Wayne-Dalton TORQUE MASTER PLUS 9100 User Manual

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CAuTION: PROPERTY DAMAGE OR InjuRY CAn RESulT fROM fAIluRE TO fOllOW 

InSTRuCTIOnS.
IMPORTANT: REQuIRED STEP fOR SAfE AnD PROPER DOOR OPERATIOn.
NOTE: Information assuring proper installation of the door.
READ THESE InSTRuCTIOnS CAREfullY BEfORE ATTEMPTInG InSTAllATIOn. If In QuESTIOn 

ABOuT AnY Of THE PROCEDuRES, DO nOT PERfORM THE WORK. InSTEAD, HAVE A TRAInED 

DOOR SYSTEMS TECHnICIAn DO THE InSTAllATIOn OR REPAIRS.
1. 

2. 

Wear protective gloves during installation to avoid possible cuts from sharp metal edges.

3. 

It is always recommended to wear eye protection when using tools, otherwise eye injury 

could result.

4. 

Avoid installing your new door on windy days. Door could fall during the installation caus-

ing severe or fatal injury.

5. 

Doors 12’-0” wide and over should be installed by two persons, to avoid possible injury.

6. 

Operate door only when it is properly adjusted and free from obstructions.

7. 

If a door becomes hard to operate, inoperative or is damaged, immediately have neces-

sary adjustments and/ or repairs made by a trained door system technician using proper 

tools and instructions.

8. 

DO nOT stand or walk under a moving door, or permit anybody to stand or walk under an 

electrically operated door.

9. 

DO nOT place fingers or hands into open section joints when closing a door. use lift 

handles/ gripping points when operating door manually.

10.  DO nOT permit children to operate garage door or door controls. Severe or fatal injury 

could result should the child become entrapped between the door and the floor.

11.  Due to constant extreme spring tension, do not attempt any adjustment, repair or altera-

tion to any part of the door, especially to springs, spring brackets, bottom corner brackets, 

red colored fasteners, cables or supports. To avoid possible severe or fatal injury, have any 

such work performed by a trained door systems technician using proper tools and instruc-

tions.

12.  On electrically operated doors, pull down ropes must be removed and locks must be 

removed or made inoperative in the open (unlocked) position.

13.  Top section of door may need to be reinforced when attaching an electric opener. Check 

door and/ or opener manufacturer’s instructions.

14.  Visually inspect door and hardware monthly for worn and or broken parts. Check to 

ensure door operates freely.

15.  Test electric opener’s safety features monthly, following opener manufacturer’s instruc-

tions.

16.  nEVER hang tools, bicycles, hoses, clothing or anything else from horizontal tracks. Track 

systems are not intended or designed to support extra weight.

17.  This door may not meet the building code wind load requirements in your area. for your 

safety, you will need to check with your local building official for wind load code require-

ments and building permit information.

After installation is complete, fasten this manual near the garage door.
IMPORTANT: STAInlESS STEEl OR PT2000 COATED lAG SCREWS MuST BE uSED WHEn 

InSTAllInG CEnTER BEARInG BRACKETS, EnD BRACKETS, jAMB BRACKETS, OPERATOR 

MOunTInG/ SuPPORT BRACKETS AnD DISCOnnECT BRACKETS On TREATED luMBER 

(PRESERVATIVE-TREATED). STAInlESS STEEl OR PT2000 lAG SCREWS ARE nOT nECESSARY 

WHEn InSTAllInG PRODuCTS On un-TREATED luMBER.
NOTE: It is recommended that 5/16” lag screws are pilot drilled using a 3/16” drill bit, prior to 

fastening.
IMPORTANT: WHEn InSTAllInG 5/16” lAG SCREWS uSInG An ElECTRIC DRIll/ DRIVER, THE 

DRIll/ DRIVERS CluTCH MuST BE SET TO DElIVER nO MORE THAn 200 In-lBS Of TORQuE. 

fASTEnER fAIluRE COulD OCCuR AT HIGHER SETTInGS.

IMPORTANT: RIGHT AnD lEfT HAnD IS AlWAYS DETERMInED fROM InSIDE THE BuIlDInG 

lOOKInG OuT.

IMPORTANT: COunTERBAlAnCE SPRInG TEnSIOn MuST AlWAYS BE RElEASED BEfORE AnY 

ATTEMPT IS MADE TO START REMOVInG An ExISTInG DOOR.

for detailed information see supplemental instructions “Removing an Existing Door/ Preparing 

the Opening”. These instructions are not supplied with the door, but are available at no charge 

from Wayne-Dalton corp., P.O. box 67, Mt. hope, OH 44660, or at www.wayne-dalton.com.

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Before installing your door, be certain that you have read and followed all of the instructions cov-

ered in the pre-installation section of this manual. failure to do so may result in an improperly 

installed door.

Tools: None

NOTE: If you have f.A. flag angles, skip this step.
NOTE: If you have riveted track, skip this step.
NOTE: flag angles are right and left handed.
Place the lower Q.I. tab of the left hand flag angle in the Q.I. feature of the left hand vertical 

track. Give the flag angle 1/4 turn to lock in place. Repeat for other side.

Tools: None

NOTE: If you have Q.I. flag angles, skip this step.
NOTE: If you have riveted track, skip this step.
NOTE: flag angles are right and left handed.
If you have Q.I. vertical tracks, hand tighten the left hand flag angle to the left hand vertical track 

using (1) stud plate and (2) 1/4” – 20 flange hex nuts. Repeat for the other side.
If you have f.A. vertical tracks, hand tighten the left hand flag angle to the left hand vertical track 

using (2) 1/4”-20 x 9/16” track bolts and (2) 1/4”-20 flange hex nuts. Repeat for other side. 

flange nuts will be secured after flag angle spacing is completed in step, Top Section.

Tools: Hammer

NOTE: for larger doors, a full length horizontal angle may not already be spot welded to the 

horizontal track. If the horizontal angle is not welded, the horizontal angle will need to be 

installed as shown.
Position the left hand horizontal angle as shown. Place the Q.I. tabs of the horizontal angle in the 

key slot of the left hand horizontal track. using a hammer, tap the horizontal angle towards the 

curved end of the track until the alignment hole in the track and angle are aligned. Repeat for 

other side. Set tracks aside.

Horizontal

angle

Key slots

Horizontal

track

Alignment

hole

Q.I. tabs

Q.I. tabs

in place

Tools: None

NOTE: If you have f.A. jamb brackets, skip this step.
NOTE: If you have riveted track, skip this step.

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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