If your garage door has extension springs the springs stretch out as the door closes and retract as the door opens the garage door industry has released a standard color chart for the strength pull for these springs as seen in the table below.
Overhead door torsion spring chart.
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Winding bars are 18 in length and are also advised when winding and un winding springs.
Door weights 150lbs and under will be shipped with 1 high cycle life torsion spring.
Many of the older extension springs may not have visible paint color on either end of the spring.
When the door is fully open the lower part of the door hangs vertically in the vertical track extension.
Please note any variation of your actual spring dimensions will alter counterbalance and affect the overall life of the replacement industrial garage door spring.
Weighing your garage door is the best possible way to determine the proper springs needed for the door.
How measure for replacement garage door springs.
High lift drums are partially tapered and partially flat.
If there are multiple springs on your garage door we strongly recommend replacing both torsion springs.
All spring sales are final.
Remember that if you have two springs on your torsion system and only one is broken to double the weight shown on the scale.
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The formulas for determining the number of turns to wind a torsion springs is based on the drum number door height and high lift dimension which is the distance from the top of the door to the center of the horizontal track.