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Counterbalance Cables

 

Tools Needed:

Release the vice grips from the ends of

Vice Grips

the cables and thread the

 

counterbalance cables around the back

3/8” Wrench

side of the left cable drum and verify

 

that there is no cable obstructions. Hook

 

the cables into the drums. Slide the left

 

hand cable drum against the left hand

 

end bearing bracket and tighten the set

 

screws in the drum to 14-15 ft. lbs. of

Left cable drum

 

Cable

 

hooked in

Cable

cable drum

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. Slide

the right hand cable drum against the

right hand end bearing bracket and

rotate drum until cable is taunt. Tighten

set screws in right hand cable drum.

IMPORTANT: Check each cable,

making sure both are seated

properly on the cable drums and

have equal cable tension.

Left end bearing bracket

Set

screws

Cable in position

Jamb torsion tube

Vice grips

Left cable

drum

INSTALLATION

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Securing Door

for Spring Winding

Tools Needed:

Place vice clamps onto both vertical

Vice Clamp

tracks just above the third Roller. This

 

is to prevent the garage door from

 

raising while winding torsion spring(s).

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

 

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

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Wayne-Dalton 341785 installation instructions Counterbalance Cables, Securing Door, For Spring Winding

341785 specifications

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