How To Keasure Garage Door Spring

Measure the circumference of the cable drum and measure the height of the garage door in inches.

How to keasure garage door spring.

Measuring the garage door extension springs first measure the length of the spring. Pull down on the cord hanging from the automatic opener s track and disconnect the door from the track. Click this link to go to our garage door torsion springs ad. Converting from a single spring to a dual spring was the key.

This is the number of turns that are on your spring. After you measure the length of this spring you need to measure the diameter of the spring. Measure the thickness of the wire in the spring. For a two car garage door carefully lower the garage door on to two bathroom scales.

Divide the height of the garage door by the cable drum circumference then add one. For a one car garage door carefully lower the garage door onto a bathroom scale in the center of the garage door. For example a 14 high door is 168 high. The spring should be measure as it is unwound.

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Raise the door to the fully open position by hand and attach locking pliers or a c clamp onto one of the roller tracks just below the front. Recent reviews by torsion spring customers. The weight that shows on the bathroom scale is the size extension spring you need to order. Spring orientation only worry about.