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10

Cable Adjustments

 

 

 

 

Tools Needed:

Starting on the right hand side, rotate the

 

cable drum until the set screw faces directly

 

 

 

Pliers/Wire

away from the header. Torque tube cam peak

 

should be pointing straight up.

 

Cutter

 

 

 

Flat Tip

NOTE: Illustrations show the right hand cable

 

drum, left hand cable drum is symmetrically

 

Screwdriver

 

opposite.

 

 

 

Locking Pliers

NOTE: Cable tension is set during the initial

 

 

 

Step Ladder

door installation. If there is slack between the

 

 

counterbalance cable and the cable drum or

 

 

unequal tension between the right and left

 

 

hand counterbalance cables, the

 

 

counterbalance cables will have to be

Torquemaster®

1/2 Wrap

Counterbalance Cable Aligned

and Seated In The First Groove

Cam Peak

Straight Up

Right Hand Drum Cut Cable Here

Set Screw

6”

readjusted. If there is no slack and cable

tension is equal, proceed to Step 11.

Loosen the set screw no more than 1/2 turn.

Using locking pliers, pull on the end of the

cable to remove all cable slack.

Check to ensure the cable is aligned and

seated in the appropriate groove(s) of the

cable drum. Snug the set screw, and then

tighten an additional 1-1/2 turns. Left side will

be adjusted in Step 12.

IMPORTANT! ENSURE THE CABLE IS ALIGNED

AND SEATED IN THE APPROPRIATE GROOVE(S)

OF THE CABLE DRUM PRIOR TO WINDING

SPRINGS.

Measure approximately 6” of cable, cut off

excess cable, tuck end into cable drum

(Torquemaster®) or insert end in hole of cable

drum (Torquemaster® Plus).

Torquemaster® Plus

1-1/2 Wrap

Cut Cable Here

Counterbalance Cable Aligned and

Seated In The First/Second Groove

Cam Peak

Straight Up

Hole

6”

Right Hand Drum Set Screw

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