Wayne-Dalton 9800 installation instructions Winding Torsion Springs

18	Winding Torsion Spring(s)
Tools Needed:	Position a ladder slightly to the side of spring
	so that the winding cone is easily accessible,
Step Ladder
	yet your body is not in direct line with the
3/8” Wrench	winding bars. Check the label attached to the
	spring warning tag for the required number of
Approved Winding
	complete turns to balance your door.
Bars	9’0” Door Height = Approx 9-5/8 Turns
	10’0” Door Height = Approx 10-1/2 Turns
	CAUTION: Use winding bars of
	correct diameter to wind springs.
	Do not use screwdrivers or other
	items to wind springs.
	WARNING
	Failure to use only approved
	steel winding bars of
	correct diameter can result		Spring	INSTALLATION
	in severe or fatal injury.
	WARNING
	To avoid possible severe or		Winding
	fatal injury, if you are
			cone
		Torsion
	inexperienced in winding
		tube
	torsion springs, have springs
	wound by a trained door			Approved
	systems service technician,
				Winding bars
	using proper tools and
	instructions.
	WARNING
	Prior to winding or making
	adjustments to the springs, ensure
	you’re winding in the proper
	direction as stated in the
	Installation Instructions.
	Otherwise the spring fittings may
	release from spring if not wound	Set screws
	in the proper direction and could
	result in severe or fatal injury.
	Alternately inserting the steel winding bars
	into the holes of the spring’s winding cone,
	rotate the winding cone upward toward
	ceiling, 1/4 turn at a time, until the required
	number of complete turns for your door height			Spring
	is achieved. As the last 1/8 to 1/4 turn is
	achieved, securely hold 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		Winding
	cone. Proceed to wind the second spring in	Torsion
	the same manner. While holding the door		cone	Approved
	down, to prevent it from rising unexpectedly, in	tube		Winding bars
	the event the spring(s) were overwound,
	carefully remove vice grips from the torsion
	tube and the vice clamps from the vertical
	tracks.
	Please Do Not Return This Product To The Store. Contact your local Wayne-Dalton dealer.			19

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