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Securing Door for Spring Winding

With the door in the fully closed position, place locking pliers onto both vertical tracks just

above the third track roller. This is to prevent the garage door from rising while winding

springs.

NOTE:

Check the following before attempting to wind torsion spring(s):

a. Counterbalance lift cables are secured at bottom corner brackets.
b. Counterbalance lift cables are routed unobstructed to cable drums.
c. Counterbalance lift cables are correctly installed and wound onto cable lift drums.
d. Counterbalance lift cables are taut and have equal tension on both sides.
e. Cable lift drums are against end bearing brackets and set screws are tight.
f. Torsion spring or springs are installed correctly.
g. Review the label attached to the spring warning tag, to determine number of spring turns

required.

NOTE:

Door MUST be closed and locked when winding or making any adjustments to the

torsion spring(s).

WARNING

FAILURE TO ENSURE DOOR IS IN A CLOSED POSITION AND TO PLACE

LOCKING PLIERS ONTO VERTICAL TRACK CAN ALLOW DOOR TO RISE

AND CAUSE SEVERE OR FATAL INJURY.

Winding Bars

(Steel Rods)

Size Of Winding Bar

(Inches)

Spring Inner

Diameter Used On

1/2” dia. x 18”
5/8” dia. x 24”

2” and 2-5/8”

3-3/4”

Locking pliers above

third track roller on

both sides of door

Bottom section

Lock

section

Locking pliers attached

to crown leg of vertical

track

Intermediate section

Vertical

track

Vertical

track

Winding Spring(s)

WARNING

WINDING SPRING IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROCEDURE

AND SHOULD BE PERFORMED ONLY BY A TRAINED DOOR SYSTEM

TECHNICIAN USING PROPER TOOLS AND INSTRUCTIONS.

WARNING

USE ONLY SPECIFIED WINDING BARS, AS STATED IN STEP

SECURING DOOR FOR SPRING WINDING. DO NOT SUBSTITUTE WITH

SCREWDRIVERS, PIPE, ETC. OTHER TOOLS MAY FAIL OR RELEASE FROM

THE SPRING CONE AND CAUSE SEVERE OR FATAL INJURY.

WARNING

PRIOR TO WINDING THE SPRING, ENSURE YOU’RE WINDING IN THE

PROPER DIRECTION AS SHOWN BELOW. OTHERWISE THE SPRING

FITTING MAY RELEASE FROM SPRING AND RESULT IN SEVERE OR FATAL

INJURY.

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.

HOW TO WIND TORSION SPRINGS:

1. Insert one winding rod snugly into winding cone, to full socket depth

2. Maintaining a tight grip on the winding rod rotate it slowly in the proper direction, as

shown below.
3. If there is any slippage of the winding rod in the winding cone socket, reverse the direction

of winding and return the cone to its original position. Remove the winding rod from the

winding cone socket. Reseat the winding rod in the socket. Start over at Step #1.
4. When the winding rod is vertical above the winding cone, insert another winding rod into

one of the other sockets, being careful to seat it snugly and at full socket depth.
5. Hold the spring with the second winding bar, and remove the first.
6. Repeat Steps #2 through #5 until the complete turns have been applied.

IMPORTANT:

AFTER WINDING THE SPRING(S), TIGHTEN THE (2) SET SCREWS TO 14-15

FT. LBS. OF TORQUE IN THE WINDING CONE. ONCE SET SCREWS CONTACT THE SHAFT,

TIGHTEN SCREWS ONE FULL TURN.

HIGH SPRING TENSION CAN CAUSE
SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

DO NOT

adjust, repair or remove springs or parts to

which springs are connected, such as steel brack-
ets, cables, wood blocks, fasteners or other parts of
the counterbalance system.

Adjustments or repairs must

ONLY

be made by a

trained door systems technician using proper tools
and instructions.

DO NOT

remove, cover or paint over this tag. Prod-

uct user should inspect this tag periodically for
legibility and should order a replacement tag from
the door manufacturer, as needed.

102081 REV2 06/24/2010

HIGH SPRING TENSION CAN CAUSE
SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

DO NOT

adjust, repair or remove springs or parts to

which springs are connected, such as steel brack-
ets, cables, wood blocks, fasteners or other parts of
the counterbalance system.

Adjustments or repairs must

ONLY

be made by a

trained door systems technician using proper tools
and instructions.

DO NOT

remove, cover or paint over this tag. Prod-

uct user should inspect this tag periodically for
legibility and should order a replacement tag from
the door manufacturer, as needed.

102081 REV2 06/24/2010

Torsion shaft

Winding

cone

Torsion

spring(s)

Approved

winding

rod

Set screws

IMPORTANT:

CHECK THE WARNING

TAG(S) ATTACHED TO THE SPRING(S)

FOR THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF

COMPLETE TURNS, TO BALANCE

YOUR DOOR.

Warning

tag(s)

Approved winding rod

Torsion spring(s) should be wound in the direction the end coil points.

Spring

coils

Attaching Rear Back Hangs

IMPORTANT:

HOLD THE DOOR DOWN TO PREVENT IT FROM RISING UNEXPECTEDLY IN THE

EVENT THE SPRING(S) WERE OVER-WOUND AND CAUTIOUSLY REMOVE LOCKING PLIERS

FROM VERTICAL TRACKS.
Raise the door until the top section and half of the next section are in the horizontal track

radius. Do not raise door any further since rear of horizontal tracks are not yet supported.

WARNING

RAISING DOOR INTO THE LOOSE HORIZONTAL TRACKS CAN RESULT IN

DOOR FALLING AND CAUSE SEVERE OR FATAL INJURY.

Clamp a pair of locking pliers onto the vertical tracks just above the second track roller on

one side, and just below the second track roller on the other side. This will prevent the door

from raising or lowering while installing the rear back hangs.
Using the chart below, select the appropriate perforated angle (may not be supplied). Fabri-

cate and install rear back hangs, as shown.

Perforated Angle Gauge Weight Limitations:

Perforated Angle Gauge

Door Balance Weight

2” x 2” x 12 Gauge

Less Than 800 lbs.

1-1/4” x 1-1/4” x 13 Gauge

Less Than 305 lbs.

1-1/4” x 1-1/4” x 15 Gauge

Less Than 220 lbs.

1-1/4” x 1-1/4” x 16 Gauge

Less Than 175 lbs.