Wayne-Dalton 6100 Horizontal track Door edges To 7/8, Sound framing Member, Members, Loose

	Rear Support Continued...	Horizontal track	Door edges
		3/4” To 7/8”		3/4” To
	Important: DO NOT SUPPORT The Weight Of The			7/8”
Tools Needed:
	DOOR ON ANY PART Of The horizontal Track
	hanger That CANTILEVERS 4” OR MORE BEYOND A
	SOUND framing MEMBER.
	Note: If rear supports are to be installed over
	drywall, use 5/16” x 2” hex head lag screws, and
	make sure lag screws engaged solid structural
	lumber.
	Note: 26” Angle must be attached to sound framing
	members and nails should not be used.
	Adjust weather seal (if necessary) to both door jambs
	and header. (Temporarily attached in PREPARING The
	OPENING on page 6). Avoid pushing weather seal
	stop too tightly against face of door.
	Now, lift door and check its balance. Adjust, if door
	lifts by itself (hard to pull down) or if door is difficult
	to lift (easy to pull down).
	Note: Windows will cause the top section to be
	significantly heavier than the remaining sections.
	Wayne-Dalton attempts to balance the door at the top
	and bottom. To prevent any sudden door acceleration
	between the top and bottom, we recommend motor	Perforated angle
	operating all doors with windows. Doors with
	windows in the top section should not be manually
	operated.
	WARNING			Weather
				seal
	Prior to winding or making adjustments to		Jamb
	the springs, ensure you’re winding in the
	proper direction as stated in the Installation
	Instructions. Otherwise, the spring fittings
	may release from spring if not wound in the
	proper direction and could result in severe
	or fatal injury.	(3) 5/16” Bolts
	To adjust spring tension, fully close door. Apply vice	& nuts	Permanently attached weather seal
	grips to track above third roller. Insert a winding bar
	into the winding cone. On single spring doors, cable	Sound framing
	tension must be maintained by placing vice grips
		members
	on torsion tube before loosening set screws in the
	winding cone. Push upward on the winding bar while
	carefully loosening the set screws in the winding			Perforated angle
	cone.
	WARNING
	Be prepared to support the full force of		Perforated angle - bolted using
	the torsion spring once the set screws are
			(2) 5/16” x 1-5/8” hex head lag
	loose.
			screws to ceiling member and
	Carefully adjust spring tension 1/4 turn. Retighten
			parallel to width of door
	both set screws in the winding cone and repeat	Horizontal track
	for the other side. Recheck door balance. Do
	Not adjust more than 1/2 turn from the		Bolt must extend into the
	recommended number of turns.
	If the door still does not operate easily, lower the		track to serve as a roller stop
	door into the closed position, unwind the spring(s)
	fully (Refer to “P1” on page 5 “Removing an old
	door and recheck the following the items:
	1.) Check the door for level.
	2.) Check the torsion tube for level.
	3.) Check the track spacing.	Sound framing
	4.) Check the counterbalance cables for equal
	tension.	members
	5.) Check the track for potential obstruction of the	Perforated
	rollers.
		Angle
	6.) Clamp locking pliers onto track and rewind
			Perforated angle -bolted using
	springs.
			(2) 5/16” x 1-5/8” hex head lag
	Important: if door still does not operate
			screws to ceiling member and
	properly, then contact a trained door system
			parallel to width of door
	technician.	Horizontal track
			Bolt must extend into the
			track to serve as a roller stop
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