Step 4: Installing the Autolatch
8000/9000 Series & Wood doors (Fig.1-3),
locate the
inside handle and uncoil the lock cable, then thread the
cable through the inside handle as illustrated (
see Fig.1
).
Locate the autolatch striker plates over the pre-punched
holes in the vertical track nearest the center of the lock
section (
see Fig.2
). Fasten the striker plates to the vertical
track using (2) 1/4-20 x 9/16” track bolts and flanged hex
nuts. Align the autolatch flippers such that the arm will
engage the striker plates. Position the autolatch flipper
1/8” from the edge of the section and secure it to the section
with (3) 1/4 -20 x 11/16” self drilling screws (wood doors
will use 1/4-14 x 1” lag screws). Bend the bottom edge of
the Autolatch flipper arm away from the door slightly for
smoother operation
(On 9900 Series doors, bend the
autolatch flipper toward the striker plate until it is able
to engage (see Fig. 3)
. Feed one end of the lock cable
through the slotted hole of an Autolatch flipper and secure
with (1) 1/4-20 x 9/16” track bolt. Pull the cable taut, but
not enough to lift the flipper out of the striker plate. While holding taut, feed the lock cable through the slotted hole
of the remaining Autolatch flipper, secure with (1) 1/4-20 x 9/16” track bolt and flanged hex nut.
NOTE: Ensure that the bolt is through the front of the flippers and the nut is on the back of the flippers
with cable going through the front of the flippers.
Operate the lock several times to make sure the Autolatch flippers clear the striker plates when the handle is turned
and the flippers engage the striker plates when the handle is released. Adjust the cables if necessary. Trim off the
excess cable with wire cutters after the lock is operating satisfactorily.
4
VERTICAL TRACK
1/4-20 FLANGED
HEX NUT
STRIKER
PLATE
1/4-20 X 9/16”
TRACK BOLTS
1/4-20 X 11/16”
SELF DRILL SCREWS
1/8” OFFSET FROM
EDGE OF DOOR
USE PLIERS TO BEND
LOCK ARM SLIGHTLY
INSIDE
HANDLE
FLIPPER
1
2
3
4
Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
AUTOLATCH
FLIPPER
TRACK
STRIKER
PLATE
