Drilling Lock Section | Wayne-Dalton 9800, 9700, 8000, 9000, 5000

STEP 1: Drilling Lock Section

CAUTION

DO NOT DRILL LOCK SECTION OR INSTALL LOCK ON DOORS WITH OPENERS. THE DOOR AND/ OR OPENER MAY BE DAMAGED IF THE OPENER IS USED WHILE THE DOOR IS LOCKED.

NOTE: Common practice for doors with the odd number of raised panels is to mount the lock towards the right side of the section when looking out.

IMPORTANT: REMOVE ALL BURRS FROM THE DRILLED HOLES BEFORE INSTALLING THE LOCK TO THE SECTION.

8000/8100/8200 DOORS, (SEE FIG. 1): Place the lock section face down on (2) padded sawhorses for a single car door or (3) padded sawhorses for a double car door. Locate the (4) hole pattern in the center stile of the lock section. Use the (4) holes as a template to drill

(4)1/8” holes through the section. Flip the section over, face up. With the section face up, enlarge the (3) bottom holes to 3/4” diameter and the top hole to 1-1/4” diameter, pay close attention not to drill completely through section into center stile.

NOTE: Do not drill through or enlarge holes in the center stile.

9800/9700/8300/8500/8700 & WOOD DOORS, (SEE FIG. 2): Place the lock section face up on (2) padded sawhorses for a single car door or (3) padded sawhorses for a double car door. Locate the middle of the center stile, measure the distance from the end of the section to the middle of the center stile. Turn the section face down, transfer the measurement and mark a light vertical line, then mark a horizontal line at half the section height. Align the 7/16” diameter hole of the lock backup plate at the intersection point of the horizontal and vertical marks, use the lock backup plate as a template to mark the (4) holes, remove the lock backup plate and drill the (3) bottom holes to 3/4” diameter and the top hole to 1-1/4” diameter, drilling all (4) holes completely through the section.

5120/5140/9100/9400 & 9600 DOORS, (SEE FIG. 3): Place the lock section face up on (2) padded sawhorses for a single car door or (3) padded sawhorses for a double car door. Locate the middle of the center stile, measure the distance from the end of the section to the middle of the center stile. Turn the section face down, transfer the measurement and mark a light vertical line. Align the center of the lock stile with vertical mark, use the lock stile as a template to mark the (4) holes, remove the lock stile and drill the (3) bottom holes to 3/4” diameter and the top hole to 1-1/4” diameter, drilling all (4) holes completely through the section.

Center stile

(1) 1-1/4” Dia. hole

(4) Pre-punched

holes

	(3) 3/4” Dia. holes
FACE DOWN	FACE UP
FIG. 1
	Vertical
	mark
	Horizontal mark
	(1) 1-1/4”
	Dia. hole
7/16” dia.	(3) 3/4”dia.
hole	holes
	1/2 The section
	height
Lock backup	FACE DOWN
plate	FACE DOWN

FIG. 2

Lock
stile	(1) 1-1/4”
	(1) 1-1/4”
	Dia. hole
	Vertical
	mark

(3)3/4” Dia. Holes

FACE DOWN

FIG. 3

5000, 9000, 8000, 9800, 9700 specifications

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