INSTALLATION STEP 1

Determine the Header Bracket Location

To prevent possible SERIOUS INJURY or DEATH:

•Header bracket MUST be RIGIDLY fastened to structural support on header wall or ceiling, otherwise garage door might NOT reverse when required. DO NOT install header bracket over drywall.

•Concrete anchors MUST be used if mounting header bracket or 2x4 into masonry.

•NEVER try to loosen, move or adjust garage door, springs, cables, pulleys, brackets, or their hardware, ALL of which are under EXTREME tension.

•ALWAYS call a trained door systems technician if garage door binds, sticks, or is out of balance. An unbalanced garage door might NOT reverse when required.

Installation procedures vary according to garage door types. Follow the instructions which apply to your door.

 

Unfinished

OPTIONAL

 

Ceiling

CEILING

 

 

MOUNT

 

 

FOR

Header Wall

2x4

HEADER

BRACKET

 

Vertical Centerline

 

 

of Garage Door

 

 

2x4

Structural

 

 

Supports

Level (Optional)

1. Close the door and mark the inside vertical centerline

of the garage door.

2. Extend the line onto the header wall above the door.

You can fasten the header bracket within 4 feet

(1.22 m) of the left or right of the door center only if

a torsion spring or center bearing plate is in the way;

or you can attach it to the ceiling (see page 13) when

clearance is minimal. (It may be mounted on the

wall upside down if necessary, to gain approximately

1/2" (1 cm).)

If you need to install the header bracket on a 2x4

(on wall or ceiling), use lag screws (not provided)

to securely fasten the 2x4 to structural supports as

shown here and on page 13.

3. Open your door to the highest point of travel as shown.

Draw an intersecting horizontal line on the header wall

Header Wall

2" (5 cm)

Track

Highest

Point of

Travel

Door

Sectional door with curved track

Header Wall

2" (5 cm)

Track

Door

Highest

Point of

Travel

One-piece door with horizontal track

above the high point:

•

2" (5 cm) above the high point for sectional door

 

and one-piece door with track.

•

8" (20 cm) above the high point for one-piece door

 

without track.

This height will provide travel clearance for the top edge of the door.

NOTE: If the total number of inches exceeds the height available in your garage, use the maximum height possible, or refer to page 13 for ceiling installation.

 

Header Wall

 

Header Wall

 

 

 

 

8" (20 cm)

 

8" (20 cm)

 

 

 

Door

 

 

Highest

 

 

Door

Point of

 

 

Travel

 

 

 

Jamb

Highest

 

 

Hardware

 

 

Point of

 

Pivot

 

 

 

Travel

 

 

 

 

One-piece door without track:

One-piece door without track:

jamb hardware

 

pivot hardware

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