Tools Required - Wayne-Dalton 8000 SERIES Installation Instructions And Owner's Manual

Tools Required

POWER DRILL PENCIL
1/2" & 9/16"
PhILLIPS hEAD
SOCkET
SCREWDRIVER
(2) SAWhORSES
Removing An Old Door
wARNINg
If yOuR COuNTERBALANCE SySTEM IS OThER ThAN ThOSE MENTIONED, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO WORk ON IT, BuT
hAVE A quALIfIED DOOR AGENCy PERfORM ThE WORk. OThERWISE, SEVERE OR fATAL INjuRy COuLD RESuLT.
wARNINg
DISCONNECT AND REMOVE ANy ELECTRIC OPENER PRIOR TO REMOVAL Of COuNTERBALANCE SySTEMS TO
PREVENT uNINTENDED DOOR OPERATION. OThERWISE, SEVERE OR fATAL INjuRy COuLD RESuLT.
wARNINg
COuNTERBALANCE SPRING TENSION MuST BE RELIEVED BEfORE REMOVING ANy hARDWARE. A POWERfuL
SPRING RELEASING IT'S ENERGy SuDDENLy CAN CAuSE SEVERE OR fATAL INjuRy.
wARNINg
If yOu hAVE BACk PROBLEMS DO NOT ATTEMPT ThIS, OR SEVERE INjuRy COuLD RESuLT
wARNINg
REMOVING AN ExISTING DOOR CAN BE DANGEROuS. fOLLOW INSTRuCTIONS ON PAGES 6-10 "REMOVING AN
OLD DOOR/PREPARING ThE OPENING" CAREfuLLy, OThERWISE, SEVERE OR fATAL INjuRy COuLD RESuLT.
If you have an existing door, follow the instructions below to identify which counterbalance removal is necessary. The process of
removing an existing door begins by identifying it's counterbalance system. If you are not removing an existing door, proceed to
PREPARING ThE OPENING on page 10. Generally, you will find three (3) types of counterbalance systems: Extension Spring,
Wayne-Dalton exclusive TorqueMaster
®
for more technical information regarding the opening preparation, installation and use of your garage door and opener, you can go to
www.dasma.com and click on Publications and then Technical Data Sheet.
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
RATChET WRENCh PLIERS/WIRE CuTTERS
9/32", 1/2", 5/16",
3/16" & 1/8" DRILL BITS
LEVEL TAPE MEASuRE
fLAT TIP SCREWDRIVER
and Torsion counterbalance system, see pages 6-9.
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3/8", 7/16" SOCkET
DRIVER
VICE GRIPS
1/4", 3/8", 7/16", 1/2" &
9/16" WRENChES
(2) VICE CLAMPS
SAfETy GLASSES
GLOVES
hAMMER
STEP LADDER
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