Torsion spring assembly – Wayne-Dalton 8800 User Manual

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Tools Needed:

none

Torsion Spring assembly

imPoRTaNT: RIGhT AND LEFT hAND IS

ALWAYS DETERMINED FROM INSIDE ThE

GARAGE 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

RIG

hAND

WOUND

RED

WINDING

CONE

LEFT

hAND

SIDE

RIGhT hAND CABLE

DRUM BLACK

TORSION

TUBE

LEFT

hAND

WOUND

BLACK

WINDING

CONE

RIG

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

TORSION

ASSEMBLY

CENTER

BRACKET

EqUAL

SPACING

END

BEARING

BRACKET

TORSION

ASSEMBLY