referred to as garage door springs.

We we offer a vast selection of wire and spring sizes and both left and right wind torsion. Click this link to go to our garage door torsion springs ad. So if the spring to your left is broken you want to order a right wound spring. Usually most garage doors will feature two springs which are separated by a divider situated at the door s midpoint mainly.

Both the winding and stationary cones are professionally installed for safe operation. The spring whose endpoints in a clockwise direction is a left wound spring while that whose endpoint in anticlockwise direction is a right wound. Generally when looking from within the garage if the spring is on the left side it is right wound and vice versa. All dura lift torsion springs are manufactured from class 2 high tensile oil tempered spring wire meeting astm a229.

Install new or use this pair of left and right wound torsion springs to replace broken sectional garage door torsion springs. Winding bars are 18 in length and are also advised when winding and un winding springs. With most new garage doors there will be two torsion springs separated by a divider that s located at the midpoint of the door. What can we say it can appear a bit complicated.

However before you go on selecting the spring you need to do a proper homework for selecting the right spring. The spring to your right is a left wound spring and the spring to your left is the right wound spring. If there are multiple springs on your garage door we strongly recommend replacing both torsion springs. If you have only one spring on your garage door just remember that if the spring is on the left side of the bracket it is right wind and if it is on the right of the bracket it is left wind.

The left and right springs. L with red color coding. The garage door springs are often work under extreme stress conditions and may require replacement over time. 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.

All of our torsion spring wire is coated.