Right Wind Cone Garage Door Spring

The left hand wound black winding cone will be mounted w the black winding cone pointing towards the right.

Right wind cone garage door spring.

When it comes to torsion springs the color coding works a bit differently. As for the torsion springs this system applies a little differently. There is a lot of confusion among people regarding right hand winding torsion spring and left hand winding torsion spring. 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. 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. Thus they have their end of wire on the right side. The left spring is right hand wound rhw and the right spring is left hand wound lhw.

Most standard residential torsion systems have two torsion springs one on the right and left. Winding of the 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.

Press the spring into the mouth of the jaws of the wrench with your thumb and rest the other end of the wrench on the top of the door. 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. To the right of the drum is the right wind torsion spring. The right hand winding springs are wound in a clockwise direction.

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. On the contrary it is very simple to determine the winding type of a garage door spring. Continue reinserting the bar and pulling down on the winding cone until the cone is all the way at the end of the spring. In most cases you can determine the wind of your garage door torsion spring by using the color coded system on the cones at the end of the 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 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. Please note the side of door the spring is mounted does not indicate spring wind needed.

If one spring is broken on your torsion system we highly recommend replacing both springs.