Wayne-Dalton 8300/8500 manual

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    IMPORT ANT NO TICES! The complete Installation Instructions and Owner’ s Manual are available at no charge from: Wayne-Dalton, a Division Of Overhead Door Corporation, P .O. Box 67, Mt. Hope, OH., 44660, Or Online At www.W ayne-Dalton.com Wayne-Dalton highly recommends that you read and fully understand the Installation Instructions and Owner’ [...]

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    Important Safety Instructions DEFINITION OF KEY WORDS USED IN THIS MANUAL: W ARNING W ARNING INDICA TES A POTENTIALL Y HAZARDOUS SITUA TION WHICH; IF NOT AVOIDED , COULD RESUL T IN SEVERE OR FA T AL INJURY . CAUTION: PROPER TY DAMAGE OR INJURY CAN RESUL T FROM FAILURE TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS. IMPORT ANT : REQUIRED STEP FOR SAFE AND PROPER DOOR OPERA[...]

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    Bottom corner brackets RH/LH (as required) Bottom corner brackets RH/LH (as required) Bottom corner brackets RH/LH (as required) (1) Step plate (Outside) (2) Lift handles & spacers (1) Step plate (Inside) Stud Plate (as required) 3/8” Washers (as required) Strut clips (as required) Cable drums RH/LH Torsion springs RH/LH Counterbalance lift c[...]

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    Section Quantity Door Height T ype Of Sections Bottom Lock Intermediate(s) Section T op Int I Int II Int III Int IV Int V Int VI 6 9’0” 18” 18” 18” 18” 18” N/A 18” 9’3” 21” 18” 18” 18” 18” 18” 9’6” 21” 18” 18” 18” 18” 21” 9’9” 21” 21” 18” 18” 18” 21” 10’0” 21” 21” 18” 18” 2[...]

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    Wayne-Dalton dealer . Backroom requirement: Backroom is defined as the distance needed from the opening back into the garage to allow the door to open fully . *NOTE: For door heights from 10’1” to 14’0”, refer to your operator manufacture installation instructions for appropriate depth into room. BACKROOM REQUIREMENTS Door Height T rack Ma[...]

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    6 A. FLAG ANGLES (AS REQUIRED): A1. Quick Install (Q.I.) Flag Angles A2. Fully Adjustable (F .A.) Flag Angles B. JAMB BRACKETS (AS REQUIRED): B1. Quick Install (Q.I.) Jamb Brackets B2. Fully Adjustable (F .A.) Jamb Brackets C. TRACK ROLLERS (AS REQUIRED): C1. Short Stem T rack Rollers C2. Long Stem T rack Rollers D. GRADUA TED END HINGES: D1. Singl[...]

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    INST ALLA TION Before installing your door , be certain that you have read and followed all of the instruc- tions covered in the pre-installation section of this manual. Failure to do so may result in an improperly installed door . NOTE: Reference TDS 160 for general garage door terminology at www.dasma.com . Quick Install Flag Angles Tools Require[...]

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    NOTE: The bottom jamb bracket is always the shortest bracket, while the center jamb bracket is the next tallest. If three jamb brackets per side are included with your door , you will have received a top jamb bracket, which is the tallest. T o attach the bottom jamb bracket, locate lower hole of the hole/ slot pattern of the 1st hole set on the ver[...]

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    graduated end hinges, center hinge(s) and strut (if applicable) are on top of their correspond- ing sections. INST ALLA TION ON TOP SECTION: Place the strut on the top edge of the top section, as shown. Center the strut side to side on the section, as shown. Secure the graduated end and center hinges to the section using (2) 1/4” - 20 x 7/8” se[...]

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    Strutting Schedule For Model 8300 Aluminum (Brown Colored Doors) Door Heights Section Quantity Door Con- figurations Door Widths 6’0” - 10’0” 12’0” - 16’0” 17’0” - 18’0” 20’0” > 8’0” 5 Solid / T op (Windows) 2S, TS 3S, TS / 3S, I2 / 3S, I1 / 3S, BS 3S, ES N/A Intermediate (Windows) 3S, TS / 3S, IW / 3S, I1 / 3S, [...]

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    Strutting Schedule For Model 8500 Aluminum (White, Almond & T aupe Colored Doors) Door Heights Section Quantity Door Configu- rations Door Widths 6’0” - 9’0” 10’0” 12’0” - 14’0” 15’0” - 16’0” 17’0” - 18’0” 20’0” > 8’0” 5 Solid 2S, TS 2S, TS / 2S, I1 2S, TS / 2S, I2 / 2S, I1 / 2S, BS N/A T op (Win-[...]

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    1/2” Diameter holes 4” (2) Spacers (2) 1/4”-20 x 2-1/2” Carriage bolts Lock section outside Lock section inside Lift handle (2) 1/4”-20 Hex nuts Lift handle Bottom Section Tools Required: Level, Wooden shims (if necessary) 10 Center the bottom section in the door opening. Level the section using wooden shims (if necessary) under the botto[...]

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    SECURING WITH 1/4” - 20 X 5/8” SELF-TAPPING SCREWS. THERE SHOULD BE NO GAP BETWEEN THE HINGE LEAFS AND THE SECTIONS. NOTE: Install lock at this time (sold separately). See optional installation step, Side Lock. Intermediate hinge(s) Left end hinge Right end hinge 1/4”-20 x 11/16” Self drilling screw locations Double end hinges Upper hinge l[...]

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    Now , locate the center of the top section and align the center of the holes in the drawbar op- erator bracket assembly with the top section center line. Align the drawbar operator bracket assembly vertically . NOTE: For retro fit applications, the drawbar operator bracket assembly must be aligned with an existing operator . Slide the top halve of[...]

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    T op fixture slide 1/4”-20 Flange hex nut Horizontal track Short stem track roller T op section Short stem track roller T op fixture slide 5/16”-18 Hex nut Horizontal track T op section End Bearing Brackets Tools Required: Step ladder, Power drill, 3/16” Drill bit, Ratchet wrench, 7/16” Socket driver, 9/16” Socket, 9/16” Wrench 18 NOT[...]

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    (1) 5/16” X 2” or (1) 5/16” x 1-5/8” T amper -resistant lag screw Vertical line Mounting surface (17” Minimum) Horizontal line (2) 5/16” x 1-5/8” Lag screws Vertical line (2) 5/16” x 1-5/8” Lag screws † (2) Center bearing brackets spaced 6” to 7” apart from the center of the door . Center of door † Torsion Spring Assembly [...]

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    Equal spacing Center bracket bushing Center bracket T orsion keyed shafts Right hand end bearing bracket Left hand end bearing bracket Torsion Spring Attachment Tools Required: Step Ladder, Ratchet Wrench, 9/16” Socket, 9/16” Wrench 21 NOTE: Refer to Package Contents / Parts Breakdown, to determine which Center Bracket(s) came with your door . [...]

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    Chalking Torsion Spring(s) Tools Required: Step Ladder, Chalk 23 Draw a chalk line horizontally along the center of the torsion spring coil(s). As the torsion spring is wound, the chalk line will create a spiral. This spiral can be used to count and determine the number of turns that are applied on the torsion spring. Winding cone T orsion spring c[...]

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    W ARNING W ARNING RAISING DOOR FURTHER C AN RESUL T IN DOOR FALLING AND C AUSE SEVERE OR F A T AL INJURY . Clamp a pair of vice clamps onto the vertical tracks just above the second track roller on one side, and just below the second track roller on the other side. This will prevent the door from raising or lowering while installing the rear back h[...]

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    Perforated angle Sound framing members Horizontal track (3) 5/16” Bolts and nuts Perforated angle bolted using (2) 5/16” x 1-5/8” hex head lag screws to ceiling member and parallel to door 5/16”-18 x 1-1/4” Hex bolt must extend into the track to serve as a roller stop Horizontal tracks Door edges 3/4” To 7/8” 3/4” To 7/8” 20[...]

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    Trolley Arm Hookup NOTE: If Wayne-Dalton operator / trolley bracket was installed, follow these directions. Align hole in the door arm with holes in operator bracket tabs, as shown. Attach with 5/16” x 1-3/4” cotter pin and cotter ring. Drawbar operator bracket tabs Cotter ring 5/16” x 1-3/4” Clevis pin Door arm Cotter ring 5/16” x 1-3/4?[...]

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    Cleaning Y our Garage Door IMPORT ANT : DO NOT USE A PRESSURE WASHER ON YOUR GARAGE DOOR! While factory-applied finishes on garage doors are durable, it is desirable to clean them on a routine basis. Some discoloration of the finish may occur when a door has been exposed to dirt-laden atmosphere for a period of time. Slight chalking may also occu[...]

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    and owner’ s manual. If in question about any of the procedures, do not perform the work. Instead, have it adjusted by a trained door systems technician. 3. Lubrication: The door should open and close smoothly . Ensure the door track rollers are rotating freely when opening and closing the door . If track rollers do not rotate freely, clean the d[...]

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    Limited Warranty Models 8300 and 8500 Wayne Dalton, a division of Overhead Door Corporation (“Seller”) warrants to the original purchaser of the Models 8300 and 8500 (“Product”), subject to all of the terms and conditions hereof, tha t the Product and all components thereof will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for the foll[...]

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    AFTER INST ALLA TION IS COMPLETE, F ASTEN THIS MANUAL NEAR GARAGE DOOR FOR EASY REFERENCE. PLEASE DO NO T RETURN THIS PRODUCT TO THE STORE Thank you for your pur chase. Please Do Not Return This Product T o The Store. Please call 1-866-569-3799 (Press Option 1) and follow the prompts to contact the appropriate customer ser vice agent. They will be [...]