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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

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

Cable D

rum 

 ENGAG

ED UND

ERNEA

TH VIE

W

Space b

etween

 Ratch

et Paw

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

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

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

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

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

Summary of Contents for Torquemaster Plus

Page 1: ...le sev ere or fata l inju ry DO NO T rem ove fas ten ers fro m rat che t bra cke t unt il spr ing s are full y wn wo und To saf ely unw ind spr ing s rea d and foll ow the dire ctio ns in the ins tall...

Page 2: ...Spring Components for Left Hand and Right Hand Assemblies End Bracket End Bracket TorqueMaster Plus Warning Tags TorqueMaster Plus Replacement Spring Components 2 TorqueMaster Plus End Bracket identif...

Page 3: ...ratchet wheel teeth to pass by CAUTION Be prepared to hold the full tension of the spring Gently let the ratchet rotate upward while watching the number of teeth on the ratchet wheel pass by the pawl...

Page 4: ...che t Pawl DISEN GAGED SIDE VIEW No space betwee n Ratche t Pawl and H VIEW UPPER POSITI ON LOWER POSITI ON LOWER POSITI ON SIDE VIEW Ratche t Pawl in Lower Position Ratche t Pawl in Upper Position Us...

Page 5: ...the winding shaft until the cable drum seats against the TorqueMaster spring tube assembly as shown in Fig 2 7 Standard Lift Front Mount Low Headroom Applications The winding shaft must extend past th...

Page 6: ...g 3 4 NOTE Ensure the 5 16 18 x 1 hex head bolt is going through the end bracket first then through the shim and the 5 16 18 nut is on the outside of the opposite side of adaptor bracket as shown in F...

Page 7: ...fasten ers fro m ratche t brac ke t un til sp rin g s are fully wn wo un d To sa fely un wind sp rin g s read an d follow the directions in the installatio n instructions own ers man ua l DO NO T RE...

Page 8: ...Add Spring Tension The ratchet wheel is made of 10 teeth To add spring tension ensure the ratchet and socket is set so that it will tighten counter clockwise on the right hand side and clockwise on t...

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