
STOP STOP
AVOID ERRORS
READ CAREFULLY
STEP NO. 1
TO LOCATE PIVOT ON FRAME, HOLD COMBINATION SQUARE IN CORNER OF FRAME AND
PLACE INSTALLATION TEMPLATE AGAINST SQUARE EXACTLY AS SHOWN. SPOT HOLE
CENTERS WITH CENTER PUNCH.
PRODUCT MUST BE INSTALLED
ACCORDING TO ALL APPLICABLE
BUILDING AND LIFE SAFETY CODES
FIGURE 1
(LEFT HAND SHOWN)
INSTALLATION
TEMPLATE
STEP NO. 2
DRILL HOLES REQUIRED AS PER SCHEDULE.
METAL FRAME
DRILL .2010 DIAMETER HOLES (NO. 7 DRILL) FOR 1/4-20 MACHINE SCREW AND TAP HOLE.
NOTE: IF MATERIAL THICKNESS IS NOT SUFFICIENT OR WHEN HOLLOW METAL FRAMES
ARE NOT REINFORCED, USE #14 x 1 1/4" TYPE A SHEET METAL SCREWS.
WOOD FRAME
DRILL PILOT HOLES AND INSTALL WOOD SCREWS.
STEP NO. 3
WITH DOOR IN PLACE, CHECK TO BE SURE THAT HINGES ARE FIRMLY ATTACHED AND
THERE IS PROPER CLEARANCE BETWEEN DOOR AND FRAME AT ALL SIDES, INCLUDING
BOTTOM OF THE DOOR.
IF DOOR TENDS TO SAG AWAY FROM HINGE JAMB AT TOP, DRIVE WEDGES BETWEEN
FRAME AND DOOR AT OPPOSITE STRIKE SIDE AND RE-ALIGN HINGES UNTIL DOOR IS
PROPERLY POSITIONED TO SWING FREE.
STEP NO. 4
PLACE DOOR PORTION OF PIVOT (WITH PIVOT IN PLACE) ON DOOR AND MOVE INTO
POSITION SO THAT PIN ENTERS BRONZE BUSHING. WHEN PROPERLY ALIGNED WITH
LOWER PART MAKING LIGHT CONTACT WITH BEARING FLANGE, HOLD FIRMLY IN PLACE,
PARALLEL WITH HEAD OF DOOR AND MARK HOLE LOCATIONS.
UNDERSIDE
OF JAMB
FIGURE 2
(LEFT HAND SHOWN)
C
OF PIVOT
L
& HINGE
HINGE EDGE
OUTSIDE
FACE OF
DOOR
FIGURE 3
ENLARGE HOLE
TO 3/8" DIAMETER
ON THIS SIDE ONLY
1/4-20
M.S.
STEP NO. 5
REPEAT DRILLING INSTRUCTIONS NOTED IN STEP NO. 2 FOR METAL DOORS, DRILL .2010
DIAMETER HOLES (NO. 7 DRILL) FOR 1/4-20 MACHINE SCREWS AND TAP HOLE.
NOTE: USE TWO SLEEVE BOLTS FURNISHED WITH EACH PIVOT. USE AS REQUIRED FOR
HOLLOW METAL, OR MINERAL CORE DOORS. (SEE FIG. 3) DRILL 1/4" HOLE THRU DOOR.
ENLARGE HOLE ON SIDE OPPOSITE PIVOT TO 3/8" DIAMETER FOR SLEEVE BOLT.
Adams Rite Manufacturing Co.
10027 S. 51st Street, Suite 102
Phoenix, AZ 85044
Phone: 800-872-3267
www.adamsrite.com
FULL SURFACE REINFORCING PIVOT HINGE (B1921/B1923)
80-0180-1923
Rev.
E
ECN: M1227
Date:
07/15/11
SHOULDER RESTS
SLEEVE
BOLT
AGAINST INSIDE
OF THIS FACE OF
DOOR
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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RIGHT HAND
PIVOT BUSHING
PIVOT BOLT
& LOCK WASHER
PRODUCT MUST BE INSTALLED
ACCORDING TO ALL APPLICABLE
BUILDING AND LIFE SAFETY CODES
B1921 / B1923 PIVOT ASSEMBLY
(RIGHT HAND SHOWN).
FRAME PIVOT
LEFT HAND
PIVOT BUSHING
DOOR PIVOT
STEP 1
TO CHANGE THE HANDING:
- REMOVE THE PIVOT BOLT AND
LOCK WASHER USING ALLEN KEY #5/16 FOR B1921
AND #3/8 FOR 1923 (Fig.1)
RIGHT HAND
PIVOT
BUSHING
LOCK WASHER
PIVOT BOLT
Fig. 1
LEFT HAND
PIVOT
BUSHING
STEP 2
- SECURELY FASTEN LOCK WASHER AND PIVOT BOLT
TO DOOR PIVOT AT THE DESIRED HANDING.
- REPOSITION THE DOOR PIVOT USING THE
ALTERNATE BUSHING ON THE FRAME PIVOT.
(Fig. 2 SHOWS THE B1921 / B1923 PIVOT
ASSEMBLY AS BEING LEFT HANDED).
RIGHT HAND
PIVOT
BUSHING
DOOR PIVOT
Fig. 2
FRAME PIVOT
LEFT HAND
PIVOT
BUSHING
LOCK WASHER
PIVOT BOLT
STEP 3
- REMOVE THE PIVOT BUSHING THAT IS NOT
BEING USED TO PREVENT INTERFERENCE.
(Fig. 3 SHOWS THE B1921 / B1923 PIVOT
ASSEMBLY AS BEING LEFT HANDED).
REMOVE
ALTERNATE
Fig. 3
PIVOT BUSHING BY
TAPPING WITH HAMMER
AND PRYING WITH FLAT
SCREW DRIVER
Adams Rite Manufacturing Co.
10027 S. 51st Street, Suite 102
Phoenix, AZ 85044
Phone: 800-872-3267
www.adamsrite.com
FULL SURFACE REINFORCING PIVOT HINGE (B1921/B1923)
80-0180-1923
Rev.
E
ECN: M1227
Date:
07/15/11
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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