Wayne-Dalton 8000 SERIES Installation Instructions And Owner's Manual page 32

8000 series single and double spring
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Rear Support Continued...
horizontal tracks to the rear supports with
Tools Needed:
5/16"-18 x 1-1/4" hex head bolts and nuts
(may not be supplied). horizontal tracks
must be level and parallel with door.
NOTE: If rear supports are to be installed
over drywall, use 5/16" x 2" hex head lag
screws.
NOTE: If an idrive
installed, position horizontal tracks one
hole above level when securing it to rear
supports.
Adjust weather seal (if necessary). Now
permanently attach the weather seal to
both door jambs and header. (Temporarily
attached in PREPARING ThE OPENING on
page 10.) Avoid pushing weather seal too
tightly against face of door.
wARNINg
PRIOR TO WINDING OR MAkING
ADjuSTMENTS TO ThE SPRINGS,
ENSuRE yOu'RE WINDING IN ThE
PROPER DIRECTION AS STATED IN
ThE INSTALLATION INSTRuCTIONS.
OThERWISE, ThE SPRING fITTINGS
MAy RELEASE fROM SPRING
If NOT WOuND IN ThE PROPER
DIRECTION AND COuLD RESuLT IN
SEVERE OR fATAL INjuRy.
Now, lift door and check it's balance.
Adjust, if door lifts by itself (hard to pull
down) or if door is difficult to lift (easy to
pull down). Anytime spring adjustments
are made you must loosen the lock nuts
to begin with and retighten both lock nuts
afterwards. To adjust spring(s), only add or
remove 1/4 turn on the counter at a time.
Adjust both sides equally.
IMPORTANT:
MORE ThAN 1 SPRING TuRN fROM
SPECIfIED AMOuNT. If ThE DOOR STILL
DOES NOT OPERATE EASILy, LOWER
ThE DOOR INTO ThE CLOSED POSITION,
uNWIND SPRING(S) TO zERO, AND
REChECk ThE fOLLOWING ITEMS:
1. Check the door for level.
2. Check the
Tube
plumb.
3. Check the distance between the
flagangles - must be door width
plus 3-3/8" to 3-1/2".
4. Check the counterbalance cables
for equal tension - adjust if
necessary.
5. Rewind the spring(s).
6. Make sure door isn't rubbing on
jambs.
NOTE:
As a safety feature, the right hand
end bracket cannot be disassembled
for service until the spring is completely
unwound and the counter cover reads
zero.
After door installation is completed, refer
to the idrive
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Please Do Not Return This Product To The Store. Contact your local Wayne-Dalton dealer. To find your local Wayne-Dalton dealer, refer to your
local yellow pages/business listings or go to the Find a Dealer section online at www.wayne-dalton.com
opener will be
®
DO NOT ADD OR REMOVE
TorqueMaster
Spring
®
and flagangles for level and
owner's manual.
®
SOuND fRAMING MEMBERS
PERfERATED
BRACE
hORIzONTAL TRACk
SOuND fRAMING MEMBERS
ANGLE
BRACE
hORIzONTAL TRACk
PERfORATED ANGLE
(3) 5/16"
BOLTS & NuTS
PERfERATED ANGLE -
BOLTED uSING
(2) 5/16" x 1-5/8" hEx
hEAD LAG SCREWS TO
CEILING MEMBER AND
PARALLEL TO WIDTh Of
DOOR
BOLT MuST ExTEND INTO
ThE TRACk TO SERVE AS
A ROLLER STOP
PERfERATED ANGLE -
BOLTED uSING
(2) 5/16" x 1-5/8" hEx
hEAD LAG SCREWS TO
CEILING MEMBER AND
PARALLEL TO WIDTh Of
DOOR
BOLT MuST ExTEND INTO
ThE TRACk TO SERVE AS
A ROLLER STOP
WEAThER
SEAL
jAMB
PERMANENTLy ATTAChED
WEAThER SEAL

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