Measuring Garage Door Springs

The spring should be measure as it is unwound.

Measuring garage door springs.

Inside diameter 90 of doors have a 2 0 inside diameter 3. In order to order new springs you will need to measure as accurately as possible your current spring s and find the. To measure the wire size measure the length of 10 coils of the spring. Install the two by four vertically at the.

For other measurements talk to a garage door repair professional or find a 10 coil measurement chart online. If your 10 coil count measures 2 1 2 inches you have 25 inch wires. Measure the distance from the garage floor to the underside of the door at the outer edge and add 2 inches. 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. After you measure the length of this spring you need to measure the diameter of the spring. The best way to measure the wire size of your garage door springs is to simply measure 10 20 30 and 40 coils. This is the number of turns that are on your spring.

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. If you have 1 1 4 inches in a 10 coil count the wires are 0 125. Spring orientation if ordering just one spring left wound or right wound. Divide the height of the garage door by the cable drum circumference then add one.

Measuring the garage door extension springs first measure the length of the spring. 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. Spring length how long each spring is 4. Spring length how long each spring is 4.

Inside diameter 90 of doors have a 2 0 inside diameter 3.