Warning – Wayne-Dalton 9100 User Manual

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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

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.

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 ﬁ nd three (3) types of counterbalance systems: Extension Spring, Wayne-Dalton

exclusive

TorqueMaster

and Torsion 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 Sheet.

Tools Required

Removing An Old Door

WARNING

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

7/16”, 1/2”, 9/16”

SOCKETS

3/8”, 7/16”, 1/2”, 9/16”

WRENCHES

SAFETY GLASSES

STEP LADDER

PRE-INST

ALLA

TION

WARNING

VICE GRIPS

VICE CLAMPS

GLOVES

(2) SAW HORSES

HAMMER