Winding Torsion Spring(s)

 

 

 

Continued...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carefully remove winding bar from winding cone.

 

Tools Needed:

 

 

 

Repeat for the opposite spring. While holding the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

door down, to prevent it from rising unexpectedly, in

 

 

 

the event the spring(s) were overwound, carefully

 

 

 

remove the vice grips from the torsion tube and the

 

 

 

vertical tracks.

Important: cautiously remove vice clamps and vice grips from the torsion tube and vertical tracks.

 

Adjustments to the required from the number of

Set

 

 

turns stated may be necessary. If door raises off

 

 

floor under spring tension alone, Reduce spring

screws

 

 

tension until door rests on the floor. If the door is

 

 

 

hard to raise or drifts down on its own, add spring

 

Spring

 

tension. An unbalanced door such as this can cause

 

 

 

 

 

garage door opener operation problems.

 

 

 

 

 

Approved

 

 

Torsion

winding bars

 

 

Winding

 

 

tube

cone

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Rear Support

Door in the up

 

 

 

WARNING

position

 

Tools Needed:

 

 

 

 

 

Ratchet Wrench

Keep horizontal Track PARALLEL AND Within

 

 

1/2” Socket

 

 

3/4” MAXIMUM Of DOOR EDGE, Otherwise DOOR

 

 

1/2” Wrench

 

 

COULD fall, RESULTING IN SEVERE death OR

 

 

(2) Vice Clamps

 

 

Injury.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Raise the door until the top section and half of the

 

 

 

next section are in a horizontal position. Do not raise

 

 

 

door any further since rear of horizontal track is not

 

 

 

yet supported.

 

 

 

WARNING

 

 

 

RAISING DOOR further her CAN RESULT IN DOOR

 

 

 

falling AND CAUSE SEVERE death OR Injury.

 

 

 

Clamp a pair of vice clamps on the vertical tracks

 

 

 

just above the second roller on one side, just below

 

 

 

the second roller on the other side. This will prevent

 

Vice

 

the door from raising or lowering while installing the

Vice

 

clamp

 

rear support.

clamp

 

 

 

Using perforated angle, 5/16” x 1-5/8” hex head

 

Vertical

 

lag screws and 5/16” bolts with nuts (may not be

 

 

 

Track

 

supplied), fabricate rear support for horizontal tracks.

 

 

 

 

 

Attach horizontal tracks to the rear supports with

 

 

 

5/16”- 18 x 1-1/4” hex bolts and nuts (may not be

 

 

 

supplied). Horizontal tracks must be level and parallel

 

 

 

to door within 3/4” to 7/8” maximum of door edge.

 

 

 

 

 

19

INSTALLATION

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

local yellow pages/business listings or go to the Find a Dealer section online at www.wayne-dalton.com

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Wayne-Dalton 6100 installation instructions Rear Support
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6100 specifications

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