Wayne-Dalton 3982 Safety Cable Installation, Lower the Door, Warning To Avoid Severe In

S-HOOK

3-HOLE CLIP

CABLE

TIE CABLE

THROUGH THE (2)

SMALLER HOLES

Attach the 3-hole clip as shown. Insert the S-hook into the 3-hole clip. Pull the cables taut ensuring the cable is on the sheave. Connect the cable to the hori- zontal angle. Repeat Step 8 for the opposite side of the door.

After the counterbalance cables are installed on both sides of the track, lift the drum wrap to remove the shrink wrap from the cable drums. Re-insert the drum wrap and match the hole in the drum wrap with the hole in the flag bracket. Secure the drum wrap to the flag bracket using (1) 1/4-20 x 9/16” track bolt and 1/4-20 flange nut (see Fig.7). Repeat for the other side.

SPRING ADJUSTMENTS: Adjust the counterbalance cables so that there is no more than 1” of spring stretch. This is done by adjusting the cable in the 3- hole clip and/or moving the S-hook to another location on the horizontal angle. Be sure that the left and right side counterbalance cables are adjusted to provide the same amount of spring pre-tension on each side.

Step 9: Safety Cable Installation

Ensure that the safety cables installed on your door are not tangled with the extension spring cables. Contact a professional garage door service technician if safety cables are not installed through each of the extension springs on your door.

REAR SUPPORT SAFETY CABLE

3 HOLE CLIP

SHEAVE

EXTENSION SPRING

Step 10: Lower the Door

Now that the counterbalance system is installed to the garage door, remove the locking pliers and carefully lower the door to the fully closed position. Be sure the door descends uniformly by pulling the door down from the center of the door and using correct gripping points, such as a lift handle or lock handle.

SPRING		TENSION
EQUAL	ON
	BOTH
		SIDES

WARNING TO AVOID SEVERE IN-

JURY DO NOT PLACE FINGERS OR HAND

BETWEEN SECTION JOINTS.

Once the door is closed, measure the spring length on both springs and verify the spring tension length is the same for both springs. If they are not, raise the door,

re-attach locking pliers and repeat the CABLE ADJUSTMENT process in Step8.

IMPORTANT! Do not try to adjust springs while the door is in the closed (Down) position.

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