DURA-BILT DFSOC-10, Assembly And Installation Instructions Manual

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9 . If you loosened any fasteners in the RV Rail, tighten them now. First, apply a generous bead of caulking
in the cavity between the RV Rail and the side wall of the RV. Also caulk full length of top of the joint of
Dura-Fold Mounting Rail and the RV Rail.
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Panel Hinge Installation
1 . Before sliding the Panel Hinge into the Mounting Rail, spray the Mounting Rail cavity with a lubricant
such as furniture polish.
2 . The Mounting Rail is an inch longer than the Panel Hinge. Install a #8 x 1/2” screw thru the left end of the
Mounting Rail so the Panel Hinge will stop a 1/2” from the end.
3 . Slide your Panel Hinge section(s) into the Mounting Rail, starting on the right and sliding to the left to the
stop. When all sections are installed, Install a #8 x 1/2” screw thru the right end of the Mounting Rail so the
Panel Hinge will stop a 1/2” from the end.
Mounting Rail
Stud
Mounting Rail
Bottom Leg
RV Rail
Mounting Rail
#8 x 1/2” Screw
Panel Hinge
Note: If you are installing more than one section of Mounting Rail, as you slide each Mounting Rail section
into position, make sure legs of the Mounting Rail Joiner straddle the rail already in place.
Mounting Rail
Joiner
Mounting Rail