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TorqueMaster® Spring Removal

loosen lock

counter

 

 

 

 

nut

 

 

gear/ cover

 

 

 

 

 

Tools Needed:

A TorqueMaster® spring system can be

 

 

 

identified by the end brackets. For single

 

 

 

 

spring applications, the right hand end

 

right hand

 

Recommended

bracket will always have a drive gear,

 

 

 

end bracket

tools from

counter gear, counter cover, and a winding

 

 

 

 

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bolt head. The left hand end bracket will

 

 

 

have no gears, counter cover, or winding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bolt head. The hole for the winding bolt

 

 

 

 

head will be plugged.

 

 

 

 

For double springs, both the right hand

 

 

 

 

and left hand end brackets will always

 

place mark on end bracket

 

have a drive gear, counter gear, counter

 

and drive gear tooth

 

 

cover and a winding bolt head.

Fig. 1

before unwinding springs

 

IMPORTANT: Right and left hand is

 

end bracket

 

 

always determined from inside the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

building looking out.

 

right hand

 

 

Step 1: If you have a black counter cover:

 

 

 

 

winding bolt head

 

 

Place a mark on the drive gear tooth and an

 

 

 

 

adjacent mark on the right hand end bracket

 

electric drill

 

(Fig. 1). Loosen the lock nut using a 7/16”

 

 

wrench and continue with step 2.

 

with 7/16” hex

 

If you have a gray counter cover: Loosen

 

driver (do not

 

the lock nut using a 7/16” wrench and

 

use impact

 

continue with step 2.

 

gun)

 

 

Step 2: Using an electric drill (High

 

 

 

 

torque / gear reduced to 1300 rpm

 

 

 

 

preferred) with a 7/16” hex head driver,

 

 

 

 

unwind the right hand winding bolt head

 

 

 

 

counterclockwise (Fig. 2) and count the

Fig. 2

 

 

 

number of turns the mark on the drive

right hand

 

 

 

gear passes the adjacent mark on the end

 

 

 

bracket. Referencing the chart below, by

cable drum

 

 

 

door height, stop unwinding the spring

 

 

 

 

once the counted turns have reached the

 

 

 

 

listed number of turns.

TorqueMaster®

 

 

 

6’-0” Door Height = 14 turns

Spring Tube

 

 

 

6’-3” Door Height = 14 1/2 turns

 

 

 

 

6’-5” Door Height = 15 turns

 

 

 

 

6’-6” Door Height = 15 turns

 

 

 

 

6’-8” Door Height = 15 1/2 turns

 

 

 

 

6’-9” Door Height = 15 1/2 turns

 

 

 

 

7’-0” Door Height = 16 turns

 

check cable

 

7’-3” Door Height = 16 1/2 turns

 

tension

 

7’-6” Door Height = 17 turns

 

 

 

 

7’-9” Door Height = 17 1/2 turns

 

 

 

 

8’-0” Door Height = 18 turns

 

 

 

 

CAUTION: DO NOT USE IMPACT GUN TO

Fig. 3

 

 

 

UNWIND SPRINGS.

 

counter

 

IMPORTANT: DO NOT reference the

 

gear

 

 

 

 

 

 

counter cover when counting the

 

 

 

 

number of turns being unwound

 

counter

 

on the spring, but follow the

 

 

instructions above.

 

cover

 

Step 3: Verify that spring tension has been

pry counter gear

 

 

 

released by pulling the counterbalance

 

 

 

cable on the right hand cable drum away

and counter cover

 

 

 

from the header (Fig. 3). If spring tension

from end bracket

 

 

 

has been released, the cable will be loose.

using flat Tip

 

 

 

In addition, the TorqueMaster® Spring

screwdriver

 

 

 

Tube should be free to rotate in either

 

 

 

 

direction.

Fig. 4

 

 

Please Do Not Return This Product To The Store. Call Us Directly! Our Trained Technicians Will Answer Your Questions and/or Ship Any Parts

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You May Need. You can reach us Toll Free at 1-888-827-3667 for Consumer Assistance or online at www.wayne-dalton.com

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Wayne-Dalton 9800 installation instructions TorqueMaster Spring Removal, Unwind Springs
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