Rear Support

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Rear Support

 

DOOR IN THE

 

 

UP POSITION

Tools Needed:

Raise the door until the top section and

 

 

half of the next section are in a horizontal

 

 

 

 

 

Ratchet Wrench

position. Do not raise door any further

 

 

since rear of horizontal track is not yet

 

 

 

 

 

1/2” Socket

supported.

 

 

1/2” Wrench

WARNING

 

 

(2) Vice Clamps

Raising door further can

 

 

result in door falling and

 

 

Tape Measure

cause severe or fatal injury.

 

 

Clamp a pair of vice clamps on the vertical

 

 

 

 

 

Level

tracks just above the second roller on one

 

 

Hammer

side, just below the second roller on the

 

 

other side. This will prevent the door from

 

vice

Step Ladder

raising or lowering while installing the rear

 

 

clamps

support.

 

 

Using perforated angle, 5/16” x 1-5/8”

 

 

 

hex head lag screws and 5/16” bolts

 

 

 

with nuts (may not be supplied), fabricate

 

 

 

rear support for horizontal tracks. Attach

 

 

 

horizontal tracks to the rear supports with

 

vertical

 

5/16”-18 x 1-1/4” hex bolts and nuts (may

 

TRACK

 

not be supplied). Horizontal tracks must be

 

 

 

level and parallel within 3/4” maximum of

 

 

 

door edge.

 

 

 

WARNING

 

 

 

Keep horizontal track

 

 

 

parallel and within 3/4”

 

 

 

maximum of door edge,

 

 

 

otherwise door could fall,

3/4”

 

 

resulting in severe injury or

3/4”

 

death.

 

Door Edges

 

IMPORTANT: DO NOT SUPPORT THE

 

Horizontal Tracks

 

WEIGHT OF THE 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.

 

 

 

NOTE: If an idrive® opener is installed, position

 

 

 

horizontal tracks one hole above level when

 

 

 

securing it to rear supports.

 

 

 

NOTE: Perforated ceiling angle must be

 

 

 

attached to sound framing members with lag

 

 

 

screws. Nails should not be used. Permanently

 

 

 

attach the weather seal to both door jambs and

 

TOP SECTION

 

header. (Temporarily attached in PREPARING

 

 

 

THE OPENING on page 6.) Avoid pushing

 

 

 

weather seal too tightly against face of door.

 

 

 

WARNING

 

 

 

Prior to winding or making

 

 

 

adjustments to 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.

 

Horizontal

 

 

 

Tracks

 

 

 

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INSTALLATION

Please Do Not Return This Product To The Store. Contact your local Wayne-Dalton dealer. To find your local Wayne-Dalton dealer, refer to your

local yellow pages/business listings or go to the Find a Dealer section online at www.wayne-dalton.com

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