4500 Series Surface Vertical Rod Exit Device
Installation Instructions
Grade 1
I-ED00792
REV 3
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7. INSTALL BOTTOM LATCH AND ROD
A.
Install bottom latch assembly to bottom latch bracket using provided
screw and bottom two slots in bracket (see Figure 1).
B.
Screw threaded end of bottom rod halfway onto bottom latch
assembly (See Figure 2).
C.
Align the top end of the bottom rod with the actuating block (see
Figure 3). Align by rotating rod clockwise or counterclockwise until
the holes line up (see Detail A).
D.
Use the provided machine screw to attach rod to actuating block. Be
sure actuating block on the chassis is in the down position (see Detail
A).
Check installation by pushing on exit device push bar. Make sure bottom latch
is retracted when push bar is depressed. Bottom latch should clear the
finished floor, strike, or threshold. Bottom latch should have 1/2” throw.
BOTTOM LATCH
ASSEMBLY
MOUNTING
BRACKET
FIGURE 1
THREADED END
OF BOTTOM ROD
BOTTOM LATCH
ASSEMBLY
FIGURE 2
A
FIGURE 3
ACTUATING BLOCK
ATTACH ROD WITH PROVIDED
M5 X 15 MACHINE SCREW
DETAIL A
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