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GARAGE DOORS & OPENERS
T a b l e O f C o n t e n t s
Parts Breakdown 2
8700
Pre-Installation 3
Important Safety Instructions 3
Tools Required 3
t o r s I o n
Package Contents 3
Door Section Identification 4
Fontr Mount Low HooM eadr
Removing an Existing Door 4
Preparing the Opening 4
I n s I d e H o o k -u p
Installation 6
Optional Installation 15
Inside Lock 15
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Pull Down Rope 15
ILL nsta atIon IInstruct ons and owner ’s ManuaL
Door Arm Hookup 15
Maintenance 16
Cleaning Your Garage Door 16
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Parts Breakdown A2. A1. NOTE: The illustrations shown on this page are general representations of the door parts. Each specific door J4. J9. models may have unique variations. J6. J7. C1. J1. I2. K2. J8. H1. J7. F1. G1. J2. J5. J9. E1. H3. H2. J3. B2. B1. Top of vertical Top of vertical E2. track track F1. C1. B1. (Fully Adjustable 3rd hole Feature) set I4. E3. A2. A1. 3rd B2. (Quick hole set Install Feature) E4. 2nd hole set B2. L2. D2. 2nd I1. hole set B1. D1. K1. Top C2. hole C1.
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Pre-Installation Important Safety Instructions Tools Required DEFINITION OF kEy WORDS uSED IN THIS MANuAL: • Power drill • Phillips head • Hammer screwdriver • Drill bits: 1/8”, 3/16”, • Tape measure W WARNIN ARNINg g 9/32”, 7/16”, 1/2” • Locking Pliers • Step Ladder • Ratchet wrench • (2) Vice clamps INDICATES A POTENTIALLy HAzARDOuS SITuATION WHICH; IF NOT A vOIDED, • Level COuLD RESuLT IN SEvERE OR FATAL INJuR y. • Socket driver: 7/16” • Wrenches: 3/8”, • Pencil 7/16”, 1/2”, 9/16”, CAuT
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7’9” 21” 18” 18” 18” 18” 8’0” 21” 18” 18” 18” 21” When installing your door you must use sections of the appropriate height in the right stacking End bearing order. What sections heights you need to use in what order depends on the height of your door. Torsion springs RH/LH brackets RH/LH Counterbalance lift cables Unless your door is five sections in height, you will not receive an Intermediate II section. Center bracket Cable drums RH/LH bushing (2) 3/8”- 16 Hex nuts (2) 5/16”-18 Hex nuts Se
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Backroom for tracks, springs, etc. to allow the door to open properly. If the door is to be motor operated, 2-1/2” (64 mm) of additional headroom is required. Backroom requirement: Backroom is defined as the distance needed from the opening back into the garage to allow the door to open fully. BACkROOM REquIREMENTS DOOR HEIgHT TRACk MANuAL LIFT MOTOR OPERATED 6’0” to 7’0” 12”,15” Radius 102” (2591 mm) 125” (3175 mm) 7’1” to 8’0” 12”,15” Radius 114” (2896 mm) 137” (3480 mm) HEADROOM REquIREMENT
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section. Align the ends of the bottom weather seal with the bottom of the section and attach with 1/4”-14 x 7/8” self drilling screws, one on each end at least 6” from the end of the section InstallatIon and one every 18” in between. Bottom section Bottom section Before installing your door, be certain that you have read and followed all of the instruc- Bottom 1/4”-14 x 7/8” weather seal tions covered in the pre-installation section of this manual. Failure to do so may result in an Self dril
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Strutting Schedule graduated Hinge Attachment Door Width Tools: Power drill,7/16” Socket driver 5 Solid / Win- Section quantity Section dows 6’0” – 10’0” 12’0” 13’0” – 18’0” NOTE: Refer to door section identification, located in the pre-installation section of this Top Solid N/A 1 1 manual. Windows 1 1 1 NOTE: The graduated hinges can be identified by the number stamped onto their lower hinge leaf. Intermediate Solid N/A N/A N/A 4 Locate the bottom section, (2) #1 graduated end hinges (wide
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Now insert the outside step plate into the holes through the front of the door, mounting the two step plates back to back. Secure step plates together with two No. 8 screws through the inside step plate and into the outside step plate. Bottom section inside Bottom section outside Drill (1) 7/16” diameter hole at Weather seal each marked 7/16” Diameter holes location 8” Max. mounting height Level Outside step plate Inside step plate (2) #8 Screws Bottom section Lift Handle Tools: Pencil,
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NOTE: Larger doors will use long stem track rollers with double graduated end hinges. Drawbar Operator Bracket With assistance, lift second section and guide the track rollers into the vertical tracks. Lower Tools: Level, Power drill, 7/16” Socket driver, Tape measure 14 section until it is seated against bottom section. Flip hinges up. Fasten center hinge(s) first; then end hinges last using 1/4”–14 x 7/8” self-drilling screws. Repeat same process for other sections, except top section. IM
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To install horizontal track, place the top rail end over the top track roller of the top section. side, position the left hand end bearing bracket above the left hand flag angle, as shown. Align key slot of the bottom rail end of horizontal track with the Quick Install tab of the flag Loosely attach the end bearing bracket to the flag angle using (1) 3/8”-16 x 3/4” truss head angle. Push curved portion of horizontal track down to lock in place. bolt and (1) 3/8”-16 nut. NOTE: Ensure the 3/8”-1
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Mounting surface Center bracket Right hand Vertical line cable drum, black Torsion shaft Left hand wound, black winding cone (right hand side) Horizontal IMPORTANT: ON SINGLE line Center bearing SPRING APPLICATIONS, Left hand cable Center ONLY A LEFT HAND WOUND drum, red of end (BLACK WINDING CONE), bearing WHICH GOES ON THE RIGHT Right hand bracket HAND SIDE IS REQUIRED. wound, red winding cone (left hand side) Equal spacing Center Left hand end Right hand end bracket bear
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IMPORTANT: VERIFY THAT THERE ARE NO COUNTERBALANCE LIFT CABLE OBSTRUCTIONS. Hook the counterbalance lift cable into the left hand cable drum. Slide the left hand cable drum up against the left hand end bearing bracket. Counterbalance lift cable should terminate at the 3 o’clock position. Tighten the (2) set screws in the drum to 14-15 ft. lbs. of torque (once set screws contact the shaft, tighten screws one full turn). Rotate the left hand drum and torsion shaft until counterbalance lift cab
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If door still does not balance correctly, contact a qualified door agency. If the door still does not operate easily, lower the door into the closed position, UNWIND THE SPRING(S) FULLY (Reference the insert “Removing The Old Door/Preparing The Opening” section on torsion spring removal), and recheck the following the items: Torsion spring(s) 1.) Check the door for level. Approved winding rod 2.) Check the torsion shaft for level. HIGH SPRING TENSION CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. 3.)
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Sound framing members (3) 5/16” Bolts and nuts Horizontal Perforated angle bolted track using (2) 5/16” x 1-5/8” hex head lag screws to Perforated angle ceiling member and parallel to door 5/16”-18 x 1-1/4” Hex bolts must extend into the track to serve as a roller stop 3/4” To 7/8” 3/4” To 7/8” Door edges Horizontal tracks Label Placement Tools: Step Ladder 25 IMPORTANT: USING THE ILLUSTRATION, ATTACH THE APPROPRIATE LABELS TO THE AP- PROPRIATE LOCATION ON THE SECTION, AS SHOWN. NOT
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optional Installation Inside Lock Tools: Power drill, 7/16” Socket driver, Tape measure 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 approximately 1/8” away from the section edge. IMPORTANT: INSIDE LOCK(S) MUST BE REMOVED OR MADE INOPERATIVE IN THE UNLOCKED POSITION I
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Maintenance W WARNIN ARNINg g Cleaning Your Garage Door gARAgE DOOR SPRINgS, CABLES, BRACkETS, AND OTHER HARDWARE AT - TACHED TO THE SPRINgS ARE uNDER ExTREME TENSION, AND IF HANDLED Like any other exterior surface, Wayne-Dalton garage doors will have dirt exposure from atmo- IMPROPERLy, CAN CAuSE SEvERE OR FATAL INJuR y. ONLy A TRAINED DOOR spheric conditions. Ordinarily, the cleaning action of rainfall will be adequate to wash the door, or SySTEM TECHNICIAN SHOuLD ADJuST THEM, By CAREFuL
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w arranty Limited Warranty Model 8700 Subject to the terms and conditions contained in this Limited Warranty, Wayne-Dalton (“Manufacturer”) warrants the sections of the door, which is described at the top of this page, for a period of TEN (10) yEARS from the date of installation against: i) Peeling, flaking, chipping or cracking due to defects in material or workmanship. ii) Fading, other than as may result from normal weathering. For purposes of this Limited Warranty, “fading” is defined as a
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