Wayne-Dalton 9100 Winding Springs, it is recommended that leather, gloves be worn while winding

22	Winding Springs		RECOMMENDED SPRING TURNS
		Door Height	Spring Turns	Door Height	Spring Turns
Tools Needed:	WARNING	6’-0”	14	7’-0”	16
		6’-3”	14-1/2	7’-3”	16-1/2
Ratchet Wrench	it is recommended that leather	6’-5”	15	7’-6”	17
	gloves be worn while winding
5/8” Socket		6’-6”	15	7’-9”	17-1/2
	the TorqueMaster® Plus springs.
3” Extension	Failure to wear gloves may cause	6’-8”	15-1/2	8’-0”	18
	injury to hands.
		6’-9”	15-1/2
Gloves	Double check to ensure the counterbalance
	cable is aligned in the first groove of the cable
	drum as shown in Step 21.
	Staring with the right hand side, place a mark
	on winding shaft (or socket) and end bracket.		End Bracket
	Turn the pawl knob on the end bracket to the
				Marks
	upper position.
	IMPORTANT: USING A RATCHET WITH A 16 MM
	(5/8”) SOCKET (NOTE: A 76 MM (3”) EXTENSION
	IS ALSO RECOMMENDED FOR ADDED
	CLEARANCE FROM THE HORIZONTAL ANGLE.),				Ratchet
	WIND THE SPRING BY ROTATING THE WINDING
	SHAFT COUNTER CLOCKWISE, WHILE WATCHING
	THE MARK ON THE WINDING SHAFT. DO NOT		5/8” Socket
	USE IMPACT GUN TO WIND SPRING(S).
	IMPORTANT: pawl knob must be in upper			3”
			Extension
	position to add/ remove required number
	of spring turns.
	After 2-3 turns, remove the ratchet and
	adjust the cable on the left side. Ensure the
	cables are in the first groove and the cable	End Bracket
	drums, as shown in Step 21.

NOTE: Single spring applications require no spring winding of the left hand side but need cable tension adjustments.

IMPORTANT: Counterbalance cable tension must be equal on both sides prior to fully winding springs.

See the Spring Turn chart for the required number of turns:

For single spring applications:
Return to the right hand and continue
winding the spring to the required number	Pawl Knob in Upper
of turns for your door. Place pawl knob in
lower position.	Position
For double spring applications:
Place a mark on the winding shaft and end	WARNING
bracket. Place the ratchet with 5/8” socket
onto the left hand winding shaft end. To	Prior to winding or making adjustments
wind the spring, rotate the winding shaft
	to the springs, ensure you’re winding
clockwise, while watching the mark on the
	in the proper direction as stated in the
winding shaft.
	Installation Instructions. Otherwise, the
Rotate the winding shaft to the required
	spring fittings may release from spring if
number of turns for your door. Then return
	not wound in the proper direction and could
to the right hand side and wind the right
	result in severe or fatal injury.
hand spring to the required number of
turns. Place pawl knob in lower position on
both sides.

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INSTALLATION

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