Wayne-Dalton 8000 Series Installation Instructions And Owner's Manua - Warning

WARNING 

MAKE SURE BACK HANGS ARE BRACED SUFFICIENTLY TO RESIST ANY 

MOTION DURING SPRING APPLICATION AND DOOR TRAVEL. IF BACK 

HANGS PIVOT OR DEFLECT, ADD REINFORCEMENT UNTIL THEY REMAIN 

FIRM AND STATIONARY. ANY BACK HANG THAT HAS BENT MUST BE 

REPLACED.

IMPORTANT: 

DO NOT SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE DOOR ON ANY PART OF THE REAR 

BACK HANGS THAT CANTILEVERS 4” OR MORE BEYOND A SOUND FRAMING MEMBER.

NOTE:

 If rear back hangs are to be installed over drywall, use (2) 5/16” x 2” hex head lag 

screws and make sure lag screws engage into solid structural lumber.

WARNING 

FAILURE TO ASSEMBLE AND ATTACH REAR BACK HANGS PROPERLY 

ACCORDING TO THE ABOVE INSTRUCTIONS MAY RESULT IN DOOR 

FALLING WHEN RAISED, CAUSING SEVERE OR FATAL INJURY.

NOTE:

 Perforated angle must be attached to sound framing members and 

nails should not 

be used

.

90°

(3) 5/16” 

Bolts and nuts

(3) 5/16” Bolts and 

(3) 5/16” nuts

Perforated 

angle

5/16” Hex nut

5/16”-18 x 1-1/4” 

Hex bolt

Perforated angle bolted

using (2) 5/16” x 1-5/8” 

hex head lag screws to 

ceiling member and 

parallel to door

Horizontal track

NOTE:

 Repeat the same 

process for right hand side.

Horizontal tracks

Door edges

3/4” To 7/8”

3/4” To 7/8”

Attaching Weather Seal

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Permanently attach the weatherstrips on both door jambs and header. The weatherstrips 

were temporarily attached in Preparing the Opening, in the pre-installation section of this 

manual.

NOTE:

 When permanently attaching the weatherstrips to the jambs, avoid pushing the weath-

erstrips too tightly against the face of door.

Weather seal

s

Nail

Weather 

seal

Jamb

Weather seal 

installed

Jamb

Header

Jamb

Nail

NOTE:

 Door not shown for clarity.

Balancing Door

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NOTE:

 Windows may cause the top section to be significantly heavier than the remaining 

sections. Wayne Dalton attempts to balance the door at the top and bottom. To prevent any 

sudden door acceleration between the top and bottom, we recommend motor operating all 

doors with windows.

Remove any locking pliers. Lift the door and check its balance. Adjust spring(s) if door lifts by 

itself (hard to pull down) or if door is difficult to lift (drifts down). Anytime spring adjustments 

are made, ratchet pawl knob must be in the upper position. An unbalanced door can cause 

TorqueMaster

®

 Plus operation problems.

Close the door and place locking pliers onto both vertical tracks just above the third track 

roller. This is to prevent the garage door from rising while adjusting the spring(s).

IMPORTANT: 

TO ADJUST SPRINGS, ONLY ADD OR REMOVE A MAXIMUM OF 3/10 OF 

A TURN (THREE TEETH ON THE RATCHET WHEEL) AT A TIME. BOTH SIDES NEED TO BE 

ADJUSTED EQUALLY ON DOUBLE SPRING DOORS.

WARNING 

WINDING SPRINGS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROCEDURE 

AND SHOULD BE PERFORMED ONLY BY A TRAINED DOOR SYSTEM 

TECHNICIAN USING PROPER TOOLS AND INSTRUCTIONS.

ADD SPRING TENSION:

 The ratchet wheel is made of 10 teeth. To add spring tension, 

tighten counter clockwise on the right hand side and clockwise on the left hand side. Place 

pawl knob in upper position. Place the ratchet with 5/8” socket and 3” ratchet extension 

onto the winding shaft, to add 3/10 of a turn. Watch as three teeth of the ratchet wheel pass 

over the pawl, creating three “clicks”. Place pawl knob in lower position. For double spring 

applications, repeat the same process for the other side.

REMOVE SPRING TENSION:

 To remove spring tension, place a regular 5/8” wrench onto the 

winding shaft. Place pawl knob in upper position.

IMPORTANT: 

BE PREPARED TO HOLD THE FULL TENSION OF THE SPRING.

Pull down on the wrench to relieve pressure between the pawl and the ratchet wheel. Push in 

on the pawl to allow the three ratchet wheel teeth to pass by the pawl, as you carefully allow 

the wrench to be rotated upward by the spring tension, release the pawl to allow it to engage 

with the ratchet wheel. Place pawl knob in lower position. For double spring applications, 

repeat the same process for the other side.

IMPORTANT: 

DO NOT ADD OR REMOVE MORE THAN 1 SPRING TURN (1 SPRING TURN 

EQUALS 10 TEETH ON RATCHET WHEEL) FROM THE RECOMMENDED NUMBER OF TURNS 

SHOWN ON THE WINDING SPRING TURN CHART.

If the door still does not operate easily, lower the door into the closed position, unwind 

spring(s) completely, and recheck the following items:

1.) Is the door level?

2.) Are the TorqueMaster

®

 spring tube and flag angles level and plumb?

3.) Does the distance between the flag angles equal door width plus 3-3/8” to 3-1/2”?

4.) Do the counterbalance lift cables have equal tension? Adjust if necessary.

5.) Rewind the spring(s).

6.) Make sure door is not rubbing on jambs.

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