Wayne-Dalton 9100, Quick Start Owner'S Manual

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Weather seal
s
Nail
Weather
seal
Jamb
Weather seal
installed
Jamb
Header
Jamb
Nail
NOTE: Door not shown for clarity.
B10A B10B
Balancing Door
Tools Required: Step ladder, (2) Approved winding bars, 3/8” Wrench, (2) Locking
pliers, Tape measure, Step ladder, Safety glasses, Leather gloves
B11
Remove Locking pliers. Lift door and check its balance. Adjustments to the required number
of spring turns stated may be necessary. If door rises off floor more than 2 ft. under spring
tension alone, reduce spring tension. If the door is hard to rise or drifts down on its own, add
spring tension. A poorly balanced door can cause garage door operator problems.
To adjust spring tension, fully close door. Apply locking pliers to track above third track roller.
Place locking pliers on torsion shaft, as shown in C5. Insert a winding rod into the winding
cone. Push upward on the winding rod slightly while carefully loosening the set screws in the
winding cone.
IMPORTANT: BE PREPARED TO SUPPORT THE FULL FORCE OF THE TORSION SPRING ONCE
THE SET SCREWS ARE LOOSE.
Carefully adjust spring tension 1/4 turn. Retighten both set screws to 14-15 ft. lbs. of torque
in the winding cone and repeat for the other side. Recheck door balance and re-adjust spring
tension if needed.
IMPORTANT:
DO NOT ADJUST MORE THAN 1 TURN FROM THE RECOMMENDED NUMBER
OF TURNS.
If the door still does not operate easily, lower the door into the closed position, unwind
spring(s) completely, and recheck the following items:
1.) Is the door level?
2.) Are the torsion shaft and flag angles level and plumb?
3.) Does the distance between the flag angles equal door width plus 3-3/8” to 3-1/2”?
4.) Do the counterbalance lift cables have equal tension? Adjust if necessary.
5.) Rewind the spring(s).
6.) Make sure door is not rubbing on jambs.
IMPORTANT: IF DOOR STILL DOES NOT BALANCE PROPERLY, THEN CONTACT A TRAINED
DOOR SYSTEM TECHNICIAN.
EXTENSION SPRING
Attaching Rear Back Hangs
Tools Required: Ratchet wrench, Socket: 1/2” 5/8”, Wrench: 1/2” 5/8”, (2) Locking
pliers, Tape measure, Level, Step ladder, Safety glasses, Leather gloves
C1
NOTE: Temporarily support the horizontal track with rear back hangs as shown in Step A9,
without lifting door and then proceed to Step C2.
Attaching Front Cable Lift Sheaves
Tools Required: 9/16” Wrench, Locking pliers, Tape measure, Level, Step ladder,
Safety glasses, Leather gloves
C2
Horizontal track angle
C2a
Horizontal track radius
Flag angle
3/8”-16
Hex nut
Horizontal
track angle
12” Radius horizontal
track with 3” front cable
lift sheave hole location
Horizontal track
C2b
C2c
15” Radius horizontal track
with 3” or 4” front cable lift
sheave hole location
or
12” Radius horizontal track
with 4” front cable lift
sheave hole location
3” or 4”
Front cable
lift sheave
Front cable lift sheave
Attaching Extension Springs
Tools Required: 9/16” Wrench, Locking pliers, Tape measure, Level, Step ladder,
Safety glasses, Leather gloves
C3
WARNING
WITH ASSISTANCE, RAISE THE DOOR SLOWLY INTO THE OPEN POSITION
MAKING SURE THE DOOR TRAVELS SMOOTHLY THROUGH THE TRACKS.
CLAMP LOCKING PLIERS TO THE BACK LEG OF BOTH HORIZONTAL
TRACKS, BELOW THE BOTTOM TRACK ROLLERS TO KEEP THE DOOR
FROM LOWERING.
WARNING
FAILURE TO INSTALL SPRING RESTRAINT CABLES CAN RESULT IN
SEVERE OR FATAL INJURY IN CASE OF SPRING BREAKAGE.
IMPORTANT:
SPRING RESTRAINT CABLES MUST BE TAUT AND EQUALIZED.
Locking
pliers
NOTE: This illustration shows the outside of the door
in the open position.
Bottom
section
Track
roller
C3a
C3b
5/16”-18 x 3-3/4”
Eye bolt
C3c
C3d
Horizontal
track
Extension
spring
Back
view
Front view
Spring restraint
cable
Spring
restraint cable
Loop
5/16” x 1-5/8”
Lag bolt
3 Hole
clip
Special
knot
3 Hole
clip
C3i
Rear
back
hang
Extension
spring
5/16”-18 x 3-3/4”
Eye bolt
Extension
spring
Spring
restraint
cable
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