Wayne-Dalton 8850 Counterbalance Cables, Securing Door, For Spring Winding

17	Counterbalance Cables
Tools Needed:	Thread the counterbalance cables around
	the back side of the cable drums and verify
Vice Grips	that there are no cable obstructions. Hook
	the cables into the drums. Slide the left
3/8” Wrench	hand cable drum against the left hand end
	bearing bracket and tighten the set screws
Step Ladder	in the drum to 14-15 ft. lbs. of torque
	(Once set screws contact the tube, tighten
	screws one full turn). Rotate the left hand
	drum and torsion tube until cable is taut.
	Attach vice grips to torsion tube and brace
	vice grips against jamb to keep cable taut.

Left cable drum

Cable hooked in cable drum

Cable

Slide the right hand cable drum against the

right hand end bearing bracket and rotate

drum until cable is taut. Tighten set screws

in right hand cable drum to 14-15 ft. lbs. of

torque (Once set screws contact the tube,

tighten screws one full turn).

IMPORTANT: Check each cable, making

sure both are seated properly on

the cable drums and have equal

cable tension.

Left end bearing

bracket

Cable in

position Set

screws

Counterbalance

cable

Vice grips

Jamb

Left cable

drum

Torsion

tube

Counterbalance

cable

18	Securing Door
	for Spring Winding
Tools Needed:	Place vice clamps onto both vertical
(2) Vice Clamps	tracks just above the third roller. This is
	to prevent the garage door from raising
	while winding torsion springs.

WARNING

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

place vice clamps above

3rd Roller on both

vertical tracks

vice clamps	Track
attached to
inner rail
of track

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