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Rear Support

DOOR IN THE

 

 

 

Tools Needed:

Raise the door until the top section and

UP POSITION

 

 

 

half of the next section are in a horizontal

 

 

 

 

 

Ratchet Wrench

position. Do not raise door any further

 

 

1/2” Socket

since rear of horizontal track is not yet

 

 

supported.

 

 

1/2” Wrench

WARNING

 

 

(2) Vice Clamps

Raising door further can result in

 

 

door falling and cause severe or

 

 

 

 

 

Tape Measure

fatal injury.

 

 

Level

Clamp a pair of vice clamps on the vertical

 

 

tracks just above the second roller on one

 

 

Step Ladder

side, just below the second roller on the

 

 

other side. This will prevent the door from

 

vice

 

 

 

raising or lowering while installing the rear

 

 

 

clamps

 

support.

 

 

 

 

 

Using perforated angle, (2) 5/16”-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

 

TRACK

 

(may not be supplied). Horizontal tracks

 

 

 

must be level and parallel to the door

 

 

 

within 3/4” maximum of door edge.

 

 

 

WARNING

 

 

 

Keep horizontal track parallel

 

 

 

and within 3/4” maximum of door

 

 

 

edge, otherwise door could fall,

 

 

 

resulting in severe or fatal injury.

 

 

 

IMPORTANT: DO NOT SUPPORT THE

 

 

 

WEIGHT OF THE DOOR ON ANY PART OF

 

 

 

THE HORIZONTAL TRACK HANGER THAT

 

 

 

CANTILEVERS 4” OR MORE BEYOND A

3/4”

3/4”

 

SOUND FRAMING MEMBER.

 

Door edges

 

NOTE: If rear supports are to be installed

 

Horizontal tracks

 

over drywall, use (2) 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: 26” angle must be attached to

 

 

 

sound framing members and nails should

 

 

 

not be used.

 

 

 

Now, permanently attach the weather

 

 

 

seal on both door jambs and header

 

 

 

(Temporarily attached in PREPARING

 

 

 

THE OPENING on page 6). Avoid pushing

 

Horizontal

 

weather seal too tightly against face of

 

 

door.

 

track

 

Place the windload label on the

 

 

 

intermediate section, as shown.

 

 

 

Now, lift door and check it’s balance.

 

 

 

Adjust, if door lifts by itself (hard to pull

 

 

 

down) or if door is difficult to lift (easy to

 

 

 

pull down). Anytime spring adjustments

 

 

 

are made, ratchet pawl knob must be in

 

 

 

the upper position to add/remove required

 

 

 

number of spring turns (refer to step 26).

 

 

 

To adjust springs, only add or remove a

 

 

 

maximum of 3/10 of a turn (three teeth of

 

 

 

ratchet wheel) at a time. Both sides need

 

 

 

to be adjusted equally on double spring

 

 

 

doors.

 

 

 

 

 

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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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Wayne-Dalton 6100 installation instructions Rear Support, Important do not Support, Sound Framing Member
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