Wayne-Dalton TORSION 8500 - Manual (Page 11)

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Winding Springs
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Tools: Step Ladder, Approved winding bars, 3/8” Wrench
Position a ladder slightly to the side of the spring so that the winding cone is easily acces-
sible, and so your body is not directly in line with the winding bars.
Check the label attached to the spring warning tag for the required number of complete turns
to balance your door.
Door Height Approximate Spring Turns
8’3” 8-7/8 Turns
8’6” 9-1/8 Turns
8’9” 9-3/8 Turns
9’0” 9-5/8 Turns
9’3” 9-3/4 Turns
9’6” 10 Turns
9’9” 10-1/4 Turns
10’0” 10-1/2 Turns
10’3” 10-3/4 Turns
10’6” 11 Turns
10’9” 11-1/8 Turns
11’ 11-3/8 Turns
11’3” 11-5/8 Turns
11’6” 11-7/8 Turns
11’9” 12-1/8 Turns
12’0” 12-3/8 Turns
Alternately inserting the winding bars into the holes of the springs winding cone, rotate
the winding cone upward toward the ceiling, 1/4 turn at a time, until the required number
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securely hold the winding bar while tightening both set screws in the winding cone to 14-15
ft. lbs. of torque (once set screws contact the tube, tighten screws one full turn).
Carefully remove winding bar from winding cone. Repeat for the opposite spring. While
holding the door down to prevent it from raising unexpectedly in the event the spring(s) were
over-wound, carefully remove the locking pliers from the torsion tube and vertical tracks.
Adjustments to the number of turns stated may be necessary. If door rises off floor under
spring tension alone, reduce spring tension until door rests on the floor. If the door is hard to
raise or drifts down on its own, add spring tension.
NOTE: An unbalanced door such as this can cause garage door opener operation problems.
Torsion tube
Winding cone
Spring
Approved
winding bars
Set screws
Rear Support
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Tools: Ratchet wrench, Socket: 1/2” 5/8”, Wrench: 1/2” 5/8”, (2) Vice
clamps, Tape measure, Level, Hammer, Step Ladder
Raise the door until the top section and half of the next section are in a horizontal position.
Do not raise door any further since rear of horizontal track is not yet supported.
WARNING WARNING
RAISING DOOR FURTHER CAN RESULT IN DOOR FALLING AND CAUSE
SEVERE OR FATAL INJURY.
Clamp a pair of vice clamps on the vertical tracks just above the second roller on one side,
and just below the second roller on the other side. This will prevent the door from raising or
lowering while installing the rear support.
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5/16” bolts with nuts (may not be supplied), fabricate rear support for horizontal tracks. At-
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of door edge.
NOTE: If an idrive ® opener is installed, position horizontal tracks one hole above level when
securing it to the rear supports.
WARNING WARNING
KEEP HORIZONTAL TRACK PARALLEL AND WITHIN 3/4” TO 7/8” MAXIMUM
OF DOOR EDGE, OTHERWISE DOOR COULD FALL, RESULTING IN SEVERE OR
FATAL INJURY.
IMPORTANT: DO NOT SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE DOOR ON ANY PART OF THE HORI-
ZONTAL TRACK HANGER THAT CANTILEVERS 4” OR MORE BEYOND A SOUND FRAMING
MEMBER.
NOTE: If rear supports are to be installed over drywall, use (2) 5/16” x 2” hex head lag
screws and make sure lag screws engage solid structural lumber.
NOTE: 26” angle must be attached to sound framing members and nails should not be used.
Now, permanently attach the weather seal on both door jambs and header (temporarily at-
tached in Preparing the Opening, in the pre-installation section of this manual). Avoid pushing
weather seal too tightly against face of door.
Vice clamp
Horizontal tracks
2nd Roller
Vice clamp
5/16”-18 x 1-1/4”
Hex bolt must extend into the
track to serve as a roller stop
Perforated angle
Sound framing
members
Horizontal
track
(3) 5/16” Bolts and nuts
Perforated angle bolted
using (2) 5/16” x 1-5/8”
hex head lag screws to
ceiling member and
parallel to door
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