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Torsion spring assembly – Wayne-Dalton LIGHT COMMERCIAL DOOR 6100 User Manual

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Tools Needed:

Step Ladder

Torsion Spring assembly

imPoRTaNT: RIGhT AND LEFT hAND IS ALWAYS
DETERMINED FROM INSIDE ThE bUILDING LOOkING
OUT.

NoTe: Identify the springs provided as either right
hand wound (red winding cone), which goes on the
LEFT hAND SIDE or left hand wound (black winding
cone), which goes on the RIGhT hAND SIDE.

Facing the inside of the door, lay the torsion tube on
the floor. Lay the spring with the black color coded
winding cone and the black color coded cable drum,
at the right hand end of the tube. Lay the spring with
the red color coded winding cone and the red color
coded cable drum, at the left hand end of the tube.

NoTe: The set screws used on all torsion
counterbalance winding cones and cable drums, are
now colored red. DO NOT identify right and left hand
by the set screw color.

Slide the nylon center bushing onto the torsion tube
followed by the springs and cable drums. The nylon
center bushing, springs and cable drums must be
positioned, as shown.

With assistance, pick up the torsion assembly and
slide one end of the tube through one end bearing
bracket. Lay the torsion tube into the center bearing
bracket and slide the other end of the tube into the
opposite end bearing bracket. Position the torsion
tube so that equal amounts of the tube extend from
each end bearing bracket.

Left

hand

cable

drum red

Right

hand

wound

red

winding

cone

left

hand

side

Right hand cable

drum black

Torsion

tube

Left

hand

wound

black

winding

cone

right

hand

side

Nylon center

bracket bushing

Left hand cable

drum red

Right hand wound

Red winding cone

Left hand side

Nylon center

bracket

bushing

Right hand

cable drum

black

Torsion

tube

Left hand wound

black winding cone right

hand side

Equal

spacing

15

Torsion

assembly

Center

bracket

End

bearing
bracket

Torsion

tube

Torsion

assembly