Windload Post 9100/9600/9900 www.wayne-dalton.com Installation Instructions See garage door owner’s manual for warranty information. © Copyright 2002 Wayne-Dalton Corp.
Packaged Parts NOTE: The quantities below represent a single post for a single car garage. Double car doors require (2) posts. The quantities for the parts below (with the exception of SLIDE LOCKS) are doubled for double car doors.
Required Tools (1) 3/16” DRILL BIT PENCIL SAFETY GLASSES (1) 7/16” DRILL BIT DRILL TAPE MEASURE (1) 5/8” X 4” MASONRY DRILL BIT STEP LADDER LEVEL Windload Post Installation J-Strut Installation NOTE: J-STRUT MUST FIT ONTO THE RIB AS SHOWN IMPORTANT! Refer to the option code drawing (supplied) for windload post location(s). (2) 1/4-14 X 5/8” UNDERCUT SELF-TAPPING SCREWS Place the 12” J-struts onto the lower rib of each door panel and center over the required position per the option code drawing.
Header Lock Bracket Installation CENTER LINE OF J-STRUT LOCATION Mark a vertical line on the header, aligned with the center of the J-struts. Measure up 2” above the top of the door and mark a horizontal line. Center the header lock bracket with the vertical line and align the bottom of the header lock bracket with the horizontal line. HEADER LOCK BRACKET HEADER 2” 2” Secure the header lock bracket to the header using (4) 5/16” x 1-5/8” lag screws. (see Fig.
Top Plate Extension Installation Locate the top plate extension and top strap bracket. Place the top strap bracket onto the top plate extension and adjust so that the holes in the top strap bracket align with the corresponding door model holes in the top plate extension. Hold position and secure using (4) 1/4-20 x 7/8” self-drilling screws. (see Fig. 6) Slide the top plate extension assembly into the header bracket.
(2) 1/4-20 X 7/8” SELFDRILLING SCREWS WINDLOAD POST STRAP BRACKET J-STRUT (2) 1/4-20 X 11/16” SELFDRILLING SCREWS STRAP BRACKET STRAP J-STRUT FIG. 9 STRAP FIG. 10 (2) 1/4-20 X 7/8” SELFDRILLING SCREWS J-STRUT STRAP BRACKET (WITHOUT STRAPS) FIG. 11 Slide Lock Installation ALIGN WITH HOLE IN VERTICAL TRACK Install slide lock on the second section of the door. Secure the lock to the section with (4) 1/4-20 x 11/16” self drilling screws.
Securing Post for Storage Locate a convenient place to store the windload post(s). Measure and cut (2) 2 x 6” wood mounting blocks a minimum of 10” long for each windload post. Locate the mounting blocks horizontally on the wall as shown in Fig. 13. Secure them adequately to the wall at the top and bottom of the post storage location, with masonry anchors (concrete or const.), or 12-16 penny nails (wood const.).
Attaching the Installation Decals After the installation is complete, locate an easily visible location on the inside of the garage door and the post(s) and place the provided installation decals onto the door and post(s) for future reference. IMPORTANT! DECALS MUST BE ATTACHED TO BOTH DOOR AND POST(S). MAKE SURE A DECAL LIKE THE FIGURE ABOVE IS INSTALLED ON THE DOOR! CONTACT WAYNE-DALTON CORPORATION FOR A REPLACEMENT DECAL.
Windload Label Locations 2 1 3 1 2 3 Applied by Installer - One (1) Emergency High Wind Situations Tags (161384) per post -Tags are to be applied to post(s) when stored on wall for constant reminder to consumer. Applied by Installer - One (1) Windload PSF Label per post, based on the required design PSF load. Label is to be applied to windload post for reference. Applied by Installer - One (1) Florida Windload Installation Label (305213) -Only on doors specified with one or more posts.
