TASK: Restring an Adjustable Traverse Rod
Use If/When: Restring an Adjustable Traverse Rod.
Tools Needed: Needle nose pliers or screwdriver
1. Place the rod face down on a flat surface.
Telescope the rod sections apart but keep them
end to end.
2. Starting with the right side, insert the cord into the
end pulley on the outside and above the top
pulley wheel.
3. Push the cord around the pulley wheel and feed it
into the rod. Use needle nose pliers or an unbent
paperclip to assist with the cord movement.
4. Pull the cord across the rod and over to the left
side end pulley.
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TASK: Restring an Adjustable Traverse Rod
Use If/When: Restring an Adjustable Traverse Rod.
Tools Needed: Needle nose pliers or screwdriver
5. Feed the cord above the top pulley wheel and
down the outer side.
6. The cord will go around the top pulley wheel and
drop down the side of the pulley housing. Use
needle nose pliers or an unbent paperclip to
assist the cord movement.
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Bottom View:
7. Take the end of the cord in the left end pulley and
feed it between the upper and lower pulley
wheels. This cord needs to be directed back
toward the center of the rod.
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8. Grasp the end of the cord with needle nose pliers
or an unbent paperclip. Pull the end of the cord to
the right and through the pulley housing until the
end of the cord is at the center of the rod.
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TASK: Restring an Adjustable Traverse Rod
Use If/When: Restring an Adjustable Traverse Rod.
Tools Needed: Needle nose pliers or screwdriver
9. Release this end of the cord. It will be used in a
later step.
10. At the right pulley end, grasp the end of the
excess cord. Feed this in between the upper and
lower pulley wheels.
11. This cord needs to be directed back toward the
center of the rod. Use needle nose pliers or an
unbent paperclip to assist the cord movement.
12. Continue to pull the cord to the center of the rod.
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TASK: Restring an Adjustable Traverse Rod
Use If/When: Restring an Adjustable Traverse Rod.
Tools Needed: Needle nose pliers or screwdriver
13. Tie a knot on each end of the cord.
14. Take the overlap master carrier and attach it to
each cord end. Make sure the knots are large
enough that they do not slide through.
15. Slide the master carrier into the left rod section.
16. Grasp the upper cord and attach it to the other
master carrier. Make sure that this is not the
same cord that was attached to the overlap
master carrier in the previous step.
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TASK: Restring an Adjustable Traverse Rod
Use If/When: Restring an Adjustable Traverse Rod.
Tools Needed: Needle nose pliers or screwdriver
17. Slide the master carrier into the right rod section.
18. Telescope the rod sections back together to the
desired width.
19. If the cord control side needs changed, grasp the
cord at the pulley end and gently pull the cord
until all the excess cord is on the correct side.
20. To adjust where the carriers meet, hold the
excess cord firmly so that it does not move and
gently slide the master carrier to the appropriate
position. This step may need to be repeated
several times until the desired position is
reached.
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