Garage Door Spring Winding Direction

Using a right wound spring where left wound is needed will interfere with and perhaps prevent the operation of the door.

Garage door spring winding direction. Right hand winding springs wind in a clockwise manner with the end wire on the right while left hand winding springs go anticlockwise with their end wire on the left. Each spring used in this manner has a particular wind direction. Basically door springs can either wind to the left or to the right. 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.

How to determine wind direction. Failure to install the torsion springs on the correct side will cause your door to function improperly and could result in serious injury. It is important to check the winding of your current spring to avoid buying the wrong one. Replacement of torsion springs is among the most common garage door spring repairs performed by companies that specialize in garage doors.

Note that if you have an owner s manual available you can find this information within. Most of the time the end on the right hand wind is red and the left and wind is black as you can see on the graphic below.