Top brackets, Operator bracket – Wayne-Dalton 8300 User Manual
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Flag angle lag screw locations
Vertical
track
Jamb
bracket
Flag
angle
5/16” x 1-5/8”
Lag screws
3/8” to 5/8”
Spacing
Bottom section
Vertical track
Bottom
section
stacking sections
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Tools: Power drill,7/16” Socket driver
NOTE: Refer to door section identification.
NOTE: Make sure hinges are flipped down, when stacking another section on top.
Place rollers into end hinges of remaining sections.
With assistance, lift second section and guide rollers into the vertical tracks. Lower section
until it is seated against bottom section. flip hinges up. fasten intermediate hinge(s) first,
then end hinges, using 1/4”-14 x 7/8” self drilling screws. Repeat for other sections, except
top section.
IMPORTANT: PuSH & HOLD THE HInGE LEAfS SECuRELY AGAInST THE SECTIOnS WHILE
SecuRing WiTH 1/4”-14 x 7/8” SeLf DRiLLing 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.
Lock section
Vertical
tracks
Intermediate
hinge(s)
Left
end hinge
Right
end hinge
1/4”-14 x 7/8” Self drilling screw locations
Top Brackets
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Tools: Power drill, 7/16” Socket driver
Align the top bracket base atop the corner of the top section and even with the edge of the
section. fasten to section through end cap using (4) 1/4”-14 x 7/8” self drilling screws. Se-
cure the top bracket slide to the bracket base loosely using (1) 5/16”-18 x 3/4” carriage bolt
and (1) 5/16”-18 hex nut. The bracket will be tightened and adjusted later, in step, Adjusting
Top Brackets. Insert roller into top bracket slide. Repeat for other side.
5/16”-18 x 3/4”
Carriage bolt
Roller
(4) 1/4”-14 x 7/8”
Self drilling screws
Top bracket base
Top bracket slide
5/16”-18 Hex nut
End cap
Top section
Top section
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Tools: Hammer, Step ladder, Tape measure
Place the top section in the opening. Temporarily secure the top section by driving a nail in
the header near the center of the door and bending it over the top section. now, flip up the
hinge leaves, hold tight against section, and fasten center hinges first and end hinges last
(refer to step, Stacking Sections). Vertical track alignment is critical. Position vertical track
assembly’s flag angle between 1-11/16” (43 mm) to 1-3/4” (44 mm) from the edge of the
door; tighten the bottom lag screw. flag angles must be parallel to the door sections. Repeat
for other side.
IMPORTANT: THE DIMEnSIOn BETWEEn THE fLAG AnGLES MuST BE DOOR WIDTH PLuS
3-3/8” (86MM) To 3-1/2” (89 MM) foR SMooTH, SAfe DooR oPeRATion.
Complete the vertical track installation by tightening the other lag screws. Push the vertical
track against the rollers so that the rollers are touching the deepest part of the curved side of
the track as shown; tighten all the track bolts and nuts. Repeat for other side.
Top section
Top
section
Nail
Door width
+ 3-3/8” to 3-1/2”
1-11/16”
to 1-3/4”
Flag
angle
Flag angle
Vertical track
against rollers
Operator Bracket
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Tools: Power drill, 7/16” Socket driver, Tape measure
IMPORTANT: WHEn COnnECTInG A TROLLEY TYPE GARAGE DOOR OPEnER TO THIS DOOR,
A WAYnE-DALTOn OPERATOR/ TROLLEY BRACKET MuST BE SECuRELY ATTACHED TO
THE TOP SECTIOn Of THE DOOR If OnE HAS BEEn PROVIDED, ALOnG WITH AnY u-BARS
PROVIDED WITH THE DOOR (If A WAYnE-DALTOn OPERATOR/ TROLLEY BRACKET WAS nOT
PROVIDED WITH YOuR DOOR, THAn uSE THE OnE PROVIDED BY YOuR OPERATOR MAnu-
fACTuRER). THE InSTALLATIOn Of THE OPERATOR MuST BE ACCORDInG TO MAnufAC-
TuRER’S InSTRuCTIOnS AnD fORCE SETTInGS MuST BE ADjuSTED PROPERLY.
uninstall the centermost hinge connecting the top section to the one below by removing the
1/4”-14 x 7/8” self drilling screws.
connect the upper half of the operator bracket to the lower half using (4) 5/16”-18 x 3/4”
bolts and flange nuts.
Slide the top of the upper half of the operator bracket under the u-bar, removing the u-bar’s
screws if necessary, and attach to the top section (through u-bar if necessary) using (3) 1/4”-
20 x 7/8” self drilling screws.
NOTE: If your door lacks a u-bar on the top section, ignore the previous paragraph.
Position the bottom half of the operator bracket so that its hinge is located at the section joint
between the top section and the one below. The bottom two holes should be on the section
below the top section and the two holes above should be on the top section. Attach using (4)
1/4”-20 x 5/8” self drilling screws.
NOTE: When attaching operator bracket to top section with u-bar, apply additional pressure
to thread into the u-bar.
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