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Surface Vertical Rod
Installation Instructions
Exit Devices
FM164 09/19
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Maintenance
1. Periodically remove covers and coat mechanisms with a silicone-based lubricant. This is particularly
required in corrosive environments for proper product function.
2. Check mounting fasteners periodically. Retighten if found loose. Apply screw locking compound
(available at automotive part stores) or change part fasteners if screws continue to back out.
3. Periodic checks (and adjustments) of strikes are required to compensate for changes in the opening
(e.g. door sagging).
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Shim Kit Option
697F348 Black Finish
• Kit consists of (2) Latch Head Shims (Device Cover seats on shim) and (2) End Clamp Shims (End Cap
seats on shim), (2) Top and Bottom Latch Shims (Bolt Case Mounting Plates seat on shim), and (4)
Rod Guide Shims.
• Each shim is 1/8
"
(3.2 mm) thick. More than two shim thicknesses 1/4
"
(6.4 mm), require longer
device mounting screws (not included).
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Preparation
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Check Before Starting
Unreinforced Doors or Frames (Figure 8)
• Doors and Frames with walls having a structural thickness (metal skin plus reinforcement or solid
hardwood) to engage less than (3) full screw threads are considered unreinforced.
• Unreinforced Doors: Use SNB (sex nuts and bolts).
• Unreinforced Frames: Use Blind Rivet Nuts.
• Recommended fasteners for unreinforced openings are not
necessarily supplied by Corbin Russwin (Figure 7).
Figure 8
Door must
swing freely
Door must
not be warped
Door must not bind
Door must not sag
Minimum Door Stile: 4-1/2" (114 mm)
Door and frame must meet structural and
dimensional specifications on exit device
template(s) for door and frame preparation.
Figure 7
Reinforcement
Door skin Blind Rivet Nut