Single Garage Door Tension Spring

Wire x 1 75 in.

Single garage door tension spring.

Home master hardware 140 lbs. D x 33 in. Torsion springs store energy by coiling tightly as the door as the door closes. Two p728 springs one on each side of the door can handle a 90 lbs.

When the door is closed and at rest the torsion spring stores enormous amounts of energy and when you want the door to open the spring helps by uncoiling and releasing that energy. Add 1 4 turn of tension to the spring if the door will drop to the floor by itself from the halfway point. Extension springs black coated 2 pack. If the garage door won t stay on the floor and if it pulls itself up when stopped halfway close the door and remove 1 4 turn of tension from the spring.

Prime line gd 52238 torsion spring winding rods the only tools recommended for adjusting or replacing garage door tension springs 1 2 diameter x 16 long round steel rods pack of 2 25 offers from 8 96 18. L torsion spring in blue right wound single for sectional garage door. 19 see lower price in cart. Begin by turning the spring up 1 4 turn until it meets resistance.

This is your first quarter turn. D x 38 in. The door should stay down when closed halfway when opened halfway and open when opened. This video applies t.

A problem with the spring tension could cause the door to open or close unevenly improperly or at the wrong speed and adjusting the springs will likely solve the problem. Garage door springs offset the weight of the door and allow it to open and close with ease. Wire x 2 in. L torsion springs in green left and right wound pair for sectional garage doors.

Door with an initial tension of 110 lbs. Garage door torsion springs 1 75 pair with non slip winding bars coated torsion springs with a minimum of 10 000 cycles 0 225x1 75 x25. You will be winding up on the torsion spring. Many garage door servicemen mark the springs with chalk or paint but you can probably wind the springs in the time it would take me to explain how to read the marks.