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Wayne-Dalton 8700 Installation Instruction And Owenrs Manual

Wayne-Dalton 8700 Installation Instruction And Owenrs Manual

Torsion, standard lift, windload residential and light commercial
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DEFINITION OF LIGHT COMMERCIAL:
1. Door heights less than or equal to 8'0" (< = 8'0") are considered
Residential applications.
2. Door heights greater than 8'0" (> 8'0") are considered Light
Commercial applications.
PLEASE DO NOT RETURN THIS PRODUCT
TO THE STORE
If you need assistance, please call 1-866-
569-3799 (press Option 1) and follow the
prompts to contact a customer service
representative. They will be happy to handle
any questions that you may have.
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IMPORTANT NOTICES!
Wayne Dalton highly recommends that you read and fully understand
the Installation Instructions and Owner's Manual before you attempt this
installation.
To avoid possible injury, read the enclosed instructions carefully before
installing and operating the garage door. Pay close attention to all
warnings and notes. After installation is complete, fasten this manual
near garage door for easy reference.
This Installation document is available at no charge from:
Wayne Dalton, a division of Overhead Door Corporation,
P.O. Box 67, Mt. Hope, OH., 44660, Or Online At www.Wayne-Dalton.com.
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    This Installation document is available at no charge from: Wayne Dalton, a division of Overhead Door Corporation, P.O. Box 67, Mt. Hope, OH., 44660, Or Online At www.Wayne-Dalton.com. Part Number 347257 REV5_09/20/2016 ©Copyright 2016...

  • Page 2: Pre-Installation

    Pre-Installation WARNING Important Safety Instructions PRIOR TO WINDING OR MAKING ADJUSTMENTS TO THE SPRINGS, ENSURE YOU'RE WINDING IN THE PROPER DIRECTION AS STATED IN DEFINITION OF KEY WORDS USED IN THIS MANUAL: THE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. OTHERWISE, THE SPRING FITTINGS WARNING MAY RELEASE FROM SPRING IF NOT WOUND IN THE PROPER DIRECTION AND COULD RESULT IN SEVERE OR FATAL INJURY.

  • Page 3: Door Section Identification

    Fully Adjustable jamb Weather seals & Bottom Track rollers (2) 1/4” - 20 Hex 5/16”-18 Flange hex (2) 3/8”- 16 1/4”- 20 Flanged brackets (as required) nails (If included) weather seal Cotter ring (as required) nuts (lift handles) nuts (as required) Hex nuts hex nuts (as required) Cotter pin...

  • Page 4: Removing An Existing Door

    Opening”. These instructions are not supplied with the door, but are available at no charge from Wayne Dalton, A Division Of Overhead Door Corporation, P.O. Box 67, Mt. Hope, OH., 44660, or at www.Wayne-Dalton.com. Preparing the Opening IMPORTANT: IF YOU JUST REMOVED YOUR EXISTING DOOR OR YOU ARE INSTALLING A NEW DOOR, COMPLETE ALL STEPS IN PREPARING THE OPENING.
  • Page 5 Min. Side room Suitable mounting surface Headroom Clearance 2”x 6” lumber minimum is 3 1/2” Header board 2”x 6” lumber preferred Nail Min. Side room Clearance Finished is 3 1/2” Door Height Plumb jambs Weather- strips Jamb Quick Install track Weather- strips Jamb...

  • Page 6: Parts Breakdown

    PARTS BREAKDOWN NOTE: The illustrations shown on this page are J10. general representations of the door parts. Each specific door models may have unique variations. J10. J10. J11. J10. NOTE: For Item (K2), The Rear Center Back Hang Assemblies are to used for all doors over 11’0” door height and over 14’0”...

  • Page 7: Installation

    hex nut. Repeat for other side. Place the center jamb bracket over the lower hole of the hole/ slot pattern that is centered INSTALLATION between the bottom jamb bracket and flag angle of the 2nd hole set. Secure jamb bracket using (1) 1/4”...
  • Page 8 WARNING Left hand Counterbalance bottom corner lift cable bracket FAILURE TO ENSURE TIGHT FIT OF CABLE LOOP OVER MILFORD PIN COULD RESULT IN COUNTERBALANCE LIFT CABLE COMING OFF THE PIN, ALLOWING THE DOOR TO FALL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SEVERE OR FATAL INJURY.
  • Page 9 Top section #1Center hinge(s) (1) 1/4”-14 x 7/8” section Short stem (Narrow body) Self drilling screw track roller Strut 3 ” Loosen the 5/16”-18 Hex nut #1 End hinge #2 End hinge Top fixture (Wide body) (roller inserted into tube base furthest from section) Lower leaf...
  • Page 10 Lock Lock 1/2” Diameter section section holes outside inside Lift handle 4” Lift handle Flag angle Spacers (2) 1/4”-20 Hex nuts (2) 1/4”-20 x 2-1/2” Carriage bolts Vertical 5/16” x 1-5/8” track Bottom Section Lag screws assembly Tools Required: Tape measure, Level, Wooden shims (if necessary), Safety glasses, Leather gloves Jamb 12R FA...
  • Page 11 IMPORTANT: PUSH & HOLD THE HINGE LEAFS SECURELY AGAINST THE SECTIONS WHILE TURER’S INSTRUCTIONS AND FORCE SETTINGS MUST BE ADJUSTED PROPERLY. SECURING WITH 1/4” - 14 X 7/8” SELF-DRILLING SCREWS. THERE SHOULD BE NO GAP NOTE: For retro fit applications, the drawbar operator bracket must be aligned with an exist- BETWEEN THE HINGE LEAFS AND THE SECTIONS.
  • Page 12 IF YOU HAVE QUICK INSTALL FLAG ANGLES: To install horizontal track, place the curved not required. end over the top track roller of the top section. Align key slot of the horizontal track with the NOTE: For windload codes 1020, 1021, 1040 or 1041, pushnuts are required to be installed. Quick Install tab of the flag angle.
  • Page 13 came with your door. Center Vertical line Mounting surface (17” Minimum) NOTE: Prior to fastening center bracket(s) into the door jamb, pilot drill using a 3/16” drill bit. door NOTE: Refer to Package Contents / Parts Breakdown, to determine if your door came with a Vertical †12”...
  • Page 14 the torsion keyed shaft. Next on the right hand side, lay the other coupler half, center bearing, the torsion spring with the black winding cone, and the black cable drum at the right end of Equal spacing the torsion keyed shaft. Center Left hand end Right hand end...
  • Page 15 Chalking Torsion Spring(s) (3) 3/8” - 16 x 1-3/4” Torsion hex head screws and spring Tools Required: Step ladder, Chalk, Safety glasses, Leather gloves (3) 3/8” - 16 Hex nuts Center Stationary bracket spring cone Coupler Draw a chalk line horizontally along the center of the torsion spring coil(s). As the torsion assembly spring is wound, the chalk line will create a spiral.
  • Page 16 WARNING WARNING USE ONLY SPECIFIED WINDING BARS, AS STATED IN STEP RAISING DOOR FURTHER CAN RESULT IN DOOR FALLING AND CAUSE SECURING DOOR FOR SPRING WINDING. DO NOT SUBSTITUTE WITH SEVERE OR FATAL INJURY. SCREWDRIVERS, PIPE, ETC. OTHER TOOLS MAY FAIL OR RELEASE FROM Clamp a pair of vice clamps onto the vertical tracks just above the second track roller on one THE SPRING CONE AND CAUSE SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY.
  • Page 17 Horizontal IMPORTANT! WHEN CONNECTING A TROLLEY TYPE GARAGE DOOR HIGH SPRING TENSION CAN CAUSE OPENER TO THIS DOOR, A WAYNE-DALTON track SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. OPENER/TROLLEY BRACKET MUST BE SECURELY ATTACHED TO THE TOP SECTION OF THE DOOR, ALONG WITH ANY U-BARS PROVIDED WITH THE DOOR.

  • Page 18: Optional Installation

    Optional Installation Inside Lock Install the inside lock on the second section of the door. Secure the lock to the section with (4) 1/4” - 20 x 11/16” self drilling screws. Square the lock assembly with the door section, and align with the square hole in the vertical track. The inside lock should be spaced ap- proximately 1/8”...

  • Page 19: Maintenance

    Manual for the garage door. These instructions are available at no charge from Wayne Dalton, a division of Overhead Door Corporation, P.O. Box 67, Mt. Hope, OH., 44660, or at www. Wayne-Dalton.com. For additional information on garage door/operator maintenance go to www.dasma.com and reference TDS 151, 167 and 179.

  • Page 20: Warranty

    Model 8700 Wayne Dalton, a division of Overhead Door Corporation (“Seller”) warrants to the original purchaser of the Model 8700 (“Product”), subject to all of the terms and conditions hereof, that the Product and all components thereof will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for the following period(s) of time, measured from the date of installation: •...
  • Page 22 Thank you for your purchase. PLEASE DO NOT RETURN THIS PRODUCT TO THE STORE If you need assistance, please call 1-866-569-3799 (press Option 1) and follow the prompts to contact a customer service representative. They will be happy to handle any questions that you may have.

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