7
Cable Drum
No space between Ratc
het
Pawl and Cable
Drum
indicates engage
ment
Cable
Drum
Ratc
het Paw
l
ENGAGED SI
DE VIEW
No space between
Ratchet Pawl
and
Cable Drum
ENGA
GED
UND
ERNE
ATH
VIEW
Space
betwee
n Ratchet
Pawl
and Cab
le Drum
non-
indicates
engagem
ent
Cable Drum
Ratc
het Paw
l
DISE
NGAGED SI
DE VIEW
No space between
Ratchet Pawl
and
DISE
NGAGED
UNDE
RNE
ATH
VIEW
UPPER
POSI
TION
LOWER
POSITI
ON
LOWER POSI
TION SI
DE VI
EW
UPPER POSI
TION
SIDE VIEW
Ratchet Paw
l in Lo
wer
Position
Ratc
het Pawl
in Up
per Position
Use
these
Illu
strat
ion, in
conj
unctio
n with th
e In
struc
tions on
the othe
r side
of
this labe
l.
WARNIN
G
Rach
et Bra
cket is
unde
r
EXTR
EME
SPR
ING
TENS
ION
.
To av
oid p
ossib
le sev
ere o
r
fatal in
jury,
DO N
OT
rem
ove
faste
ners fro
m ra
tchet
brack
et
until s
pring
(s) are
fully
wnw
ound
.
To sa
fely u
nwin
d sprin
g(s)
read
and fo
llow
the d
irectio
ns in th
e
installa
tion in
stru
ctions/
owne
rs
manu
al.
DO N
OT R
EMO
VE T
HIS T
AG.
Cable D
rum
No spa
ce betw
een Ratc
het
Pawl an
d Cable
Drum
indicate
s enga
gemen
t
Cable D
rum
Ratchet
Pawl
ENGAG
ED SID
E VIEW
No spac
e betwe
en
Ratchet
Pawl an
d
Cable D
rum
ENGAG
ED UND
ERNEA
TH VIE
W
Space b
etween
Ratch
et Paw
l
and Cab
le Drum
non-ind
icates en
gagem
ent
Cable D
rum
Ratchet
Pawl
DISENG
AGED S
IDE VIE
W
No spac
e betwe
en
Ratchet
Pawl an
d
DISENG
AGED U
NDERN
EATH V
IEW
UPPER
POSITIO
N
LOWER
POSITIO
N
LOWER
POSITIO
N SIDE V
IEW
UPPER
POSITIO
N SIDE V
IEW
Ratchet
Pawl in
Lower P
osition
Ratchet
Pawl in
Upper
Position
Use
these
Illustra
tion, in
conjunc
tion w
ith the In
struct
ions on
the other
side o
f
this lab
el.
WARNING
Rachet
Bracket
is under
EXT
REME
SPRING
TENS
ION
.
To avoi
d po
ssible
severe or
fatal
injury
,
DO NO
T
remov
e
fasten
ers from
ratchet
brac
ket
until sp
ring(s
) are fu
lly
wnwo
und.
To sa
fely unwi
nd spring(s
)
read
and fol
low the
direc
tions
in the
installati
on instruc
tions
/owners
manual
.
DO NO
T RE
MOVE THIS
TAG.
Cable
Drum
No space between
Ratchet
Pawl and Cable
Dru
m
indicates
engagemen
t
Cable
Drum
Ratche
t Pawl
ENGAGED SIDE VI
EW
No space bet
ween
Ratchet Pawl and
Cable
Drum
EN
GAGED
UND
ERNE
ATH V
IEW
Space
between
Ratche
t Pawl
and Cable
Dru
m
non-indicates
engag
ement
Cable
Drum
Ratche
t Pawl
DISENGAGED
SIDE VIEW
No space bet
ween
Ratchet Pawl and
DISENG
AGED
UNDE
RNE
ATH VIEW
UPP
ER POSITIO
N
LOWER PO
SITIO
N
LOWER
POSITION S
IDE VIEW
UPP
ER POSITION SIDE VIE
W
Ratchet Pawl in
Lowe
r Posit
ion
Ratchet Pawl i
n Upper Po
sition
Use
these Illu
strat
ion, in
conjunct
ion with th
e Inst
ruct
ions on
the
other
side of
this labe
l.
WAR
NING
Rac
het Br
acket is un
der
EXTRE
ME SPRING
TENSIO
N
.
To avoid
poss
ible se
vere or
fata
l injury
,
DO
NO
T
rem
ove
fasten
ers
from
ratchet bracket
unt
il spring(s)
are f
ully
wnw
ound.
To safely unwi
nd spr
ing(s)
read
and
follow
the
direc
tion
s in the
installation
inst
ructio
ns/owne
rs
manual.
DO NOT
REM
OVE THIS
TAG
.
Splines
Winding
Shaft
Groove
Disconnect
Cable Guide Hole
Right End
Bracket
Warning
Tag
Right End
Bracket
Ratchet Wheel
Teeth
Pointing
upward
5/16” x 1-5/8”
Hex Head Lag
5/16” - 18 x 3/4”
Carriage Bolt And
Hex Nut
Right End
Bracket
Warning
Tag
iT iS RECOMMENDED THAT LEATHER GLOVES BE WORN
WHiLE WiNDiNG THE TORquEMASTER
®
PLuS SPRiNGS.
FAiLuRE TO WEAR GLOVES MAY CAuSE iNjuRY TO
HANDS.
Starting with the right hand side, place a mark on winding shaft (or 5/8”
socket) and end bracket. Turn the pawl knob on the end bracket to the upper
position. using a ratchet wrench with a 5/8“ socket, wind the spring by
rotating the winding shaft counter clockwise, while watching the mark on the
winding shaft, as shown in
fig. 3.6
.
nOTE
: A 3” extension is recommended to provide added clearance from the
horizontal angle, as shown in
fig. 3.6
.
iMPORTAnT:
PAWL kNOB MuST BE iN uPPER POSiTiON TO ADD / REMOVE
REquiRED NuMBER OF SPRiNG TuRNS, AS SHOWN iN
fig. 3.9
.
After 2-3 turns, remove the ratchet wrench and adjust the cable on the left
side, to ensure the cable is in the first groove of the cable drum.
nOTE
: Single spring applications require no spring winding on the left hand
side, but does require cable adjustment.
iMPORTAnT:
COuNTERBALANCE CABLE TENSiON MuST BE EquAL ON BOTH
SiDES PRiOR TO FuLLY WiNDiNG SPRiNGS.
SEE THE SPRing TURn cHART fOR THE REQUiREd nUMbER Of TURnS,
AS SHOwn in fig. 3.7
for single spring applications:
Return to the right hand and continue winding the spring to the required
number of turns for your door. Place pawl knob in lower position, as shown
in
fig. 4.0
.
for double spring applications:
Place a mark on the winding shaft and end bracket. Place the ratchet with
5/8” socket onto the left hand winding shaft end. To wind the spring, rotate
the winding shaft clockwise, while watching the mark on the winding shaft.
Rotate the winding shaft to the required number of turns for your door.
Then return to the right hand side and wind the right hand spring to the
required number of turns. Place pawl knob in lower position on both sides, as
shown in
fig. 4.0
.
iMPORTAnT:
MARk NuMBER OF SPRiNG TuRNS ON TORquEMASTER
®
PLuS
END BRACkET WARNiNG TAG(S), as shown in
fig. 3.8
.
nOTE:
Since total turns to balance door may deviate from SPRiNG TuRN
CHART values by ± 1/2 turn, adjustments to the recommended number of
turns may be necessary.
iMPORTAnT!
HOLD THE DOOR DOWN TO PREVENT iT FROM RAiSiNG
uNExPECTEDLY iN THE EVENT THE SPRiNG WAS OVERWOuND AND
CAuTiOuSLY REMOVE ViCE CLAMPS FROM VERTiCAL TRACkS.
TorqueMaster
®
Plus Single and Double Spring Replacement
- Continued
fig. 3.1
fig. 3.3
fig. 3.4
fig. 3.5
Torquemaster
®
End
Bracket
1/4” - 20 Flange
Hex Nut
1/4” - 20 x 9/16”
Track Bolt
Torquemaster
®
Shim
5/16” - 18
Hex Nut
5/16” - 18 x 1”
Hex Head Bolt
Adapter Bracket
Torquemaster
®
End Bracket
Torquemaster
®
Shim
fig. 3.2
wARning