Measuring Garage Door Springs

If you have 1 1 4 inches in a 10 coil count the wires are 0 125.

Measuring garage door springs.

Spring length how long each spring is 4. Spring orientation only worry about this if you have a 1 s. First make sure the coils are compressed as gaps can deliver an inaccurate measurement. Inside diameter 90 of doors have a 2 0 inside diameter 3.

Insert the end of the tape measure between two coils count to 10 coils and pull the measure to the point between the 10th and 11th coils. Measure the circumference of the cable drum and measure the height of the garage door in inches. Measure the distance from the garage floor to the underside of the door at the outer edge and add 2 inches. For other measurements talk to a garage door repair professional or find a 10 coil measurement chart online.

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. If your 10 coil count measures 2 1 2 inches you have 25 inch wires. The spring should be measure as it is unwound. Measuring the garage door extension springs first measure the length of the spring.

Inside diameter 90 of doors have a 2 0 inside diameter 3. 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. This is the number of turns that are on your spring.

Spring length how long each spring is 4. For example a 14 high door is 168 high. The best way to measure the wire size of your garage door springs is to simply measure 10 20 30 and 40 coils. Install the two by four vertically at the.

Cut a two by four this length with a handsaw.