Measuring Garage Door Springs

For other measurements talk to a garage door repair professional or find a 10 coil measurement chart online.

Measuring garage door springs.

Measuring the garage door extension springs first measure the length of the spring. Measure the circumference of the cable drum and measure the height of the garage door in inches. Cut a two by four this length with a handsaw. Spring orientation if ordering just one spring left wound or right wound.

Inside diameter 90 of doors have a 2 0 inside diameter 3. After you measure the length of this spring you need to measure the diameter of the spring. In order to order new springs you will need to measure as accurately as possible your current spring s and find the. Inside diameter 90 of doors have a 2 0 inside diameter 3.

Spring orientation only worry about this if you have a 1 s. First make sure the coils are compressed as gaps can deliver an inaccurate measurement. Insert the end of the tape measure between two coils count to 10 coils and pull the measure to the point between the 10th and 11th coils. Measure the distance from the garage floor to the underside of the door at the outer edge and add 2 inches.

Install the two by four vertically at the. The best way to measure the wire size of your garage door springs is to simply measure 10 20 30 and 40 coils. Spring length how long each spring is 4. To measure the wire size measure the length of 10 coils of the spring.

Spring length how long each spring is 4. For example a 14 high door is 168 high. The spring should be measure as it is unwound. Divide the height of the garage door by the cable drum circumference then add one.

If you have 1 1 4 inches in a 10 coil count the wires are 0 125.