Warning – Wayne-Dalton 8000 SERIES 46 User Manual

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Please Do Not Return This Product To The Store. Contact your local Wayne-Dalton dealer. To find your local Wayne-Dalton dealer, refer to your

local yellow pages/business listings or go to the

Find a Dealer section online at www.wayne-dalton.com

Tools Needed:

fAILuRE TO uSE APPROVED

WINDING BARS CAN CAuSE SPRING

ENERGy TO BE RELEASED

SuDDENLy, RESuLTING IN SEVERE

OR fATAL INjuRy.

COuNTERBALANCE SPRING TENSION

MuST BE RELIEVED BEfORE

REMOVING ANy hARDWARE. A

POWERfuL SPRING RELEASING IT’S

ENERGy SuDDENLy CAN CAuSE

SEVERE OR fATAL INjuRy.

Do not release the torsion spring tension

unless you are a qualified and experienced

door technician. Instead have a professional

door agency release the tension.

Step 1: Close the door and place vice

clamps on the back legs of both vertical

tracks, above the third roller to prevent the

door from lifting as you unwind the springs.

use only approved winding bars available

from your dealer. Do not use undersized

steel rods, screw drivers or anything else

to unwind the springs. Position the ladder

just off to the side of the winding cone.

The winding cone should be easy to reach

without putting your body directly in front

of it.

Step 2: Insert a winding bar into one of the

holes in the winding cone. Exert upward

pressure. using caution, loosen the two

(2) set screws in the winding cone. Be

prepared to support the full torsional force

of the spring when the set screws are

loosened.

Step 3: Once set screws are loose, slowly

and carefully lower the winding rod until it

rests against the door. Insert other winding

bar into the upper hole. Push up and

remove lower bar. Carefully lower upper

winding bar, 1/4 turns at a time until it rests

against the door. Repeat process until all

tension is relieved. If your door is equipped

with two (2) torsion springs, follow the same

procedure to relieve tension on the second

spring.

Step 4: Remove vice clamps from tracks,

unbolt torsion shaft assembly and remove

from work area.

NOTE: Continue with “P4” on page 9 after

completing this step.

Torsion Spring Removal

For Standard lift

APPROVED WINDING BAR

TORSION SPRING ASSEMBLy

WINDING CONE

SET SCREWS

fIRMLy hOLD WINDING BARS AND

CAuTIOuSLy LOOSEN SET SCREWS

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tools from

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