Garage Door Spring Winding Direction

Black winding cone torsion springs are used on the right side of the door and red winding cone torsion springs are used on the left side of the door when viewing the door from the inside looking out.

Garage door spring winding direction.

Usually you will have two springs on your door which will be color coded. Right wound left wound or both. 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. 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. 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. Using a right wound spring where left wound is needed will interfere with and perhaps prevent the operation of the door.

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.