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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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Tools Required
POWER DRILL RATCHET WRENCH PLIERS/WIRE CUTTERS
PHILLIPS HEAD SCREWDRIVER PENCIL
1/8”, 3/16” DRILL BITS
FLAT TIP SCREWDRIVER
7/16” SOCKET DRIVER
TAPE MEASURE
NEEDLE NOSE PLIERS
STEP LADDER
7/16”, 1/2”, 9/16”
SOCKETS
3/8”, 7/16”, 1/2”, 9/16”
WRENCHES
SAFETY GLASSES
VICE GRIPS VICE CLAMPS
HAMMER
SAW HORSES (PAIR)
GLOVES
PRE-INSTALLATION
IF YOUR COUNTERBALANCE SYSTEM IS OTHER THAN THOSE MENTIONED IN SECTIONS P1, P2 AND P3, 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.
If you have an existing door, follow the instructions 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: Torsion spring counterbalance systems, Wayne-
Dalton
®
exclusive TorqueMaster
®
and Extension Spring counterbalance systems.
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 Sheets Number 156, 161 and 164.
Removing An Old Door
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