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Garage Door Springs & Replacement @415-883-3992

Springs are used on garage doors as a counter balance to compensate for the heavy weight. Making operation by the manual user or garage door opener unit possible. When a spring breaks. The garage door will not open with normal operation and all springs should be replaced. The new springs used must match & equal the specifications required to operate the door. Every door has a specific spring. It is calculated by weight, height, mass of the door & track radius, type lift of cable drums. The manufacturer will provide with the new door, the correct spring needed to operate that door. Any future springs replaced should match the original equipment specified item. Springs are loaded and should be handled by qualified persons and extreme safety measures should be advised. There are many types of spring systems designed for garage doors. In these sections we will cover the most popular ones used in todays industry. Torsion spring charts listed are for standard lift 10" 12", 14" & 15" radius tracks with standard cable drums. Excluding low headroom or high lift special order springs. Garage door technicians are available at GS Overhead Systems for spring replacement and overhead door repair in the San Francisco Bay Area & Marin County, Ca. Call us for details and scheduling. @415-883-3992
  • Torsion Springs for sectional doors
  • Extension Springs for sectional doors
  • E900 Jam Pivot Type Springs for tilt up doors
  • Track Type one piece overhead door springs

Torsion Spring Charts: 7' Tall Doors 1-3/4" & 2" Diameter

DESCRIPTION                             COLOR                                 LBS.
.192 x 1-3/4 x 20                           Orange                                  70#
.207 x 1-3/4 x 25                           yellow                                    80#
.204 x 1-3/4 x 22-1/2                     yellow                                    90#
.215 x 1-3/4 x 26-1/4                     white                                     100#
.225 x 1-3/4 x 27-1/2                     red                                        110#
.234 x 1-3/4 x 30-1/2                     brown                                    120#
.234 x 1-3/4 x 28-1/4                     brown                                    130#
.243 x 1-3/4 x 31-1/2                     green                                     140#
.250 x 1-3/4 x 33-1/2                     gold                                        150#
.262 x 1-3/4 x 39-1/2                     blue                                        160#
.262 x 1-3/4 x 37-1/4                     blue                                        170#
.262 x 1-3/4 x 35-1/4                     blue                                        180#
.273 x 1-3/4 x 40-1/2                     orange                                    190#
.273 x 1-3/4 x 38-1/2                     orange                                    200#
DESCRIPTION                              COLOR                                LBS.
.192 x 2 x 17-3/4                            orange                                     70#
.207 x 2 x 22-1/2                            yellow                                      80#
.207 x 2 x 20                                  yellow                                      90#
.218 x 2 x 23-1/2                            white                                       100#
.225 x 2 x 24-1/2                            red                                          110#
.234 x 2 x 27-1/4                            brown                                      120#
.234 x 2 x 25-1/4                            brown                                      130#
.243 x 2 x 28-1/4                            green                                       140#
.250 x 2 x 30                                  gold                                          150#
.262 x 2 x 35-1/2                            blue                                          160#
.262 x 2 x 33-1/2                            blue                                          170#
.262 x 2 x 31-1/2                            blue                                          180#
.273 x 2 x 36                                  orange                                      190#
.273 x 2 x 34-1/2                            orange                                      200#
NOTE: DESCRIPTION is listed as follows...Wire Size x Spring Diameter x Length of the Spring
TORSION SPRING CHARTS: 8' Tall Doors 1-3/4" & 2" Diameter
DESCRIPTION                             COLOR                                LBS.
.192 x 1-3/4 x 22-1/4                     orange                                 70#
.207 x 1-3/4 x 28                           yellow                                  80#
.207 x 1-3/4 x 24-3/4                     yellow                                  90#
.218 x 1-3/4 x 29-1/4                     white                                   100#
.225 x 1-3/4 x 30-3/4                     red                                      110#
.234 x 1-3/4 x 34                           brown                                  120#
.234 x 1-3/4 x 1-1/2                       brown                                  130#
.243 x 1-3/4 x 35-1/4                     green                                   140#
.250 x 1-3/4 x 37-1/4                     gold                                      150#
.262 x 1-3/4 x 44                           blue                                      160#
.262 x 1-3/4 x 41-1/2                     blue                                      170#
.262 x 1-3/4 x 39-1/4                     blue                                      180#
.273 x 1-3/4 x 45                           orange                                  190#
.273 x 1-3/4 x 42-3/4                     orange                                  200#
DESCRIPTION                             COLOR                                     LBS.
.192 x 2 x 19-3/4                           orange                                       70#
.207 x 2 x 24-3/4                           yellow                                        80#
.207 x 2 x 22-1/4                           yellow                                        90#
.218 x 2 x 26                                 white                                         100#
.225 x 2 x 27-1/4                           red                                            110#
.234 x 2 x 30-1/4                           brown                                       120#
.234 x 2 x 28                                 brown                                       130#
.243 x 2 x 31-1/2                           green                                       140#
.250 x 2 x 33-1/4                           gold                                          150#
.262 x 2 x 39-1/4                           blue                                          160#
.262 x 2 x 37                                 blue                                          170#
.262 x 2 x 35                                 blue                                          180#
.273 x 2 x 40                                 orange                                      190#
.273 x 2 x 38-1/4                           orange                                      200#
ONE PIECE DOOR SPRINGS:
Used on E900 Jam Pivot type hardware, Holmes brand set up, Stanley type tilt up garage door springs for replacement.
  • P728C
  • P528C
  • P928C
  • P328C
  • SL728

Helpful Formulas & Rules For Calculating Springs

Spring Length = Number of coils x wire size. Example: 100 coils x .250 wire = 25"

Determine ID  = Subtract the wire size twice from the OD of a spring. Example: 2 1/2" OD spring with .250 wire) 2 1/2" - .250 - .250 = 2" ID

Torsion:

Amount of Spring Growth = Number of turns x wire size. Example: 10 turns x .250 wire = 2 1/2" of spring growth

Wire Size = Inches divided by the number of coils. Example: 2 1/2" per 10 coils, 2 1/2" divided by 10 = .250 wire

Door Weight = Total IPPT of a door's springs divided by the cable drums multiplier

CAUTION: SPRINGS OPERATE UNDER EXTREME TENSION & CAN CAUSE BODILY HARM.