Center coupler
assembly
Key
Torsion
keyed shaft
Key
Torsion
keyed shaft
NOTE:
If you have any of these components shown in this
illustration, refer to the full
Installation Instructions And
Owner’s Manual
available at no charge from:
- Your local Wayne Dalton Sales Center, or
- Online at
www.Wayne-Dalton.com
, or
- By mailing to: Wayne Dalton, a division
of Overhead Door Corporation, P.O. Box
67, Mt. Hope, OH., 44660.
B2g
Torsion Spring Assembly
Tools Required: 3/8” Wrench, 9/16” Wrench, Step ladder, Tape measure, Safety
glasses, Leather gloves
B3
IMPORTANT:
RIGHT AND LEFT HAND IS ALWAYS DETERMINED FROM INSIDE THE BUILDING
LOOKING OUT.
IMPORTANT:
IDENTIFY THE TORSION SPRINGS PROVIDED AS EITHER RIGHT WOUND (RED
WINDING CONE), WHICH GOES ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OR LEFT WOUND (BLACK WINDING
CONE), WHICH GOES ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE.
IMPORTANT:
ON SINGLE SPRING APPLICATIONS, ONLY A LEFT HAND WOUND (BLACK
WINDING CONE), IS REQUIRED.
NOTE:
The set screws used on all winding cones and cable drums are colored red. DO NOT
identify right and left hand by the set screw color.
Facing the inside of the door, lay the torsion shaft on the floor. Lay the torsion spring with the
black winding cone and the black cable drum at the right end of the torsion shaft. Lay the
torsion spring with the red winding cone and the red cable drum at the left end of the torsion
shaft. Slide the center bracket bearing onto the torsion shaft followed by the torsion springs
and cable drums.
IMPORTANT:
THE CENTER BRACKET BEARING, TORSION SPRING(S) AND CABLE DRUMS
MUST BE POSITIONED AND ORIENTED, AS SHOWN.
Torsion
shaft
Right wound, red
winding cone
(left hand side)
Left wound, black
winding cone
(right hand side)
Right hand
cable drum,
black
Left hand cable
drum, red
IMPORTANT:
ON SINGLE
SPRING APPLICATIONS,
ONLY A LEFT WOUND
(BLACK WINDING CONE),
IS REQUIRED.
B3a
B3b
NOTE:
Layout
counterbalance parts in
proper orientation, then
install onto torsion
shaft, as shown.
Center
bracket
bearing
Left hand
end bearing
bracket
Torsion spring
assembly
B3c
Right hand end
bearing bracket
Torsion spring
assembly
B3d
Or
Center
bracket
B3d
Center
bracket
bearing
Torsion
shaft
Right hand
end bearing
bracket
B3d
B3d
NOTE:
Position the
torsion shaft so that
equal amounts of the
shaft extend from each
end bearing bracket.
Torsion
shaft
Left hand
end bearing
bracket
Attaching Springs to Center Bracket
Tools Required: Ratchet Wrench, 9/16” Socket, 9/16” Wrench, Tape measure, Step
ladder, Safety glasses, Leather gloves
B4
IMPORTANT:
THE SPRING WARNING TAG(S) SUPPLIED MUST BE SECURELY ATTACHED
TO THE STATIONARY SPRING CONE(S) IN PLAIN VIEW. SHOULD A REPLACEMENT SPRING
WARNING TAG BE REQUIRED, CONTACT WAYNE DALTON FOR FREE REPLACEMENTS.
Slide center bracket bearing into the spring. Align the stationary spring cone(s) with the holes
in the center bracket bearing assembly. Secure the torsion spring(s) to the center bracket
assembly with (2) 3/8” - 16 x 1-1/2” hex head bolts and (2) 3/8” - 16 nuts.
IMPORTANT:
NEVER USE MORE THAN ONE BEARING WHEN ATTACHING TWO SPRINGS TO
ONE CENTER BRACKET.
B4a
Center
bracket
bearing
Stationary
spring
cone
Center
bracket
Torsion
spring
Stationary
spring cone
Torsion
spring
3/8”-16 x 1-1/2”
Hex head bolts
3/8”-16
Hex nuts
Spring
warning
tag(s)
B4c
B4b
B4d
B4d
Center
bracket
bearing
Center
bracket
Attaching Counterbalance Lift Cables
Tools Required: 3/8” Wrench, Locking pliers, Tape measure, Step ladder, Safety
glasses, Leather gloves
B5
IMPORTANT:
VERIFY THAT THERE ARE NO OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE TRAVEL PATH OF THE
DOOR SECTIONS OR COUNTERBALANCE LIFT CABLES.
IMPORTANT:
INSPECT EACH COUNTERBALANCE LIFT CABLE MAKING SURE IT IS SEATED
PROPERLY ONTO THE CABLE DRUM AND THAT BOTH COUNTERBALANCE LIFT CABLES HAVE
EQUAL TENSION.
CHECK COUNTERBALANCE LIFT CABLES FOR EQUAL TENSION:
1. Attach locking pliers to track above top roller.
2. Grasp cable at approximate mid-door height location.
3. Draw cable toward you about 1/2” to 1” and release, noting the response of the cable.
4. Repeat above steps for other cable.
5. Adjust cable tension as needed until right and left cables both respond the same.
Left hand
cable
drum
Counterbalance lift cable
hooked in cable drum
Torsion
shaft
Left hand end
bearing bracket
B5b
B5a
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