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| TORSION SPRING ASSEMBLY |
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Approved | Failure to use approved |
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winding bars can cause spring |
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Winding Bars |
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| energy to be released |
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3/8” Wrench | suddenly, resulting in severe |
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(2) Vice Clamps | or fatal injury. |
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Recommended |
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COUNTERBALANCE SPRING TENSION |
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tools from | MUST BE RELIEVED BEFORE |
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page 5 | REMOVING ANY HARDWARE. A |
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| POWERFUL SPRING RELEASING IT’S | WINDING CONE | |||||
| ENERGY SUDDENLY CAN CAUSE |
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| SEVERE OR FATAL INJURY. |
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| Do not release the torsion spring tension |
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| unless you are a qualified and experienced |
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| door technician. Instead have a professional | APPROVED WINDING BAR | |||||
| door agency release the tension. | ||||||
| Step 1: Close the door and place vice |
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| clamps on the back legs of both vertical |
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| tracks, above the third roller to prevent the |
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| door from lifting as you unwind the springs. |
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| Use only approved winding bars available |
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| from your dealer. Do not use undersized |
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| steel rods, screw drivers or anything else |
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| to unwind the springs. Position the ladder |
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| just off to the side of the winding cone. |
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| The winding cone should be easy to reach |
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| without putting your body directly in front |
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| of it. |
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| Step 2: Insert a winding bar into one of the |
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| holes in the winding cone. Exert upward |
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| pressure. Using caution, loosen the two |
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| (2) set screws in the winding cone. Be |
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| prepared to support the full torsional force |
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| of the spring when the set screws are | SET SCREWS | |||||
| loosened. |
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| Step 3: Once set screws are loose, slowly |
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| and carefully lower the winding rod until it |
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| rests against the door. Insert other winding |
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| bar into the upper hole. Push up and |
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| remove lower bar. Carefully lower upper |
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| winding bar, 1/4 turns at a time until it rests |
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| against the door. Repeat process until all |
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| tension is relieved. If your door is equipped |
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| with two (2) torsion springs, follow the same |
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| procedure to relieve tension on the second |
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| spring. |
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| Step 4: Remove vice clamps from tracks, |
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| unbolt torsion shaft assembly and remove |
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| from work area. |
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| NOTE: Continue with “P4” on page 9 after | firmly hold winding bars and | |||||
| cautiously loosen set screws | ||||||
| completing this step. |
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6Please Do Not Return This Product To The Store. Contact your local
yellow pages business listings or go to the Find a Dealer section online at
