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1. Wire size. 2. Inside diameter (90% of doors have a 2.0 inside diameter) 3. Spring length (how long each spring is) 4. Spring orientation if ordering just one spring (left wound or right wound). Generally, when looking from within the garage, if the spring is on the left side, it is right wound, and vice versa. It works as opposites, so if the spring is on the right side of the center when looking from inside your garage out to your door, it is left wound.
3. Weigh your garage door. This can still be done when only one extension spring is broken. You may need to use a 2x4 or some other object to pry the garage door open. Place scale under the garage door on the side of the door with the broken extension spring.Do not use a digital scale, as they often will not respond to the door weight changing as rollers no longer stick to the track. This video will help you weigh a garage door with extension springs.f the garage door itself is not level, you will not be able to get an accurate reading as the door may bind in the tracks. 5. Since the extension spring on this door was broken on the left side, I weighed the door on the left side.