Wayne-Dalton 8800 installation instructions Torsion Spring Assembly, Spacing

18	Torsion Spring Assembly
Tools Needed:	IMPORTANT: Right and left hand is
	always determined from inside the
none	garage looking out.
	NOTE: Identify the springs provided as either
	right hand wound (red winding cone), which
	goes on the LEFT HAND SIDE or left hand
	wound (black winding cone), which goes on
	the RIGHT HAND SIDE.
	Facing the inside of the door, lay the torsion
	tube on the floor. Lay the spring with the
	black color coded winding cone and the
	black color coded cable drum, at the right
	hand end of the tube. Lay the spring with the
	red color coded winding cone and the red
	color coded cable drum, at the left hand end
	of the tube.

Left hand

cable drum

red

			RED
			SIDE
		WOUND
		AND	HAND
			LEFT
	H
T		CONE
RIG
H
WINDING

	Right hand cable
	drum black
	Black
		SIDE
	WOUNDh	HAND
	t
HAND rig
L	CONE
eft
WINDING	Torsion

tube

Nylon Center

bracket bushing

NOTE: The set screws used on all torsion

counterbalance winding cones and cable

drums, are now colored red. DO NOT identify

right and left hand by the set screw color.

Slide the nylon center bushing onto the

torsion tube followed by the springs and

cable drums. The nylon center bushing,

springs and cable drums must be positioned,

as shown.

With assistance, pick up the torsion

assembly and slide one end of the tube

through one end bearing bracket. Lay the

torsion tube into the center bearing bracket

and slide the other end of the tube into the

opposite end bearing bracket. Position the

torsion tube so that equal amounts of the

tube extend from each end bearing bracket.

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	Nylon Center	Right
bracket bushing		hand
RIGHT HAND WOUND		cable
		drum
RED WINDING CONE
		black
LEFT HAND SIDE
Left hand cable		Left HAND WOUND
	Torsion	Black WINDING CONE
drum red		right HAND SIDE
	tube

Equal

SPACING

Center

bracket

Torsion

assembly

Torsion

assembly

End bearing bracket

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