Exit device help

[cledry]

The two screws holding on each side are about an inch long. I like to unscrew the top & the bottom and then you can start sliding the cover away,
on each side. Then the push bar part in the center will slide off & you can see the dogging mechanism

I have the end caps off. I could not get the cover to slide off while attached to the door, so I took it off. Now with some pretty serious bruit force, it still will not budge. I am about to resort to block of wood and hammer...

If it is un-dogged I have never seen one that doesn't very easily slide apart. You can remove the screws from the back side that hold the two spring pads and then the front will pull off so you can see why it isn't coming apart.

[shutterstuff]

The ones I have worked on always just slid off

Not until it is un-dogged.

It is undogged.

[billdeserthills]

The ones I have worked on always just slid off

Not until it is un-dogged.

I've never been able to remove the unit from the door, to begin with, unless it is un-dogged!

[billdeserthills]

The ones I have worked on always just slid off

Not until it is un-dogged.

It is undogged.

So, did you try taking the screws out of the back side?

[shutterstuff]

So, did you try taking the screws out of the back side?

Rivets... but I am about to drill them.

[shutterstuff]

I see I never followed up on my final solution.

Adams Rite only carries the front cover or the whole shebang (all parts for a new install sans vertical rods is the smallest kit sold). You cannot order just the push bar assembly even though I tried. I did get the front cover and used a large hammer and beat the old cover off. The new cover slid right back on like they are supposed to. Door problem solved.

With talking to Adams Rite support and sending in pictures we came to the conclusion that all 16 doors were retrofitted at some point with the current dogging device. The original install had the dogging in the end cap (hole is still there). The retrofit was done wrong on all doors! I just hope no more dogging devices fail... but I now know I can use a wood block to beat them apart if I have to and save the cover from damage.

[Squelchtone]

[EDIT: Moved from Locksmith Lounge to Close that door!]

[cledry]

I always had assumed (apparently incorrectly) that section was for talk about door closers. oops.

[shutterstuff]

[EDIT: Moved from Locksmith Lounge to Close that door!]

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Exit device:


Door Closer:

[Squelchtone]

I always had assumed (apparently incorrectly) that section was for talk about door closers. oops.

here's this sub forum's description


Close that door!
A place for professionals to trade tips about installing and servicing door closers, hinges, panic bars, and exit devices.



As seen here:

taken from the forum home page: http://www.lockpicking101.com/

Squelchtone

[shutterstuff]

I stand corrected...

[cledry]

Who reads descriptions?

I guess I think of exit devices opening doors so that is where I had incorrectly assumed just by the sub forum name.

[Squelchtone]

Who reads descriptions?

I guess I think of exit devices opening doors so that is where I had incorrectly assumed just by the sub forum name.

I posted a pic of the new areas when I created them so everyone had a chance to see what they were all about, I don't want to hear excuses, kind of tired of you guys giving me a hard time about everything lately. : viewtopic.php?f=46&t=58993&start=45#p439769

I'm all ears if you guys ever thing some sub forum should be renamed or have it's name tweaked. suggest something useful and I'll change Close that door! to something better.

Thank you,
Squelchtone

[Robotnik]

"Commercial Hardware: Closers, Latches, and Panics"

...would be my humble suggestion.

[Squelchtone]

"Commercial Hardware: Closers, Latches, and Panics"

...would be my humble suggestion.

It has to fit somehow in the white/blue links menu on the left side of the forum, then the descrption box can be an entire paragraph.

Wonder if theres a way to use some of the words from your suggestion. Closers & Crash Bars. Something like that.