2Positioning and Installing
Front Wall Bracket
Tools Needed: | NOTE: It is recommended that the door | ||
| opener be installed 7 feet or more above the | ||
Carpenter’s Level | garage floor. | ||
7/16” Socket | REINFORCE THE HEADER WALL | ||
Driver | Reinforce the header wall (wall above door | ||
| opening) as required, to ensure rigid | ||
Power Drill | mounting of the front wall bracket. | ||
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Tape Measure | WARNING |
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1/8” Drill Bit | DO NOT ATTEMPT TO LOOSEN OR | ||
REMOVE ANY PORTION OF DOOR SPRING | |||
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| SYSTEM IN ORDER TO REINFORCE | ||
| HEADER WALL OR TO MOUNT WALL | ||
| BRACKET. SPRING SYSTEM IS UNDER | ||
| EXTREME TENSION AND CAN CAUSE | ||
| SEVERE OR FATAL INJURY. SUCH WORK | ||
| SHOULD BE DONE BY A QUALIFIED | ||
| SERVICE PERSON. | ||
| Locate the vertical center line of the garage | ||
| door and mark it on the header above the | ||
| door. | ||
| Raise the door slightly until the top section | ||
| reaches the highest point of travel (High Arc | ||
| Point); using a carpenter’s level, transfer | ||
| and mark the highest point of travel onto the | ||
| header wall and close the door. | ||
| Mount the front wall bracket with its lower | ||
| edge approximately 1/2” | ||
| mark showing the highest point of travel and | ||
| centered on the vertical center line. | ||
| NOTE: For low headroom torsion | ||
| counterbalance, hold the wall bracket’s | ||
| bottom edge typically at 1/2” - 1” (room | ||
| permitting) above the torsion spring center | ||
| bracket and centered on the vertical line, see | ||
| illustration. | ||
| Mark the two mounting holes and pilot drill | ||
| with a 1/8” drill bit. Mount wall bracket using | ||
| the 1/4” x | ||
| ensure rigid mounting. | ||
| Reinforce with 2” x 6” as required to |
| insure rigid mounting. |
| Vertical Center Line |
Header | Carpenter’s Level |
| High Arc Point |
| Top Section |
| Sectional Door |
| Curved Track |
| 1/4” X 1 1/2” |
| Lag Screws |
1/2” - 1” Above |
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High Arc Mark |
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| Front Wall |
| Bracket |
High Arc | Center of |
Door | |
Mark |
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1/2” - 1” Above |
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Center Bracket | Front Wall |
(Room Permitting) | |
| Bracket |
Top Edge Of | Torsion Spring |
Center Bracket | |
Center Bracket | Center Line |
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