How To Brace A Garage Door Opener

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How to brace a garage door opener.

Place the opener on a ladder and use scrap lumber to get it at the height you need. Align the opener s rail with the center of the garage door. A garage door is the largest moving object in the home that is often operated by an electric garage door opener. This should come in several pieces that fit easily together.

Attach the rail. Attach them together as. The clopay opener reinforcement bracket kit helps reinforce your garage door when attaching a garage door opener. Follow the manufacturer s instructions to assemble the opener and mount the rail to the header bracket above the door.

Then you will need to slide the carriage also known as a trolley over the rail. The support frame mount will consist of 2 by 4 blocks cut to fit above the door and screwed together in an l shape extending beyond the top lip of the door. I added a small wooden support to the top door panel so that the brace is screwed into something more than a thin metal strip. Directly above the door hinges between the top of the door and torsion spring locate a stud or point to attach the brace support mount.

From informational videos to product manuals and troubleshooting articles the chamberlain group resource library has the information you need. Proper installation operation maintenance and testing of the garage door and electric garage door opener are necessary to provide safe trouble free operation. Proper top section reinforcement is required when attaching a garage door opener to your garage door. Finally attach the garage door opener to the brace.

Begin by putting together the main assembly. This steel bracket provides the proper reinforcement to the top sections and are adjustable for compatibility with most garage door openers.