Warning – Wayne-Dalton TORSION SPRING 9800 User Manual

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Please Do Not Return This Product To The store. Call us Directly! Our trained technicians Will answer your questions and/or Ship any Parts

you May Need. you can reach us toll free at

1-888-827-3667 for Consumer assistance or online at www.wayne-dalton.com

Removing An Old Door

If yOuR COuNtERbalaNCE SyStEM IS OthER thaN thOSE MENtIONED, DO NOt attEMPt tO WORk ON It, but

haVE a qualIfIED DOOR aGENCy PERfORM thE WORk. OthERWISE, SEVERE OR fatal INjuRy COulD RESult.

DISCONNECt aND REMOVE aNy ElECtRIC OPENER PRIOR tO REMOVal Of COuNtERbalaNCE SyStEMS tO

PREVENt uNINtENDED DOOR OPERatION. OthERWISE, SEVERE OR fatal INjuRy COulD RESult.

COuNtERbalaNCE SPRING tENSION MuSt bE RElIEVED bEfORE REMOVING aNy haRDWaRE. a POWERful

SPRING RElEaSING It’S ENERGy SuDDENly CaN CauSE SEVERE OR fatal INjuRy.

If yOu haVE baCk PROblEMS DO NOt attEMPt thIS, OR SEVERE INjuRy COulD RESult

REMOVING aN ExIStING DOOR CaN bE DaNGEROuS. fOllOW INStRuCtIONS ON PaGES 6-10 “REMOVING aN

OlD DOOR/PREPaRING thE OPENING” CaREfully, OthERWISE, SEVERE OR fatal INjuRy COulD RESult.

If you have an existing door, follow the instructions to identify which counterbalance removal is necessary. the process of removing
an existing door begins by identifying it’s counterbalance system. If you are not removing an existing door, proceed to PREPaRING thE
OPENING on page 10. Generally, you will find three (3) types of counterbalance systems: Extension Spring, Wayne-Dalton

exclusive

torqueMaster

and torsion counterbalance system, see pages 6-9.

for more technical information regarding the opening preparation, installation and use of your garage door and opener, you can go to
www.dasma.com and click on Publications and then technical Data Sheet.

WARNING

Tools Required

POWER DRIll

RatChEt WRENCh

PlIERS/WIRE CuttERS

PhIllIPS hEaD SCREWDRIVER

PENCIl

1/8”, 3/16” DRIll bItS

flat tIP SCREWDRIVER

7/16” SOCkEt DRIVER

taPE MEaSuRE

NEEDlE NOSE PlIERS

StEP laDDER

7/16”, 1/2”, 9/16”

SOCkEtS

3/8”, 7/16”, 1/2”, 9/16”

WRENChES

SafEty GlaSSES

VICE GRIPS (PaIR)

VICE ClaMPS

haMMER

SaW hORSES (PaIR)

GlOVES