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Warning – Wayne-Dalton TORSION SPRING 9100 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:

Tools Needed:

Counterbalance Cables

Vice Grips

3/8” Wrench

Release the vice grips from the ends of the
cables and thread the counterbalance
cables around the back side of the cable
drums and verify that there are no cable
obstructions. Hook the cables into the
drums. Slide the left hand cable drum
against the left hand end bearing bracket
and tighten the set screws in the drum to
14-15 ft. lbs. of torque (Once set screws
contact the tube, tighten screws one full
turn). Rotate the left hand drum and torsion
tube until cable is taut. Attach vice grips to
torsion tube and brace vice grips against
jamb to keep cable taut. Slide the right
hand cable drum against the right hand
end bearing bracket and rotate drum until
cable is taunt. Tighten set screws in right
hand cable drum to 14-15 ft. lbs. of torque
(Once set screws contact the tube, tighten
screws one full turn).

IMPORTANT: CHECK EACH CABLE, MAKING
SURE BOTH ARE SEATED PROPERLY ON
THE CABLE DRUMS AND HAVE EQUAL
CABLE TENSION.

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Securing Door

for Spring Winding

(2) Vice Clamps

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LEFT END BEARING BRACKET

CABLE IN
POSITION

SET

SCREWS

VICE GRIPS

TORSION

TUBE

JAMB

LEFT CABLE

DRUM

LEFT CABLE DRUM

CABLE

CABLE

HOOKED IN

CABLE DRUM

TRACK

VICE CLAMPS

ATTACHED TO

INNER RAIL

OF TRACK

Place vice clamps onto both vertical
tracks just above the third roller. This is
to prevent the garage door from raising
while winding torsion springs.

FAILURE TO PLACE VICE
CLAMPS ONTO VERTICAL TRACK
CAN ALLOW DOOR TO RAISE
AND CAUSE SEVERE OR FATAL
INJURY

IMPORTANT: DO NOT USE IMPACT GUN
TO WIND SPRING(S).

WARNING

PLACE VICE CLAMPS ABOVE

3RD ROLLER ON BOTH

VERTICAL TRACKS

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