Left Hand Torsion Spring

It is important to specify either right hand wound or left hand wound for torsion springs.

Left hand torsion spring.

This is a left hand wind torsion spring. The load should always be placed so that the spring is closing. There is a lot of confusion among people regarding right hand winding torsion spring and left hand winding torsion spring. In recent years most doors are being supplied with torsion springs located directly above the door and mounted to the header.

The ends of torsion springs are attached to other components and when those components rotate around the center of the spring the spring tries to push them back to their original position. Replacement will require the use of 2 winding rods sold separately. Common torsion spring uses include clothespins clipboards swing down tailgates and garage doors. On the contrary it is very simple to determine the winding type of a garage door spring.

Stock up on 302 stainless steel torsion springs at grainger for use in a diverse range of industrial applications. To wind the torsion spring correctly you will need a clear understanding of wire size and handing. Torsion springs are helical springs that exert a torque or rotary force. The right hand winding springs are wound in a clockwise direction.

Our stock springs all have straight legs and are either at 90 180 270 or 360 free position. They call it a right spring but when you are looking at the door from the inside it goes on the left side and vice versa. Thus they have their end of wire on the right side. What can we say it can appear a bit complicated.

Mandrel sizes range from 062 1 078. Here s how to tell if your garage door torsion spring is a left wound spring or a right wound spring as seen from the back of the door.