Left Or Right Wound Garage Door Spring

Both 10 000 standard cycle and 25 000 high cycle springs are available in left or right wind and in precut or longer lengths.

Left or right wound garage door spring.

On the contrary it is very simple to determine the winding type of a garage door spring. The spring whose endpoints in a clockwise direction is a left wound spring while that whose endpoint in anticlockwise direction is a right wound. Wire size x 2 in. We apologize you received springs that were not color coded for the wind direction.

Both the winding and stationary cones are professionally installed for safe operation. Install new or use this pair of left and right wound torsion springs to replace broken sectional garage door torsion springs. Most of the time the end on the right hand wind is red and the left and wind is black as you can see on the graphic below. All of our torsion spring wire is coated for improved corrosion resistance and easier handling.

Another way to tell which is the left and right wound spring is right wound springs are coiled clockwise and left wound springs are coiled counterclockwise. Here s how to tell if your garage door torsion spring is a left wound spring or a right wound spring. Usually you will have two springs on your door which will be color coded. All of our torsion spring wire is coated for improved corrosion resistance and easier handling.

Both 10 000 standard cycle and 25 000 high cycle springs are available in left or right wind and in precut or longer lengths. With most new garage doors there will be two torsion springs separated by a divider that s located at the midpoint of the door. 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. Thus they have their end of wire on the right side.

Usually most garage doors will feature two springs which are separated by a divider situated at the door s midpoint mainly. The left and right springs. So if the spring to your left is broken you want to order a right wound spring. On the other hand a left hand winding spring is wound in an anti clockwise direction and has its end of wire on the left side.

Both the winding and stationary cones are professionally installed for safe operation. L with red color coding. Both the winding and stationary cones are professionally installed for safe operation. In most cases you can determine the wind of your garage door torsion spring by using the color coded system on the cones at the end of the spring.

Measure the wire size. Generally when looking from within the garage if the spring is on the left side it is right wound and vice versa. Winding rods are included with purchase. Spring orientation if ordering just one spring left wound or right wound.

The right hand winding springs are wound in a clockwise direction.