Wayne-Dalton TORQUEMASTER 6100 Installation Instructions And Owner's Manual page 27

Single and double spring
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Raise the door until the top section and
Tools Needed:
half of the next section are in a horizontal
position. Do not raise door any further
Ratchet Wrench
since rear of horizontal track is not yet
1/2" socket
supported.
WARNING
1/2" Wrench
RaIsING DOOR fuRThER CaN REsulT IN
(2) Vice Clamps
DOOR fallING aND CausE sEVERE
faTal INjuRy.
Tape Measure
Clamp a pair of vice clamps on the vertical
level
tracks just above the second roller on one
side, just below the second roller on the
step ladder
other side. This will prevent the door from
raising or lowering while installing the rear
support.
using perforated angle, (2) 5/16"-1 - 5/8"
hex head lag screws and 5/16" bolts
with nuts (may not be supplied), fabricate
rear support for horizontal tracks. attach
horizontal tracks
5/16"-18 x 1-1/4" hex bolts and nuts
(may not be supplied). horizontal tracks
must be level and parallel to the door
within 3/4" maximum of door edge.
WARNING
kEEP hORIzONTal TRaCk PaRallEl
aND WIThIN 3/4" 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 hORIzONTal 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.
NOTE: If an idrive
position horizontal tracks one hole above
level when securing it to rear supports.
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 attached in PREPaRING
ThE OPENING on page 6).
weather seal too tightly against face of
door.
Place the windload label on the
intermediate section, as shown.
Now, lift door and check it's balance.
adjust, if door lifts by itself (hard to pull
down) or if door is difficult to lift (easy to
pull down). anytime spring adjustments
are made, ratchet pawl knob must be in
the upper position to add/remove required
number of spring turns (refer to step
To adjust springs, only add or remove a
maximum of 3/10 of a turn (three teeth of
ratchet wheel) at a time. both sides need
to be adjusted equally on double spring
doors.
Please Do Not Return This Product To The Store. Contact your local Wayne-Dalton dealer. To find your local Wayne-Dalton dealer, refer to your
local yellow pages/business listings or go to the Find a Dealer section online at www.wayne-dalton.com
Rear Support
OR
to the rear supports with
opener is installed,
®
avoid pushing
26).
DOOR IN ThE
uP POsITION
3/4"
Door edges
Horizontal tracks
VICE
ClaMPs
VERTICal
TRaCk
3/4"
Horizontal
track
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