Wayne-Dalton 8500, 8300 Lift Handles, Step Plate, Bottom Section, Vertical Track Assemblies

8500 LT-COM Steel Strutting Schedule---Brown Colored Doors

Section

Configu-

Door Width

Quantity

ration

6’-9’

10’

12’-16’

17’-18’

20’

5

Solid

N/A

2*T

2*T, 2~Y,

3*T, 3~Y,

N/A

2*X, 2*B

3*X, 3*B

Windows-

Top

Windows-

2*T, 2~W,

3*T, 3~W,

Interme-

2*X, 2*B

3*X, 3*B

diate

6

Solid

2*T, 2~Y,

3*T, 3~Y,

2*X, 2*B

3*X, 3*B

Windows-

3*T, 3~Y,

Top

3*X, 3*B

Windows-

2*T, 2~W,

3*T, 3~W,

Intermedi-

2*X, 2*B

3*X, 3*B

ate

U-bar

(2) 1/4”-20 x 7/8”

Self drilling screws

U-bar installation at top of section

(2) Strut clips

(2) Strut clips

End hinge

Center hinge

U-bar

U-bar

(2) 1/4”-20 x 7/8”

(2) 1/4”-20 x 7/8”

Self drilling screws

Self drilling screws

U-bar installation across end and center hinges

4	Lift Handles
	Tools: Tape Measure, Power Drill, 9/32”, 1/2” Drill Bit, 7/16” Wrench

Note: Refer to door section identification, located in the pre-installation section of this manual.

Locate the vertical center of the lock (second) section of the door and position the lift handle’s bottom hole 4” from the bottom of the lock section along the vertical center on the outside of the door. Use the holes in the lift handle as a template to mark the hole locations.

IMPORTANT: The lift handle and the step plate need to be vertically aligned.

Drill 9/32” diameter holes through the section at each marked location. Enlarge the holes from outside the door to 1/2” diameter through the section. Assemble the outside and inside lift handles to the section using (2) 1/4” x 2-1/2” carriage bolts and (2) 1/4”-20 hex nuts and spacers.

WARNING

To avoid possible injury, lift handles that are installed within 4 inches (102mm) of a section interface shall promote vertical orientation of the hand.

1/2” Diameter holes
section	section
	Lock
Lock	inside
outside
4”
Lift handle	Lift handle
(2) Spacers
(2) 1/4” x 2-1/2” Carriage bolts	(2) 1/4”-20 hex nuts

5	Step Plate
	Tools: Power drill, 7/16” Drill bit, Phillips screwdriver, Tape measure

On the bottom door section, locate the vertical center of the door.

On the inside of the door, center the inside step plate’s second top most hole and bottom hole vertically over the pre-punched holes in the bottom section no higher than 8” from the bottom of the door to the top of the step plate. Drill 7/16” diameter holes through the entire section at these hole locations. Be careful to keep drill straight.

IMPORTANT: Do not mount the step plate higher than 8” from bottom of sec- tion.

Insert the outside step plate into the holes through the front of the door, and mount the two step plates back to back with two No. 8 x 1-1/2” screws through the inside step plate and into the outside step plate.

Bottom section inside	Bottom section outside
	Holes enlarged
Pre-punched	to 7/16” diameter
holes
8” Max.
mounting
height	Outside step plate
Inside step plate
(2) #8 x 1-1/2” screws

6	Bottom Section
	Tools: Level, Wooden shims (if necessary)

Center the bottom section in the door opening. Level the section using wooden shims (if necessary) under the bottom section.

Weather seal

Level

Bottom section

Wooden shims

(If necessary)

7	Vertical Track Assemblies
	Tools: Power Drill, 3/16” Drill bit, 7/16” Socket driver, Tape measure,
	Level, Step ladder

Important: the tops of the vertical tracks must be level from side to side. If the bottom section was shimmed to level it, the vertical track on the shimmed side must be raised the height of the shim.

Position the left hand vertical track assembly over the rollers of the bottom section. Make sure the counterbalance cable is located between the rollers and the door jamb. Drill 3/16” pilot holes into the door jamb for the lag screws.

Loosely fasten vertical track assembly to the jamb using 5/16” x 1-5/8” lag screws. Tighten the bottom lag screw to jamb, to maintain 3/8” to 5/8” spacing as shown between the bot- tom section and vertical track. The other lag screws will be tightened in step, Top Section.

Repeat for other side.

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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,

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