Garage Door Torsion Spring 80kg (Left or Right)
80kg torsion spring with a yellow stripe for heavy double sectional doors. Sold singly, left-wound or right-wound: match the weight and wind of your old spring. Fitting by an experienced garage door installer.
- 80kgSpring rating
- Yellow stripeSupplier weight code
- Left or rightWound direction
- Sold singlyOne spring
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Alectra Hatfield 648 Jan Shoba Street, HatfieldMon to Fri 07:30 to 17:00, Sat 08:00 to 17:00Get directions
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Alectra Wonderboom Braam Pretorius Street, WonderboomMon to Sun 08:00 to 16:45Get directions
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The 80kg torsion spring carries a yellow stripe and sits between the 70kg (white) and the 90kg (orange) in our garage door springs range. You get one spring, left-wound or right-wound, for a sectional garage door. It is the same spring as the 80kg Yellow option on the all-weights page, so buy it from whichever page you prefer.
Which doors suit 80kg garage door springs
The 80kg is for heavy double sectional doors. If your door is lighter, the 70kg is one step down. For a heavier double door or a caravan-height door, look at the 90kg or the 100kg. As with every weight, the best guide is the spring already on the door: match its kg and its wind. If you are unsure, have your installer check the door before you buy.
The yellow stripe
Yellow marks the 80kg in our supplier's colour code. It is not an industry standard, so do not assume another supplier's yellow spring is 80kg. The stripe runs the length of the coils and helps the installer count turns while winding.
Getting the wind right
Weight is only half the order. Torsion springs are left-wound or right-wound, and a spring wound the wrong way will not do the job. Pick Left or Right to match the spring coming off the door. If you are unsure, have your installer look at it first.
Safety: leave spring work to an installer
A torsion spring stores a lot of energy, and the cables, drums and brackets it works with are under high tension too. Spring and cable work should be done by an experienced garage door installer. Alectra Solutions supplies the parts only. A spring change is also a good time to look at the lifting cables, the cable drums and the centre bearing plate the springs anchor to.
Key features
- 80kg rating. For heavy double sectional doors, between the 70kg and the 90kg.
- Yellow stripe. Yellow is our supplier's code for 80kg, painted along the coils.
- Left-wound or right-wound. Pick the wind that matches the spring you are replacing.
- Sold singly. One spring per order line.
- For sectional garage doors. Not for roll-up doors.
Specifications
| Type | Torsion spring for sectional garage doors |
|---|---|
| Weight rating | 80kg |
| Stripe colour | Yellow (supplier code) |
| Wind | Left-wound or right-wound (choose in the variant picker) |
| Typical door | Heavy double sectional doors |
| Not for | Roll-up garage doors |
| Sold as | One spring |
| Fitting | By an experienced garage door installer |
Not in the box
- Lifting cables
- Cable drums (left and right)
- Centre bearing plate
- End bearing plates
Questions people ask
One spring. If your door runs two springs, replace both at the same time and order each one with the wind of the spring it replaces.
Your garage door installer can tell from the spring on the door. Order the same wind as the old one, because a spring wound the other way will not work in its place.
Yes. It is the same 80kg spring, listed on its own page as well.
No. It is a torsion spring for sectional garage doors, not for roll-up doors.
In South Africa the 90kg and 100kg springs are used on heavy double and caravan-height doors. Matching the old spring is the safest guide, and your installer can tell you which weight your door needs.
No. Alectra Solutions supplies the equipment only. Spring and cable work should be done by an experienced garage door installer because the parts are under high tension.
Need it fitted? Alectra Solutions supplies product only. Ask the branch and we will point you to installers in Pretoria.