Wayne-Dalton 346918 Securing Door for Spring Windings, Counterbalance Lift Cables

		Stationary
		spring cone		Jamb
Center bracket		Torsion spring	Locking pliers
Stationary				Left hand end
				bearing bracket
spring cone
				Set screws
Torsion	Center bracket
spring
	bushing	Spring	Counterbalance lift
		warning tags	cable
			Left hand cable
			drum	Torsion shaft
(2) 3/8”-16 Nuts		Center bracket
		bushing assembly

		Torsion	24	Securing Door for Spring Winding(s)
	Torsion	spring		Tools: Vice Clamps
	spring
			With the door in the fully closed position, place vice clamps onto both vertical tracks just
			above the third track roller. This is to prevent the garage door from rising while winding
			springs.
	Stationary spring cone	(2) 3/8”-16 x 1-1/2”	WARNING
		Hex head bolts
	Counterbalance Lift Cables		Failure to place vice clamps onto vertical track can allow
23			door to raise and cause severe or fatal injury.
	Tools: Step Ladder, Locking Pliers, 3/8” Wrench
Starting on the left hand side, thread the counterbalance lift cable up and around the front
side of the left hand cable drum.
IMPORTANT: Verify that there are no counterbalance lift cable obstructions.				Vice clamps above third
Hook the counterbalance lift cable into the left hand cable drum. Slide the left hand cable				track roller on both sides of
				door
drum up against the left hand end bearing bracket. Counterbalance lift cable should
terminate at the 3 o’clock position. Tighten the (2) set screws in the drum to 14-15 ft. lbs. of
torque (once set screws contact the shaft, tighten screws one full turn). Rotate the left hand
drum and torsion shaft until counterbalance lift cable is taut. Now attach locking pliers to the
torsion shaft and brace locking pliers up against jamb to keep counterbalance lift cable taut.
Repeat for right hand side.
IMPORTANT: Inspect each counterbalance lift cables making sure they are
seated properly onto the cable drums and that both counterbalance lift
cables have equal tension.				Bottom section

Left hand	Left hand	Torsion
end bearing	cable drum	shaft
bracket					Vice clamps attached to inner
					and outer rail of vertical track
				25	Winding Springs
					Tools: Step Ladder, Approved winding bars, 3/8” Wrench
		Counterbalance		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.
		lift cable		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
			Counterbalance lift cable hooked in cable		6’0”	6-7/8 Turns
			drum
					6’3”	7-1/8 Turns

6’5”	7-1/4
6’6”	7-3/8 Turns
6’8”	7-1/2
6’9”	7-5/8 Turns
7’0”	7-7/8 Turns
7’3”	8 Turns
7’6”	8-1/4 Turns

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