Wayne-Dalton 8500, 8300 installation instructions Rear Support, Winding Springs, Tools Vice Clamps

19	Securing Door for Spring Winding
	Tools: Vice Clamps

Place vice clamps onto both vertical tracks just above the third roller. This is to prevent the garage door from rising while winding counterbalance springs.

WARNING

Failure to place vice clamps onto vertical track can allow door to raise and cause severe or fatal injury.

Spring
Set screws
	Approved
Torsion tube	winding bars

Vice clamps above third roller on both sides of door

Vice clamps attached to inner and outer rail of vertical track

Bottom section

Winding cone

21	Rear Support
	Tools: Ratchet wrench, Socket: 1/2” 5/8”, Wrench: 1/2” 5/8”, (2) Vice
	clamps, Tape measure, Level, Hammer, Step Ladder

Raise the door until the top section and half of the next section are in a horizontal position. Do not raise door any further since rear of horizontal track is not yet supported.

WARNING

Raising door further can result in door falling and cause severe or fatal injury.

Clamp a pair of vice clamps on the vertical tracks just above the second roller on one side, and just below the second roller on the other side. This will prevent the door from raising or lowering while installing the rear support.

Using perforated angle (may not be supplied), (2) 5/16”-1- 5/8” hex head lag screws and (3)

20	Winding Springs
	Tools: Step Ladder, Approved winding bars, 3/8” Wrench

Position a ladder slightly to the side of the spring so that the winding cone is easily acces- sible, and so your body is not directly in line with the winding bars.

Check the label attached to the spring warning tag for the required number of complete turns to balance your door.

Door Height	Approximate Spring Turns
8’3”	8-7/8 Turns
8’6”	9-1/8 Turns
8’9”	9-3/8 Turns
9’0”	9-5/8 Turns
9’3”	9-3/4 Turns
9’6”	10 Turns
9’9”	10-1/4 Turns
10’0”	10-1/2 Turns
10’3”	10-3/4 Turns
10’6”	11 Turns
10’9”	11-1/8 Turns
11’	11-3/8 Turns
11’3”	11-5/8 Turns
11’6”	11-7/8 Turns
11’9”	12-1/8 Turns
12’0”	12-3/8 Turns

Alternately inserting the winding bars into the holes of the springs winding cone, rotate the winding cone upward toward the ceiling, 1/4 turn at a time, until the required number of complete turns for your door height is achieved. As the last 1/8 to 1/4 turn is achieved, securely hold the winding bar while tightening both set screws in the winding cone to 14-15 ft. lbs. of torque (once set screws contact the tube, tighten screws one full turn).

Carefully remove winding bar from winding cone. Repeat for the opposite spring. While holding the door down to prevent it from raising unexpectedly in the event the spring(s) were over-wound, carefully remove the locking pliers from the torsion tube and vertical tracks.

Adjustments to the number of turns stated may be necessary. If door rises off floor under spring tension alone, reduce spring tension until door rests on the floor. If the door is hard to raise or drifts down on its own, add spring tension.

NOTE: An unbalanced door such as this can cause garage door opener operation problems.

5/16” bolts with nuts (may not be supplied), fabricate rear support for horizontal tracks. At- tach horizontal tracks to the rear supports with 5/16”-18 x 1 hex bolts and nuts (may not be supplied). Horizontal tracks must be level and parallel with door within 3/4” to 7/8” maximum of door edge.

NOTE: If an idrive® opener is installed, position horizontal tracks one hole above level when securing it to the rear supports.

WARNING

Keep horizontal track parallel and within 3/4” to 7/8” maximum of door edge, otherwise door could fall, resulting in severe or fatal injury.

Important: Do not support the weight of the door on any part of the hori- zontal track hanger that cantilevers 4” or more beyond a sound framing member.

Note: If rear supports are to be installed over drywall, use (2) 5/16” x 2” hex head lag screws and make sure lag screws engage solid structural lumber.

Note: 26” angle must be attached to sound framing members and nails should not be used.

Now, permanently attach the weather seal on both door jambs and header (temporarily at- tached in Preparing the Opening, in the pre-installation section of this manual). Avoid pushing weather seal too tightly against face of door.

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