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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
Tools Required
PRE-INSTALLATION
SAFETY GLASSESFLAT TIP SCREWDRIVER
1/4”, 3/8”, 7/16”, 1/2” &
9/16” WRENCHES
1/2” & 9/16”
SOCKET
PHILLIPS HEAD
SCREWDRIVER
PLIERS/WIRE CUTTERSRATCHET WRENCHPOWER DRILL
(2) SAWHORSES
GLOVES
3/8”, 7/16” SOCKET
DRIVER
HAMMERVICE GRIPS
STEP LADDER
TAPE MEASURELEVEL (2) VICE CLAMPS
PENCIL
9/32”, 1/2”, 5/16”,
3/16” & 1/8” DRILL BITS
Removing An Old Door
IF YOUR COUNTERBALANCE SYSTEM IS OTHER THAN THOSE MENTIONED, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO WORK ON IT, BUT
HAVE A QUALIFIED DOOR AGENCY PERFORM THE WORK. OTHERWISE, SEVERE OR FATAL INJURY COULD RESULT.
DISCONNECT AND REMOVE ANY ELECTRIC OPENER PRIOR TO REMOVAL OF COUNTERBALANCE SYSTEMS TO
PREVENT UNINTENDED DOOR OPERATION. OTHERWISE, SEVERE OR FATAL INJURY COULD RESULT.
COUNTERBALANCE SPRING TENSION MUST BE RELIEVED BEFORE REMOVING ANY HARDWARE. A POWERFUL
SPRING RELEASING IT’S ENERGY SUDDENLY CAN CAUSE SEVERE OR FATAL INJURY.
IF YOU HAVE BACK PROBLEMS DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS, OR SEVERE INJURY COULD RESULT
REMOVING AN EXISTING DOOR CAN BE DANGEROUS. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS ON PAGES 6-10 “REMOVING AN
OLD DOOR/PREPARING THE OPENING” CAREFULLY, OTHERWISE, SEVERE OR FATAL INJURY COULD RESULT.
WARNING
WARNING
WARNING
WARNING
WARNING
If you have an existing door, follow the instructions below to identify which counterbalance removal is necessary. The process of
removing an existing door begins by identifying it’s counterbalance system. If you are not removing an existing door, proceed to
PREPARING THE OPENING on page 10. Generally, you will find three (3) types of counterbalance systems: Extension Spring,
Wayne-Dalton
®
exclusive TorqueMaster
®
and Torsion counterbalance system, see pages 6-9.
For more technical information regarding the opening preparation, installation and use of your garage door and opener, you can go to
www.dasma.com and click on Publications and then Technical Data Sheet.