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What size torsion spring for 16x7 garage door.
Torsion springs turn as you open and close your garage door.
I want to get the most appropriate size for my door but i dont know what needs to be considered.
I have a 17 x7 insulated garage door and one of my torsion springs broke last night.
Springs in general last about 10 14 years or 15 20 thousand.
Winding bars are 18 in length and are also advised when winding and un winding springs.
Some of the most reviewed garage door torsion springs are the dura lift 0 207 in.
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.
Use this method if the door worked correctly before the spring s broke and the garage door has not been tampered with.
To buy standard garage door torsion springs go directly to our torsion spring prices at the bottom of this page.
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.
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.
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.
1 length 2 wire size 3 inside diameter 4 spring wind and 5 type of ends.
L torsion springs in yellow left and right wound pair for sectional garage doors with 204 reviews and the dura lift 0 225 in.
Extension springs and torsion springs are the two kinds of garage door springs you ll find in garage doors.
It is not uncommon to have two different size springs.
Wire x 2 in.
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.
They extend as your door moves and helps to balance your garage door.
If the garage door has two springs measure each spring individually.
H door with standard lift 2 in.
Radius horizontal track do not use on doors with lhr track or doors using the double track lhr conversion kit.
Professional series springs not from china torsion spring s for torsion systems set above the garage door.
Track and 12 in.
Our system eliminates the difficult and dangerous manual winding process with the ability to set the spring tension in seconds with a 3 8 power drill.
If you have two springs on a residential or commercial door it is critical that you measure both springs approximately 30 of manufacturers and service companies mix wire sizes.
Extension springs do as their name suggests.
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.
D x 27 in.
To measure the torsion springs follow each of the following steps carefully.
We we offer a vast selection of wire and spring sizes and both left and right wind torsion.
D x 23 in.
