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Counterbalance Cables

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tools Needed:

 

IMPORTANT: Right and left hand is always

 

determined from inside the building looking

None

 

 

out.

 

 

 

 

NOTE: For door section identification see page 4.

 

 

 

 

 

 

WARNING

 

 

Failure to ensure tight fit of cable loop over

 

 

milford pin could result in cable coming off

 

 

the pin, allowing the door to fall, possibly

 

 

resulting in severe or fatal injury.

 

 

Uncoil the counterbalance cables and slip the loop

 

 

at the ends of the cables over the milford pins on

 

 

the bottom section. Insert a short shaft roller in the

 

 

bottom bracket on the bottom section and another

 

 

short shaft roller in the #1 end hinge at the top of the

 

 

bottom section. Repeat for other side.

 

 

NOTE: Larger doors will use long shaft rollers with

 

 

double wide end hinges.

 

 

NOTE: Verify astragal (bottom seal) is aligned with

 

 

door section. If there is more than 1/2” excess

 

 

astragal on either side, trim astragal even with door

 

 

section.

Counterbalance cable

Bottom section

Milford pin

Long shaft

roller

Double wide

end hinges

Hinge tube

Rollers

Bottom bracket

INSTALLATION

Bottom section

Astragal

 

 

4

Bottom Section

 

 

 

Tools Needed:

Center the bottom section in the door opening.

Level section using wooden shims under the bottom

Level

astragal if necessary. Hold the section in the opening

Wood Shims

while attaching vertical tracks.

 

Header

Jamb

Weather

seal

Level

Wooden

shims

Bottom section

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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, 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 Counterbalance Cables, Bottom Section

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