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Center
bracket
Vertical line
Mounting surface
Horizontal
line
Center
of end
bearing
bracket
Equal distance (top of door section to horizontal line)
Center
bracket
(1) 5/16” X 2” or (1) 5/16” x 1-5/8”
Tamper-resistant lag screw
(2) 5/16” x 1-5/8”
Lag screws
Vertical line
Mounting surface
Horizontal line
Torsion Spring Assembly
Tools: Step Ladder
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IMPORTANT:
RIGHT AND LEFT HAND IS ALWAYS DETERMINED FROM INSIDE THE BUILDING
LOOKING OUT.
NOTE:
Identify the torsion springs provided as either right hand wound (red winding cone),
which goes on the LEFT HAND SIDE or left hand wound (black winding cone), which goes on
the RIGHT HAND SIDE.
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.
NOTE:
The set screws used on all torsion winding cones and cable drums are now colored
red. DO NOT identify right and left hand by the set screw color.
Slide the center bracket bushing onto the torsion shaft followed by the torsion springs and
cable drums.
IMPORTANT:
THE CENTER BRACKET BUSHING, TORSION SPRINGS, AND CABLE DRUMS
MUST BE POSITIONED, AS SHOWN.
With assistance, pick up the torsion spring assembly and slide one end of the torsion shaft
through one end bearing bracket. Lay the middle of the torsion shaft into the center bracket.
Slide the other end of the torsion shaft into the other end bearing bracket. Position the torsion
shaft so that equal amounts of the shaft extend from each end bearing brackets.
Torsion shaft
Center bearing
Right hand
wound, red
winding cone
(left hand side)
Left hand 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 HAND WOUND
(BLACK WINDING CONE),
WHICH GOES ON THE RIGHT
HAND SIDE IS REQUIRED.
Left hand end
bearing bracket
Equal spacing
Right hand end
bearing bracket
Torsion shaft
Center
bracket
bushing
Center bracket
Torsion Spring Attachment
Tools: Step Ladder, 1/2” Wrench
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Slide the center bracket bushing into the center bracket. Align the stationary spring cone(s)
with the holes in the center bracket bushing assembly. Secure the torsion spring(s) to the
center bracket bushing assembly with (2) 3/8”-16 x 1-1/2” hex head bolts and (2) 3/8”-16
nuts.
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.
Center bracket
bushing
Stationary
spring cone
Center bracket
Torsion
spring
Stationary
spring cone
Torsion spring
Spring
warning tags
Center bracket
bushing assembly
Stationary spring cone
(2) 3/8”-16 x 1-1/2”
Hex head bolts
(2) 3/8”-16 Nuts
Torsion
spring
Torsion
spring
Counterbalance Lift Cables
Tools: Step Ladder, Locking Pliers, 3/8” Wrench
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Starting on the left hand side, thread the counterbalance lift cable up and around the front
side of the left hand cable drum.
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