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Winding Torsion Spring(s)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tools Needed:

Position a ladder slightly to the side of

 

 

 

Power Drill

spring so that the winding cone is

 

 

 

easily accessible, yet your body is not

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3/16” Drill Bit

in direct line with the winding bars.

 

 

 

Check the label attached to the spring

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7/16” Socket

warning tag for the required number of

 

 

 

complete turns to balance your door.

 

 

 

Driver

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phillips Head

6’6” Door Height = Approx 7 Turns

 

 

 

Screwdriver

7’0” Door Height = Approx 7-1/2 Turns

 

 

 

Winding Bars

8’0” Door Height = Approx 8-3/4 Turns

 

 

 

WARNING

 

 

 

Approved

 

 

 

 

 

Prior to winding or making

 

 

 

 

adjustments to the springs, ensure

 

 

 

 

you’re winding in the proper

 

 

INSTALLATION

 

direction as stated in the

 

Spring

 

Installation Instructions. Otherwise

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the spring fittings may release from

 

 

 

 

spring if not wound in the proper

 

 

 

 

direction and could result in severe

 

 

 

 

or fatal injury.

Winding

 

 

 

Alternately inserting the winding bars

 

 

 

cone

 

 

 

into the holes of the spring’s winding

 

 

 

Torsion

 

 

 

cone, rotate the winding cone upward

tube

 

 

 

toward ceiling, 1/4 turn at a time, until

 

 

 

 

the required number of complete turns

 

 

 

 

for your door height is achieved. As the

 

 

Approved

 

last 1/4 turn is achieved, securely hold

 

 

Winding bars

 

winding bar while tightening both set

 

 

 

 

screws in winding cone to 14-15 ft. lbs.

 

 

 

 

of torque (Once set screws contact the

 

 

 

 

tube, tighten screws one full turn).

 

 

 

 

Carefully remove winding bar from

 

 

 

 

winding cone. Proceed to wind the

 

 

 

 

second spring in the same manner.

 

 

 

 

While holding the door down, to prevent

Set

 

 

 

it from rising unexpectedly, in the event

screws

 

 

 

the spring(s) were overwound, carefully

 

 

 

 

remove the locking clamps from the

 

 

 

 

torsion tube and the vertical tracks.

 

 

 

 

IMPORTANT: Cautiously remove

 

 

 

 

locking pliers from the torsion

 

 

 

 

tube and locking clamps from

 

 

 

 

the vertical tracks.

 

 

 

 

Adjustments to the required from the

 

 

Spring

 

number of turns stated may be

 

 

 

 

necessary. If door raises off floor under

 

 

 

 

spring tension alone, Reduce spring

 

 

 

 

tension until door rests on the floor. If

 

 

 

 

the door is hard to raise or drifts down

Torsion

 

 

 

on its own, add spring tension. An

Winding

 

 

tube

Approved

 

unbalanced door such as this can

cone

 

 

Winding bars

 

 

 

 

cause garage door opener operation

 

 

 

 

problems.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Wayne-Dalton 9100, 9400, 9600 installation instructions Winding Torsion Springs
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