Panel Replacement Guide
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Parts Included
(1) Instruction Guide
(1) Sidelight Panel or Transom Panel
(1) Panel Replacement Kit (1359408)
(12) Jamb Clips*
(60) #6 X 1/2” Screws*
Foam Tape* (Sidelight Units Only)
Tools and Supplies
• Safety Glasses
• Utility Knife
• Nylon Putty Knife
• Metal Putty Knife or
Deglazing Tool
• Small Pry Bar
• Phillips Screwdriver
• Keyhole Hacksaw
• 1-1/2” (4d) Finish Nails
• Caulk Gun
• Silicone Sealant
• Hammer
• Side Cutters
Sidelight Panel or Transom Panel
Additional Parts Needed
(1) Mull Cover (Joined Transom Units Only)
(1) Silicone Sealant (color matching)
(2903021) White
(2903022) Terratone®
(2903023) Sandtone
(2903026) Forest Green
#6 X 1/2” Screw*
Jamb Clip*
(1525012) Foam Tape*
(2962027)
*Part included in Panel Replacement Kit.
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©2003-2006 Andersen Corporation. All rights reserved. Instruction Guide 0005345 BB Revised 06/13/06
Panel Replacement Guide
for Andersen® Frenchwood® Patio Door Sidelights and Transoms
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1. Remove Interior Panel Stops
• Tape broken glass with filament or duct tape before
removal of panel to reduce glass fragmentation.
• Score perimeter of each Interior Panel Stop using a
utility knife to break varnish/paint seal.
Interior Panel Stop
Interior View
Varnish/Paint Seal
Utility Knife
Single Units
• Insert a small pry bar between sill Interior Panel Stop
and frame. Use protective material under pry bar to
protect jamb.
• Pry Interior Panel Stop up gently and remove without
scratching surrounding trim.
• Record original location on back side of each piece
for reapplication.
• Repeat for head Interior Panel Stop.
• Repeat for side Interior Panel Stops.
Interior Panel
Stop (Sill)
Pry Bar
Single Unit
Wear gloves, safety glasses, goggles, or eye shields
when handling glass. Tape broken glass with duct
tape before removal to reduce glass fragmentation.
Failure to do so may result in severe personal injury,
product, and/or property damage.
Interior Panel
Stop (Side)
Interior View
Tape
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1. Remove Interior Panel Stops (Continued)
• Insert a small pry bar between center Interior Panel
Stop and panel. Use protective material under pry bar
to protect panel surface.
• Pry Interior Panel Stop up gently and remove without
scratching surrounding trim.
• Record original location on back side of each piece
for reapplication.
• Repeat for head and sill Interior Panel Stops.
• Repeat for side Interior Panel Stops.
Pry Bar
Interior Panel
Stop (Center)
Interior Panel
Stop (Sill)
Pry Bar
Joined Transom Unit
• Locate screws between panel and jambs using a flash
light if necessary.
• For Transom Units, insert hacksaw blade between panel
and jamb. Cut through screws on all four sides.
• For Sidelight Units, insert hacksaw blade between
panel and jamb. Cut through screws on head and sides
(units do not have screws on bottom).
• For Joined Transom Units, insert hacksaw blade
between panel and jamb. Cut through screws on outer
side, head, and sill of the panel being replaced.
2. Remove Panel
Protect jamb surface when cutting screws. Use a
backup guard between jamb and panel, if necessary.
Panel
Hacksaw
Jamb
Cross Section Detail
Screw Hacksaw
Interior View
Joined Transom Units
Interior Views
Interior Panel
Stop (Side)
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• For Transom Units, cut exterior fillet bead 3/4” deep
using a metal putty knife/ deglazing tool on all four
sides and remove panel.
• For Sidelight Units, cut exterior fillet bead 3/4” deep
using a metal putty knife/deglazing tool on both side
and head jambs and remove panel (sill does not
require deglazing).
• Remove Exterior Mull Cover using a pry bar. Use
protective material between pry tool and panel.
• Cut exterior fillet bead on joined side (area behind
Exterior Mull Cover) 1/4” deep using a metal putty
knife/deglazing tool.
• Cut exterior sealant fillet bead on remaining three sides
3/4” deep using a metal putty knife/deglazing tool.
• Remove and retain both screws from the center join on
the side opposing the panel being replaced. Remove
panel and retain screws.
2. Remove Panel (Continued)
Single Units
Support Panel at all times once removal of glazing
silicone begins. Panel may fall inward. Failure to do
so may result in severe personal injury, product,
and/or property damage.
Joined Transom Units
Metal Putty Knife/
Deglazing Tool
Fillet Bead
Joined Transom Units
Exterior View
Exterior Mull Cover
Exterior View
Pry Bar
Screws
Single Units
Interior View
Metal Putty Knife/
Deglazing Tool
Fillet Bead
Fillet Bead
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3. Position and Attach Jamb Clips
Interior Side Up
4. Remove Silicone and Clear Window Opening
• For Transom Units, remove old silicone
from glazing lip on all four sides.
• For Sidelight Units, remove old silicone
from glazing lip on sides and head and
silicone or foam tape on sill.
• Check perimeter of frame glazing area for
obstructions such as screws or nails.
Correct, as necessary, making
obstructions flush with frame
surfaces. Place panel in
opening to check for
additional obstructions.
• Place replacement Panel on a clean surface with interior side up.
• Determine location of mounting clips on replacement Panel from
Jamb Clip Chart below.
• Position number of Jamb Clips according to Jamb Clip Chart and
fasten using two #6 X 1/2” Screws, as shown.
• Jamb Clips are not required on side being joined in center.
Position all other Jamb Clips according to Jamb Clip Chart and
fasten using two #6 X 1/2” Screws, as shown. DO NOT apply
Jamb Clips to side begin joined in center.
• Remove Spacer Clips from both side jambs. Spacer Clips are
only needed at head and sill.
Jamb Clip Chart
SL1368
SL13611
SL1380
SL1768
SL17611
SL1780
FWT2116
FWT2716
FWT2916
FWT21110
FWT27110
FWT29110
FWT3116
FWT4116
FWT31110
FWT41110
FWT5016 FWT 2 5016
FWT5416 FWT 2 5416
FWT6016 FWT 2 6016
FWT50110 FWT 2 50110
FWT54110 FWT 2 54110
FWT60110 FWT 2 60110
FWT2111
FWT2711
FWT2911
FWT3111
FWT4111
FWT5011 FWT 2 5011
FWT5411 FWT 2 5411
FWT6011 FWT 2 6011
Jamb Clip
Panel
#6 X 1/2” Screw
Jamb Clip
Silicone
Sealant
Nylon Putty Knife
Interior Views
Sidelight Unit
Transom Unit
#6 X 1/2” Screw
Nylon Putty Knife
Single Units
Joined Transom Units
Spacer Clip
Foam Tape or
Silicone Sealant
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Transom Unit
5. Seal Opening
• Apply a 5/16” bead of silicone sealant to glazing lip on
all four sides of frame. Locate bead approximately 1/4”
from lip edge to reduce excess sealant on exterior.
• Apply a 5/16" bead of silicone sealant to glazing lip on
sides and head of frame. Locate bead approximately
1/4" from lip edge to reduce excess sealant on exterior.
• Apply 1/2" bead of silicone sealant along sill in same
location where old silicone sealant or foam tape was
located.
Glazing Lip
Caulk Gun
Silicone
5/16" Silicone Sealant Bead
Caulk Gun
Interior Views
6. Install Glass Panel
• Set bottom of replacement Panel on sill and push top
into glazing leg. Center replacement Panel in opening
from left to right.
• Set bottom of replacement Panel on sill close to the
side opposite the center post and push top into glazing
leg. Slide replacement Panel sideways against center
post until flush.
Replacement
Panel
Interior View
Sidelight Unit
Transom Units
Sidelight Units
Single Units
Joined Transom Units
Sill
1/2" Silicone Sealant Bead
Glazing Lip
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7. Attach Panel to Frame
• Hold replacement Panel firmly in position. DO NOT
push on glass. Push tight from the interior and fasten
Panel to frame using a minimum of two Screws per
Jamb Clip.
• Hold replacement Panel firmly in position. DO NOT
push on glass. Push tight from the interior and secure
Panel to joining post using previously removed screws.
• Fasten Panel to frame using a minimum of two Screws
per Jamb Clip.
• Clean surfaces where Exterior Mull Cover will
be reapplied.
• Fill the triangular recess between the panel and joining
post with silicone sealant. Silicone must run full length
and close off along sill and head jamb.
• Remove protective backing from tape on back side of
Exterior Mull Cover.
• Apply Exterior Mull Cover over join and center between
head and sill.
Single Units
Joined Transom Units
Screws
Jamb Clip
Interior View
Single Unit
Joined Transom Unit
Interior View
Exterior View
Screws
Exterior Mull Cover
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8. Reapply Interior Panel Stops
• Remove excess silicone from exterior using a nylon
putty knife flush with the exterior face of glass.
• Apply a 3/16”, smooth, continuous bead of color
matching Silicone Sealant around exterior perimeter of
unit at panel/frame joint.
9. Apply Exterior Silicone Sealant
1-1/2” (4d)
Finish Nail
Interior Panel Stop
(Sill)
1” Finish Nail
(1-1/2” (4d) Finish Nail cut to 1”)
Head/Side Jamb
Sill
Interior
Panel Stop
(Head/Side)
3/4”
Sidelight Unit Cross Section
Caulk Gun
Silicone Sealant
(matching exterior color)
Panel
Jamb
Exterior View
• Reapply Interior Panel Stops to sides first, then to head
and sill. Fasten using 1-1/2” (4d) finish nails.
• Reapply Interior Panel Stops to sides first, then to
head. Fasten using 1-1/2” (4d) finish nails.
• Reapply Interior Panel Stop to sill using 1-1/2” (4d)
finish nails cut to 1”. DO NOT nail into area 3/4” from
Panel to avoid nailing into aluminum, as shown.
Transom Units
Sidelight Units
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