Left Hand Torsion Spring

Although the name implies otherwise.

Left hand torsion spring.

The right hand winding springs are wound in a clockwise direction. Mandrel sizes range from 062 1 078. Stock up on 302 stainless steel torsion springs at grainger for use in a diverse range of industrial applications. Common torsion spring uses include clothespins clipboards swing down tailgates and garage doors.

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. The load should always be placed so that the spring is closing. In recent years most doors are being supplied with torsion springs located directly above the door and mounted to the header. They call it a right spring but when you are looking at the door from the inside it goes on the left side and vice versa.

Torsion springs are helical springs that exert a torque or rotary force. Thus they have their end of wire on the right side. On the contrary it is very simple to determine the winding type of a garage door spring. Left hand torsion springs.

The ends of torsion springs are attached to other components and when those components rotate around the center of the spring the spring tries to push them back to their original position. Find various sizes and angles of deflection in right hand wound and left hand wound torsion. It is important to specify either right hand wound or left hand wound for torsion springs. To wind the torsion spring correctly you will need a clear understanding of wire size and handing.

This is a left hand wind torsion spring. What can we say it can appear a bit complicated.