Wayne-Dalton 6100 Balancing Door, Be Adjusted Equally on Double Spring Doors

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�TorqueMaster® Plus Reset Instructions Continued...

Tools Needed:

BALANCING DOOR:

 

 

 

 

Lift the door and check its balance. Adjust

 

place vice clamps

 

 

springs, if door lifts by itself (hard to pull

 

above 3rd Roller on

 

 

down) or if door is difficult to lift (easy to

 

both vertical track

 

 

pull down). Anytime spring adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

are made, ratchet pawl knob must be in

 

 

 

 

 

the upper position (see illustration). An

 

 

 

 

 

unbalanced door can cause idrive® or

 

 

 

 

 

Torquemaster® Plus operation problems.

 

 

 

 

 

IMPORTANT! TO ADJUST SPRINGS, ONLY

 

vice clamps

Track

 

 

ADD OR REMOVE A MAXIMUM OF 3/10 OF

 

 

 

 

attached to

 

 

 

A TURN (THREE TEETH ON THE RATCHET

 

inner rail

 

 

 

WHEEL) AT A TIME. BOTH SIDES NEED TO

 

of track

 

 

 

BE ADJUSTED EQUALLY ON DOUBLE

 

 

 

 

 

SPRING DOORS.

 

 

 

 

 

Close the door and place vice clamps

 

 

 

 

 

onto both vertical tracks just above the

 

 

 

 

 

third roller. This is to prevent the garage

 

 

 

 

 

door from raising while adjusting the

 

 

 

 

 

counterbalance spring(s).

 

 

 

 

 

WARNING

 

 

 

 

 

Prior to winding or making

Lower Position

UPPER Position

 

 

 

adjustments to the springs,

 

 

 

 

 

ensure you’re winding in the

 

 

 

 

 

proper direction as stated in

 

 

 

 

 

the Installation Instructions.

 

 

 

 

 

Otherwise, the spring fittings may

 

 

 

 

 

release from spring if not wound

 

 

 

 

 

in the proper direction and could

 

 

 

 

 

result in severe or fatal injury.

 

 

 

 

 

To Add Spring Tension: The ratchet

 

 

 

 

 

wheel is made of 10 teeth. To add spring

 

 

 

 

 

tension, ensure the ratchet wrench is set

 

 

 

 

 

so that it will tighten counter clockwise

 

 

 

 

 

on the right hand side, and clockwise on

 

 

 

INSTALLATION

 

the left hand side. Place the ratchet

 

 

 

 

wrench with 5/8” socket onto the winding

 

 

 

 

 

shaft, pull down to add 3/10 of a turn.

 

 

 

 

 

Watch as three teeth of the ratchet wheel

 

 

 

 

 

pass over the pawl, creating three

 

 

 

 

 

“clicks”.

 

 

 

 

 

To Remove Spring Tension: To remove

Pawl knob in Lower

Pawl knob in upper

Optional

 

spring tension, ensure the ratchet wrench

Position

Position

 

 

is set so that it will tighten counter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

clockwise on the right hand side and

 

 

 

 

 

clockwise on the left hand side. Place the

 

 

 

 

 

ratchet wrench with 5/8” socket onto the

End Bracket

 

 

 

 

winding shaft. Pull down on the ratchet to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

relieve pressure between the pawl and

 

 

 

 

 

the ratchet wheel. Push in on the pawl to

 

 

 

 

 

allow the three ratchet wheel teeth to

 

 

 

 

 

pass by the pawl, as you carefully allow

 

 

 

 

 

the ratchet wrench to be rotated upward

 

 

 

 

 

by the spring tension. Release the pawl to

 

 

 

 

 

allow it to engage with the ratchet wheel.

 

 

 

 

 

Remove the vice clamps from the vertical

 

 

 

 

 

tracks, re-check door balance and adjust

 

 

Ratchet

 

 

if necessary. When door is balanced and

 

 

 

 

 

adjusted properly, place the ratchet pawl

PAWL

 

5/8” Socket

 

 

knobs in the active position (lower

 

 

 

 

position).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3” Extension

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Please Do Not Return This Product To The Store. Contact your local Wayne-Dalton dealer. To find your local Wayne-Dalton dealer, refer to your

local yellow pages/business listings or go to the Find a Dealer section online at www.wayne-dalton.com

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Contents Windload Table of Contents PRE-INSTALLATION Package ContentsDoor Section Identification Removing An Existing Door Tools RequiredMounting pad to structurally sound Preparing the OpeningFailure to securely Attach a suitableFlagangle InstallationAttaching Quick Install Flag Angles to Vertical TracksFlagangles to Vertical Track Attaching Fully AdjustableHorizontal Angles Installing The Jamb Brackets Attaching U-Bars Pull Handle Installation Lift Handle Installation Drums Roller SlidesVertical Track Bottom SectionTop Roller Slides Stacking SectionsBracket Installation Adjustable OperatorTop Section Important the DimensionDoor Operation To Horizontal Tracks Attaching Quick Install Flagangles, or Door could Studplate and 2 1/4-20 flange Hex nuts. If you have fully adjustableVertical track. If you have quick Horizontal track to the flagangle withCorrect Incorrect TorqueMaster Spring TubeDrum Wraps/ Cable Drums Center Bracket BushingGarage Looking OUT Hole in the top of the bracket End BracketsSecurely attached to both End BracketsSecuring Center Bracket AssemblyAssembly, follow these instructions Header using 2 5/16 x 1-5/8 lagWinding Springs Cable AdjustmentSecuring Door For Spring WindingWinding Springs Spring, rotate the winding shaft Can deviate from spring turn chartWheel for winding or place a mark on Winding shaft and end bracketImportant do not Support Rear SupportSound Framing Member Full Tension of the Spring Spring Turn ChartInstructions TorqueMaster Plus ResetTorquemaster Plus Double Resetting AN EngagedSpring Systems only Balancing Door Be Adjusted Equally on Double Spring DoorsPull Rope Side LockOperator Rail Trolley OperatorOperator Framing Members Perforated Angle Painting CleaningGlass Cleaning Instructions Acrylic Cleaning InstructionsWood Preparation and Painting Thank you for your purchaseMay not apply to you Lifetime Limited Warranty Model
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