Wayne-Dalton Comprehensive Wayne Dalton Torsion Spring Chart for Garage Door Openers
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Securing Door

 

for Spring Winding

Tools Needed:

Place vice clamps onto both vertical tracks just

above the third roller. This is to prevent the garage

(2) Vice Clamps

door from raising while winding counterbalance

 

 

springs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

WARNING

 

Failure to place vice clamps onto vertical

 

track can allow door to raise and cause

 

severe or fatal injury.

 

Important: Do not use impact gun to wind

 

spring(s).

Track

Vice clamps attached to inner rail of track

Place vice

clamps

above 3rd

roller

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Winding Torsion Spring(s)

 

 

 

Tools Needed:

Position a ladder slightly to the side of spring so that

 

the winding cone is easily accessible, yet your body

 

3/8” Wrench

 

is not in direct line with the winding bars. Check the

 

Step Ladder

 

label attached to the spring warning tag for the

 

Approved Winding Bars

 

required number of complete turns to balance your

 

 

 

 

door.

 

 

9’0” Door height = Approx. 9-5/8 Turns

 

 

WARNING

 

 

Prior to winding or making 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.

 

 

Alternately inserting the winding bars into the holes

 

 

of the spring’s winding cone, rotate the winding cone

 

 

upward toward ceiling, 1/4 turn at a time, until the

 

 

required number of complete turns for your door

Spring

 

height is achieved. As the last 1/4 turn is achieved,

 

 

 

securely hold winding bar while tightening both set

 

 

screws in winding cone to 14-15 ft. lbs. of torque

 

 

(Once set screws contact the tube, tighten screws

 

 

one full turn).

Winding

 

Torsion

cone

 

 

 

tube

Approved

 

 

winding bars

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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 Light Commercial Door REV2 08/03/2009Table of Contents Package Contents Door Section Identification Tools Required Removing An Old DoorPreparing the Opening Or Fatal InjuryLift Installation Lift Handle InstallationSingle wide doors Pull Handle Installation Pull handle placement reference on single wide doorsPull handle placement reference on double wide doors Counterbalance Cables Bottom SectionVertical Track Stacking SectionsFlagangle Top rib of top section Top BracketsBar Asymmetrical Top rib of lock sectionAdjustable Operator Bracket InstallationAdjusted Properly Important the Dimension Between Top SectionDoor Operation Causing Severe or Fatal Injury Center Bearing Bracket Torsion Spring Assembly Nylon Center Bushing Securing Door Winding Torsion SpringsRear Support Sound framing Member Horizontal track Door edges To 7/8Tools Needed Door on ANY Part Of The horizontal Track Lumber Members and nails should not be usedSide Lock Pull RopeInjury Cleaning Trolley OperatorPainting Thank you for your purchaseLifetime Limited Warranty Model May not apply to you
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