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Torsion Spring Assembly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Right hand cable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

drum black

Tools Needed:

IMPORTANT: Right and left hand

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

none

is always determined from inside

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black

 

the garage looking out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIDE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WOUNDh

HAND

 

NOTE: Identify the springs provided as

 

 

 

 

 

HAND

t

 

 

 

 

 

 

rig

 

 

either right hand wound (red winding

 

 

 

 

e

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ft

 

CONE

 

 

cone), which goes on the LEFT HAND

 

 

 

 

L

 

 

 

 

Left hand

 

 

 

WINDING

 

 

 

 

SIDE or left hand wound (black winding

 

 

 

Torsion

 

 

cone), which goes on the RIGHT HAND

cable drum

 

 

 

RED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tube

 

 

SIDE.

red

 

 

 

SIDE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WOUND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HAND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

T

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Facing the inside of the door, lay the

 

 

HAND LE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RIG

T

CONE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

torsion tube on the floor. Lay the spring

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

H

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

with the black color coded winding

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Right

 

winding cone and the red color coded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

hand

 

cable drum, at the left hand end of the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cable

 

tube.

RIGHT HAND WOUND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

drum

 

 

RED WINDING CONE

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: The set screws used on all

 

 

 

 

 

black

 

LEFT HAND SIDE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

torsion counterbalance winding cones

 

 

 

 

 

 

Left HAND WOUND

 

and cable drums, are now colored red.

Left hand cable

 

 

 

 

Black WINDING CONE

 

DO NOT identify right and left hand by

drum red

 

 

 

Torsion

 

right HAND SIDE

 

the set screw color.

 

 

 

 

tube

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Equal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bracket and slide the other end of the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPACING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tube into the opposite end bearing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Torsion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bracket. Position the torsion tube so

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

that equal amounts of the tube extend

assembly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

from each end bearing bracket.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equal

 

 

 

Drum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPACING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

End

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bearing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bracket

 

 

 

 

 

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