ONE end of Grab Bar into a WOOD wall stud, ONE end into METAL
FFIGURE 14
FIGURE 13
T O I N S TA L L I N T O A W O O D WA L L S T U D A N D M E TA L WA L L S T U D :
1. Put on safety glasses before starting.
2. First start on the end of Grab Bar that will be installed into a wood wall stud. Use the 3/8-inch power drill and 1/8-
inch drill bit to drill all holes on the wood wall stud end into the wall and wood wall stud at the marked positions.
NOTE:
If installing Grab Bar over ceramic tiles, the 1/4-inch carbide drill bit will be needed for drilling through tile,
in order to prevent damage to tiles. Once a hole has been drilled through the tile, use the 1/8-inch drill bit to drill a
pilot hole into the wood wall stud itself.
3. On the end that will be installed into metal wall stud, use the 3/8-inch power drill and 5/8-inch drill bit to drill three
(3) holes where marked. NOTE:
If installing Grab Bar over ceramic tiles, the 7/8-inch carbide drill bit will be needed
for drilling through tile, in order to prevent damage to tiles. Once a hole has been drilled through the tile, use the
5/8-inch drill bit to drill through the backing support for the tile.
4. Place Grab Bar on wall aligning mounting holes with the holes in the wall.
5. Insert one (1) WOOD SCREW into the end of the Grab Bar that will be installed into the wood wall stud. Screw into
wall and wall stud (HAND TIGHTEN ONLY) (see Figure 14).
6. On the other end of the Grab Bar, insert one (1) of the three (3) TOGGLE BOLTS supplied through any one of the
mounting holes in the Grab Bar. Start a spring nut on the end
of the TOGGLE BOLT as shown (see Figure 15), screwing it onto
the bolt about three turns. Repeat this step for the remaining two
(2) TOGGLE BOLTS.
7. Position the end of the Grab Bar with the TOGGLE BOLTS
attached so that you can push the spring nuts and butt ends of the TOGGLE BOLTS through the holes that have been
drilled. The spring nuts must be completely through the holes in the wall (see Figure 14).
8. Pull the TOGGLE BOLTS toward you and finger tighten the BOLTS to be sure that spring nuts have opened fully
against the back side of the wall and metal wall stud (see Figure 14). If the spring nuts have not opened fully,
loosen the bolts and repeat Step 8.
9. Lightly tighten the TOGGLE BOLTS. Further tightening will be required in Step 12.
10. Repeat Step 5 for the remaining two (2) WOOD SCREWS going into the wood wall stud.
11. If Grab Bar is to be installed horizontally, make sure Grab Bar is level (you may need to jostle the TOGGLE BOLT end
to level the bar).
12. Securely tighten all mounting WOOD SCREWS and toggle bolts with a screwdriver.
13. If concealed mounting Grab Bar is used, move cover plates over mounting holes and firmly press against the wall
(see Figure 1 on page 1).
FFIGURE 15
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