Right Wind Cone Garage Door Spring

Please note the side of door the spring is mounted does not indicate spring wind needed.

Right wind cone garage door spring.

As for the torsion springs this system applies a little differently. If one spring is broken on your torsion system we highly recommend replacing both springs. If one spring is broken on your torsion system we highly recommend replacing both springs. To the right of the drum is the right wind torsion spring.

Usually you will have two springs on your door which will be color coded. Most standard residential torsion systems have two torsion springs one on the right and left. The left spring is right hand wound rhw and the right spring is left hand wound lhw. On the contrary it is very simple to determine the winding type of a garage door spring.

The left spring is right hand wound rhw and the right spring is left hand wound lhw. This is one of the most important factors to consider. With torsion springs the color code demonstrated whether the spring is a right wind or a left wind usually black represents a right wind while the red color represents a left wind garage door spring. If one spring is broken on your torsion system we highly recommend replacing both springs.

Next pull down on the winding cone with a winding bar. Most standard residential torsion systems have two torsion springs one on the right and left. The left spring is right hand wound rhw and the right spring is left hand wound lhw. Standard garage door systems have the right hand wound red winding cone on the end and will be mounted w the red winding cone pointing towards the left.

The left hand wound black winding cone will be mounted w the black winding cone pointing towards the right. When it comes to torsion springs the color coding works a bit differently. Most standard residential torsion systems have two torsion springs one on the right and left. Thus they have their end of wire on the right side.

The right hand winding springs are wound in a clockwise direction. There is a lot of confusion among people regarding right hand winding torsion spring and left hand winding torsion spring. The color code on a torsion spring indicates whether it is a right wind or left wind spring with black indicating right wind and red indicating left wind. Another reason to install a four spring system a second reason for installing four springs is if it needs an additional lift as a result of the door not having the correct springs.

Winding of the spring.