window springs for American Craftsman series 9500 from about 2008

Thank you for your patience during this busy season. I'm not sure what springs you have, unfortunately. I would like you to remove an undamaged version from the window and show me a picture of it by itself. That will give us an idea of what you have.

We will very likely need more photos after that, but I have to know what to ask for, first. Just something to keep in mind.

These photos are perfect, thank you. Please see our 15-087 pivot housing, 15-086 secondary housing, and Series 180 coil spring. If the only thing that broke is the spring then you can reuse your old housings.

The sash size doesn't tell me what Series 180 you need. You'll have to remove one of the old springs and get the stamp printed on them in order to choose the right option. If those stamps are faded away, which often happens, then we'll need you to give us the exact weight of the sash instead. 

Totally understandable. We're freezing half to death down here in NJ so I can only imagine how bad it is up there. 

There's no rush at all on our end, we're happy to help whenever you need it.

Hey, Tom. That tells me that your springs carry 7 pounds each, which would be the S180-7. Since you have four springs supporting your sash all told, that means your sash should weigh 28 pounds. You may want to weigh your sash on a scale to confirm that this is correct before you buy anything.

Sure thing. I just wanted to note that looking at the photos you sent, me whatever window that is definitely has two springs per side. You're showing the 15-087 pivot housing with the 15-086 secondary housing stacked on top of it, and each of these carries one spring. Just something to keep in mind.

I can't say for sure whether the housings you have in your window now actually have two springs inside them right now. All I can tell you is that your assembly, as it is now, is designed to take two springs: one in the top housing and one in the bottom housing. Whether or not that's how they were actually installed is another matter.

Ooooooh, I see. That makes a lot of sense then.

In that case, there's a very good chance you only need the 15-087 pivot housing. You can ignore the 15-086 entirely.

That also means that this smaller window would only weigh 14 pounds, assuming it has the same springs marked with 7. That seems more in line with what you're dealing with.

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