Garage Door Spring Sizes

In the video below you see two cases of improper spring size.

Garage door spring sizes.

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In the first example the spring is too small. The door itself can be extremely heavy the starting weight of single doors is about 130 pounds and larger or heavier doors can weigh over 350 pounds. While torsion springs can last as long as 10 years using the garage door as your front door can make those torsion springs work harder and wear out in half the time and cause the t orsion springs to break. Heavier garage doors also cause more strain on torsion springs so make sure to replace them periodically if you use them heavily.

Inside diameter 90 of doors have a 2 0 inside diameter 3. Starting with our easy to use garage door torsion spring configuration tool below you can find almost any size replacement torsion spring quick easy. Measure 10 coils to the nearest 1 16. Replacing garage door torsion springs can seem to be a daunting task.

Garage door nation just wanted to drop a line to say thanks got the parts and my garage door is. In order to order new springs you will need to measure as accurately as possible your current spring s and find the. Springs are too small. To order the correct springs for your garage door you ll need to know a few details about your door system.

Knowing the spring s length can help you find the wire size on the chart above. When the spring is too. Why does the size of the garage door spring matter.