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What size torsion spring for 16x7 garage door.
Once a job exclusively for trained garage door professionals clopay s ez set torsion spring system makes torsion spring installation faster and easier for the do it yourselfer.
Determining torsion spring size for new garage door without existing spring all i know is that it is a 16 x 7 ft 4 panel door weighing approximately 195 lbs and has 4 cable drums.
I have a 17 x7 insulated garage door and one of my torsion springs broke last night.
I want to get the most appropriate size for my door but i dont know what needs to be considered.
Extension springs and torsion springs are the two kinds of garage door springs you ll find in garage doors.
To buy standard garage door torsion springs go directly to our torsion spring prices at the bottom of this page.
Use this method if the door worked correctly before the spring s broke and the garage door has not been tampered with.
Extension springs do as their name suggests.
Radius horizontal track do not use on doors with lhr track or doors using the double track lhr conversion kit.
L torsion springs in red left and right wound pair for sectional garage doors with 198.
Track and 12 in.
Springs in general last about 10 14 years or 15 20 thousand.
We we offer a vast selection of wire and spring sizes and both left and right wind torsion.
To measure the torsion springs follow each of the following steps carefully.
Professional series springs not from china torsion spring s for torsion systems set above the garage door.
It is not uncommon to have two different size springs.
For all other types of springs go to our garage door springs page.
For an engineer s perspective on torsion springs we recommend you visit richard kinch s page titled how i replaced deadly garage door torsion springs and lived to tell the tale.
L torsion springs in yellow left and right wound pair for sectional garage doors with 204 reviews and the dura lift 0 225 in.
Wire x 2 in.
Ez set torsion spring torsion tube and coupler drums cable assembly ez set winding unit ez set end bearing mounting brackets fasteners and instructions works on 7 ft.
1 length 2 wire size 3 inside diameter 4 spring wind and 5 type of ends.
Torsion springs turn as you open and close your garage door.
Winding bars are 18 in length and are also advised when winding and un winding springs.
H door with standard lift 2 in.
D x 23 in.
If there are multiple springs on your garage door we strongly recommend replacing both torsion springs.
Now everyplace or chart i ve looked at has a selection chart that requires original spring specs that i don t have.
D x 27 in.
Wire x 2 in.
If the garage door has two springs measure each spring individually.
The previous owner said that they replaced the original ones with smaller versions because that s all the store had in stock at the time.
They extend as your door moves and helps to balance your garage door.
