Adams Rite 8400 Mortise Exit Device Installation Instructions 80 0180 38 H

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8400 Mortise Exit Device

Phoenix, AZ 85044
Tel: 1-800-872-3267
Mon-Fri: 6:00am - 4:00pm PDT
Fax: 1-800-232-7329

Installation Instructions

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Preparing
NOTE 1:

NOTE 2:

Mounting the Push Bar

These dimensions and templates assume
a door thickness or 1-3/4.” For doors of other
thickness, the factory should be consulted.

1. DEPRESS latch bolt.
NOTE:

CL* denotes vertical centerline of
strike within 1/64” of deadlatch
centerline.

The square key on plug must align with square notch on side
plate.

2. INSERT bar assembly cam plug thru side plate.
3. INSTALL self-tapping screws on both ends and securely TIGHTEN.
4. TIGHTEN cam plug set screw.
5. INSTALL faceplate.
6. INSTALL end caps (dogging socket at latch end).

Backset
Dimension A

31/32” or
1-1/8”
1-1/2”

Installing the Strike
NOTE:

Both strike cup and strike plate must
be installed properly to meet code
requirements.

1. INSTALL cast strike cup with #10-32 flat head screws.
2. INSTALL strike plate with #10-32 flat head screws.

Installing the Deadlatch
1. ADJUST mounting post to length required
to flush faceplate with nose of stile.
2. TIGHTEN lock case securely using #10-32
screws.
IMPORTANT NOTE
Installation must be in accordance to all applicable building and life safety codes.

80-0180-38, Revision H

30”

Door Opening Width
36”
42”
48”

26.84

32.84

38.84

44.84

25.57

31.57

37.57

43.57

Separating Push Bar and Mounting Bar
1. REMOVE both end caps (retainer is attached to nose end cap).
2. SLIDE push bar toward hinge side of door.
3. CONTINUE to slide push bar past the pivot plate that rides in
push bar track.

Changing Hand of Exit Device

4. SLIDE push bar in opposite direction, keeping pivot plate out of
track until push bar is free of mounting bar.

1. REMOVE screws and then spring retainer plate.
2. REMOVE two springs.
3. REMOVE auxiliary bolt.

Cutting Off for Non-Standard Doors
1. DRIVE OUT the two roll pins.
2. REMOVE mounting cap.
3. COLLAPSE bar and TAPE DOWN in area of cut-off.
NOTE:

3-19/32” [91.3 mm] minimum dimension from rivet centerline to new cutoff length, as show below.

5. REMOVE internal (deadlocking) spring.
6. SLIDE pin out of latch bolt and REMOVE deadlocking arm.
7. REPLACE deadlocking arm on opposite side of latch bolt and
INSTALL pin.
8. INSTALL internal spring and INSERT latch bolt and deadlocking arm
assembly into latch case.

4. DETERMINE extrusion length (Dimension “B”).

9. INSTALL auxiliary bolt.

5. MEASURE mounting bar (not push bar), and MARK extrusion length on tape.

10. REPLACE two springs.

6. SAW off excess length.

11. INSTALL spring retainer plate.

Installing Push Bar to Mounting Bar

7. LAY mounting clip over mounting bar (Figure “C”) and USE as a guide to drill
two 1/8” [3.2 mm] holes.

1. With push bar in hand and mounting bar attached to door, FIND
the stop plate staked into push bar (plate is on the latch end of
the assembled unit).

8. RE-INSTALL mounting cap into mounting bar and DRIVE two roll pins into
holes.

2. SLIDE the pivot plate nearest the hinge into track of push bar
until second pivot plate is exposed.

4. REMOVE latch bolt and deadlocking arm assembly, being careful
not to lose small internal spring.

9. SEE installation instructions.

3. INSERT pivot plate into track on push bar and SLIDE in
opposite direction until push bar and mounting bar align.

IMPORTANT NOTE
Installation must be in accordance to all applicable building and life safety codes.

Adams Rite is a brand associated with Hanchett Entry Systems, Inc., an
ASSA ABLOY Group company. Copyright © 2016, Hanchett Entry Systems, Inc.
All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without the express written
permission of Hanchett Entry Systems, Inc. is prohibited.

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Front View

Back View

1. REMOVE link from crank arm.

1. REMOVE Cam screw.

2. ROTATE crank to opposite
direction.

2. FLIP Cam over to opposite
position.

3. CONTINUE moving crank arm as
as bar is released.

3. REPLACE Cam screw and
TORQUE to 6.5–7.0 inch pounds.
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