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Tools Needed: | Raise the door until the top section and half of the |
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next section are in a horizontal position. Do not raise | DOOR IN THE |
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Ratchet Wrench | door any further since the horizontal track are not |
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yet supported at the rear. | UP POSITION |
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1/2” Socket | WARNING |
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| RAISING DOOR FURTHER CAN |
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1/2” Wrench | RESULT IN DOOR FALLING AND |
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| CAUSE SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH. |
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(2) Vice Clamps | Clamp a pair of vice clamps on the vertical tracks |
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Level | just above the second roller on one side, just below |
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the second roller on the other side. This will prevent |
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| the door from raising or lowering while installing the |
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Hammer | rear support. Using perforated angle, 5/16” x |
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hex head lag screws and 5/16” bolts with nuts (may |
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Tape Measure | not be supplied), fabricate rear support for horizontal |
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tracks. Attach horizontal tracks to the rear supports |
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Step Ladder | be supplied). Horizontal tracks must be level and |
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parallel to door within 3/4” to 7/8” maximum of door |
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| NOTE: If an idrive® opener is installed, position |
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| horizontal tracks one hole above level when |
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| securting it to the rear. |
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| WARNING |
| VICE |
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| KEEP HORIZONTAL TRACK |
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| PARALLEL AND WITHIN 3/4” TO |
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| 7/8” MAXIMUM OF DOOR EDGE, |
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| OTHERWISE DOOR COULD FALL, |
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| RESULTING IN SEVERE INJURY OR |
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| DEATH. |
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| IMPORTANT: DO NOT SUPPORT THE |
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| WEIGHT OF THE DOOR ON ANY PART OF |
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| THE HORIZONTAL TRACK HANGER THAT |
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| CANTILEVERS 4” OR MORE BEYOND A |
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| SOUND FRAMING MEMBER. | 3/4” to 7/8” Max | 3/4” to 7/8” Max |
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| Door edges |
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| drywall, use 5/16” x 2” hex head lag screws, and |
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| make sure lag screws engaged solid structural | Horizontal tracks |
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NOTE: 26” angle must be attached to sound framing members and nails should not be used.
Now, permanently attach the weather seal 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 it’s balance. Adjust, if |
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door lifts by itself (hard to pull down) or if door is |
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diffi cult to lift (easy to pull down). Anytime spring |
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adjustments are made, ratchet pawl knob must be | Horizontal | |
in the upper position to add/remove required | track | |
number of spring turns. To adjust springs, only add |
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or remove a maximum of 3/10 of a turn (three teeth |
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of ratchet wheel) at a time. Both sides need to be adjusted equal on double spring doors.
Add Spring Tension: The ratchet wheel is made of 10 teeth. To add spring tension, ensure the ratchet and socket is set so that it will tighten counter clockwise on the right hand side, and clockwise on the left hand side. Place the ratchet with 5/8” socket
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