Wayne-Dalton 8000 Series Installation Instructions And Owner's Manual - Warning
Attaching Bottom Corner Brackets
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NOTE:
Refer to door section identification, located in the pre-installation section of this
manual or refer to Breakdown Of Parts.
NOTE:
Cable drum assemblies are marked right and left hand.
Uncoil the counterbalance lift cables.
Cable loop
Cable loop
Counterbalance
lift cable
Counterbalance
lift cable
Bottom weather seal
Bottom
section
Bottom corner
bracket
warning label
Bottom corner
bracket
warning label
Depending on which bottom corner brackets you have (reference Breakdown Of Parts or
Package Contents), slip the loop at the ends of the counterbalance lift cable over the milford
pin of the bottom corner bracket or secure the cable loop to the clevis pin and bottom corner
bracket using a flat washer and a cotter pin. Repeat for other bottom corner bracket.
WARNING
ENSURE TIGHT FIT OF CABLE LOOP OVER PIN TO PREVENT
COUNTERBALANCE LIFT CABLE FROM COMING OFF THE PIN, WHICH
COULD ALLOW THE DOOR TO FALL AND RESULT IN SEVERE OR FATAL
INJURY.
NOTE:
Refer to the Windload Specification Sheet to determine if your bottom section requires
a strut to be installed over the bottom corner brackets.
TO ATTACH BOTTOM CORNER BRACKETS:
Starting on the left hand side, position the left
hand bottom corner bracket to the left corner of the bottom section, making sure it is seated
against the edges of the end stile. Repeat for other side. If applicable, position the strut over
the bottom corner brackets and center the strut side to side on the bottom section. Secure
the strut (if applicable) and the bottom corner brackets into the endstile using (3) 1/4” - 14 x
7/8” RED HEAD self drilling screws. Finish securing the strut to the bottom section using (2)
1/4” - 14 x 7/8” self drilling screws at each center stile(s) location.
IMPORTANT:
THE 1/4” - 14 X 7/8” RED HEAD SELF DRILLING SCREWS MUST BE MUST BE
INSTALLED THROUGH THE HOLES OF THE BOTTOM CORNER BRACKETS, AS SHOWN.
NOTE:
If you don’t have track roller carriers, then skip this step. Refer to Package Contents /
Breakdown of Parts, to determine if a track roller carrier was supplied with your door.
TO ATTACH TRACK ROLLER CARRIERS:
Starting on left hand side of the bottom section,
attach the track roller carrier with the stamp “
STD
” facing UP to the bottom corner bracket
by aligning the four holes of the track roller carrier with the four holes in the bottom corner
bracket. Secure the track roller carrier to the bottom corner bracket using 1/4” - 20 x 7/8”
self drilling screws, as shown. Repeat for the other track roller carrier and repeat the same
process for the right hand side.
Insert a short stem track roller into the bottom corner brackets.
Counterbalance
lift cable
Bottom
corner
bracket
warning
label
Bottom
weather seal
Short stem
track roller
(3) 1/4”-14 x 7/8
Self drilling screws
(RED HEAD )
Roller
spacer
Bottom
section
Strut (if applicable)
End cap
Cable
loop
Bottom
corner
bracket
Milford
pin
Counterbalance
lift cable
Bottom
corner
bracket
warning
label
Bottom
weather seal
1/4”-14 x 7/8”
Self drilling screw
End cap
Strut (if applicable)
Bottom
section
Counterbalance
lift cable loop
Cotter pin
(attached into
place from
opposite side of
bottom corner
bracket)
Clevis pin (inserted through
cotter pin and bent into place)
Washer
(3) 1/4”-14 x 7/8
Self drilling screws
(RED HEAD )
Short stem track roller
1/4”-20 x 7/8”
Self drilling screw
“STD”
facing
UP
Spacer
Counterbalance
lift cable
Bottom corner
bracket warning label
Bottom
weather seal
1/4”-14 x 7/8”
Self drilling screw
End cap
Strut (if applicable)
Bottom
section
Counterbalance
lift cable loop
Cotter pin
(attached into
place from
opposite side of
bottom corner
bracket)
Clevis pin (inserted through
cotter pin and bent into place)
Washer
(3) 1/4”-14 x 7/8
Self drilling screws
(RED HEAD )
Short stem track roller
NOTE:
Refer to the Windload Specification Sheet to determine if your bottom section requires
extension brackets.
If your door doesn’t require extension brackets to be installed, insert a short stem track roller
with a roller spacer into each of the bottom corner brackets.
TO ATTACH EXTENSION BRACKETS:
Position the extension bracket flush against the end
stile and slide it underneath the strut. Next, align the extension bracket with the bottom
corner bracket by inserting a long shaft roller with a roller spacer through the bottom corner
bracket and extension bracket hinge tubes. Attach the extension bracket to the endstile using
(3) 1/4” - 14 x 7/8” self drilling screw. Repeat the same process for other side.
Counterbalance
lift cable
Bottom
corner
bracket
warning
label
Bottom
weather seal
Long stem
track roller
(3) 1/4”-14 x 7/8”
Self drilling screws
Roller
spacer
End cap
Cable
loop
Bottom
corner
bracket
Milford
pin
Strut
Bottom
section
Extension
bracket
NOTE:
Verify bottom weather seal is aligned with bottom section. If there is more than 1/2”
excess weather seal on either side, trim weather seal even with bottom section.
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