Wayne-Dalton TorqueMaster Plus 6100, Installation Instructions Manual

TorqueMaster

®

spring tube

Label

Shipping 

boot

Shipping 

boot

Shipping boot

TorqueMaster

®

spring tube

Label

Center Bracket Bushing Assembly 

Tools Required: Safety glasses, Leather gloves

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Being cam shaped, the center bushing only fits one way. Slide the center bracket bushing as-

sembly towards the center of the TorqueMaster

®

 spring tube, from the right side, as shown.

Center bracket bushing assembly

TorqueMaster

®

spring tube

Center bracket

Center bushing

Cam peak

Drum Wraps (Optional) 

Tools Required: Safety glasses, Leather gloves

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NOTE:

 If you don’t have drum wraps (optional), then skip this step. Refer to Package Con-

tents / Parts Breakdown, to determine if you have drum wraps.
Drum wraps are marked right and left hand. Beginning with the left hand side, slide the left 

hand drum wrap onto the TorqueMaster

®

 spring tube. Repeat for the right hand side. The 

drum wrap will be secured later, in Step, Securing Drum Wraps.

TorqueMaster

®

 spring tube

Label

Left hand 

drum wrap

Right hand 

drum wrap

Cable Drum Assemblies 

Tools Required: Tape measure, Step ladder, Safety glasses, Leather gloves

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Shake the TorqueMaster

®

 spring tube assembly gently to extend the winding shafts out about 

5” on each side. For 

single spring applications

, there will be no left hand spring in the 

TorqueMaster

®

 spring tube assembly. Lift the TorqueMaster

®

 spring tube assembly and rest it 

on top of the flag angles.

NOTE:

 Cable drum assemblies are marked right and left hand. Cable drums and TorqueMas-

ter

®

 spring tube assembly are cam shaped to fit together only one way.

Starting on the right hand side, pre-wrap the cable drum with the counterbalance lift cable 

1-1/2 wraps, as shown. Position the TorqueMaster

®

 spring tube assembly so the cam peak 

is pointing straight up. Slide the cable drum over the winding shaft until the cable drum 

seats against the TorqueMaster

®

 spring tube assembly. The winding shaft must extend past 

the cable drum far enough to expose the splines and the grooves. Align the winding shaft 

grooves with the round notch in the flag angle.

FOR DOUBLE SPRING APPLICATIONS:

 Repeat for left hand side.

FOR SINGLE SPRING APPLICATIONS:

 Insert the idler bracket into the left hand cable drum. 

Lightly press the idler bracket into the cable drum until two distinct clicks are heard, or the 

bracket is inserted all the way.

IMPORTANT: 

ENSURE THE SNAPS ON THE IDLER BRACKET (LEFT HAND SIDE) ARE EN-

GAGED INTO THE LEFT HAND CABLE DRUM, SO THAT IT DOES NOT COME BACK OUT.

NOTE:

 The idler bracket is designed for permanent assembly. Do not attempt to remove idler 

bracket once inserted into the cable drum.
Pre-wrap the left hand cable drum with the counterbalance lift cable 1-1/2 wraps and slide 

the cable drum over the TorqueMaster

®

 spring tube assembly. Slide the TorqueMaster® 

spring tube assembly into the cable drum until the cable drum seats up against the Torque-

Master® spring tube assembly.

NOTE:

 The idler bracket must extend past the cable drum far enough to expose the grove.

Align the idler bracket groove with the round notch in the flag angle.

TorqueMaster

®

 spring 

tube assembly

Cam peak

straight

Winding shaft

Counterbalance lift cable

1-1/2 wraps

Grooves

Cable drum

Splines

Round notch

Winding 

shaft

Right cable 

drum

5”

Flag 

angle

Idler 

bracket

Left hand 

cable drum

Idler 

bracket

Left hand 

cable drum

Groove

Snap

Snap

Snaps

TorqueMaster

®

 spring tube assembly

Counterbalance 

lift cable

1-1/2 wraps

Groove

Left 

hand 

cable 

drum

Round 

notch

Flag 

angle

Idler 

bracket

Groove

Left hand 

cable drum

End Brackets 

Tools Required: Power drill, 3/16” Drill bit, 7/16” Socket driver, 1/2” Wrench, 

Tape measure, Step ladder, Safety glasses, Leather gloves

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IMPORTANT: 

WARNING TAGS MUST BE SECURELY ATTACHED TO END BRACKET(S).

NOTE:

 On single spring applications, the idler end bracket was positioned in a previous step, 

but must be fastened in this step.

NOTE:

 Prior to fastening the end bracket(s) / idler end bracket into the door jamb, pilot drill 

using a 3/16” drill bit.
Beginning with the right hand side, slide the end bracket onto the winding shaft so that the 

splines in the ratchet wheel fit onto the winding shaft grooves. Attach the end bracket to the 

flag angle using (1) 5/16” - 18 x 3/4” carriage bolt, (1) 5/16” washer and (1) 5/16” - 18 hex 

nut. Then secure the end bracket to the jamb using (1) 5/16” x 1-5/8” lag screw.

NOTE:

 If ratchet wheel falls out of end bracket, refer to illustration for proper insertion 

orientation.

FOR DOUBLE SPRING APPLICATIONS:

 Repeat same process for left hand end bracket.

FOR SINGLE SPRING APPLICATIONS:

 Secure the idler bracket to the flag angle using (1) 

5/16” - 18 x 3/4” carriage bolt, (1) 5/16” washer and (1) 5/16” - 18 hex nut. Then secure 

the idler bracket to the jamb using (1) 5/16” x 1-5/8” lag screw.

IMPORTANT: 

FOR SINGLE SPRING DOORS, ENSURE THE LEFT HAND CABLE DRUM BEARING 

IS ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT AND UP AGAINST THE FLAG ANGLE. IF THE CABLE DRUM IS 

PULLED AWAY FROM THE FLAG ANGLE, THEN THE IDLER BRACKET CAN RUB AGAINST THE 

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