POSITION AND MOUNT THE GARAGE DOOR OPENER
NOTE: For additional mounting options refer to the accessories page of the
owner's manual.
1. Close the garage door completely.
2. Slide the garage door opener onto the end of the torsion bar. If the
torsion bar is too long or damaged, you may need to cut the torsion bar.
Ensure the collar does NOT touch the bearing.
If the replacement shaft collar matches the previous shaft collar, align the
garage door opener mounting bracket to the existing holes. Use a level to
position and vertically align the garage door opener. Skip to Step 6.
If the replacement shaft collar does NOT match the previous shaft collar,
start at Step 3.
3. Use a level to position and vertically align the garage door opener.
Verify the mounting bracket is located on a solid surface such as wood,
concrete or door/flag bracket. If installing on drywall, the mounting
bracket MUST be attached to a stud.
4. When the garage door opener is properly aligned, mark the mounting
bracket holes. If necessary, lightly tighten collar screws on the torsion
bar to hold garage door opener in place while marking holes.
NOTE: The garage door opener does not have to be flush to wall.
5. Remove the garage door opener from torsion bar. Drill 3/16 inch pilot
holes at the marked locations. Drill through metal door rail plates if
necessary.
NOTE: See Door Shaft Style images to identify your setup.
OPTION A: Solid Shaft with
Keyway Installations
6. For doors with solid shafts with
a keyway, slide the operator
back onto the torsion bar,
ensuring that the provided 1"
key is in place and aligned with
the keyway on the collar. Then,
slide the garage door opener
back onto the torsion bar until
the pilot holes align with the
mounting bracket.
7. To secure the torsion bar, tighten
the two square head set screws
furthest from the operator. Begin
by hand-tightening both screws
until they make contact with the
shaft or the key. Then, tighten
Shaft
the screws 1/4 to 1/2 turn.
Collar
8. Operator Set Screws: Fully tighten the two set screws closest to the
operator with an additional 1/4 to 1/2 turn.
9. Secure the mounting bracket to both the wall and the garage door
opener. Use the provided 14-10 x 2" screws to firmly fasten the mounting
bracket to the wall.
To prevent the screws from coming loose, lock the screws in place by
tightening all 4 lock nuts until the lock washer is fully flattened against
the collar.
Mounting Bracket
OPTION B: Hollow Shaft without
Keyway Installations
6. For doors with hollow shafts
or without a keyway, slide the
garage door opener back onto
the torsion bar until the pilot
holes align with the mounting
bracket.
7. To secure the torsion bar, tighten
the two square head set screws
furtherst from the operator.
Begin by hand-tightening both
.25" (.6 cm) min.
screws until they touch the shaft.
space between
Then, turn the screws 3/4 to 1
bearing and
shaft collar
full turn.
Bearing Plate
Torsion Bar
Screws 14-10 x 2"
To prevent possible SERIOUS INJURY or DEATH:
•
Concrete anchors MUST be used if mounting bracket 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.
•
Garage door opener MUST be mounted at a right angle to the torsion
bar to avoid premature wear on the collar.
Shaft
Collar
Set screws
(Torsion bar)
3
WARNING
.25" (.6 cm) min.
space between
bearing and
shaft collar
Bearing Plate
Torsion Bar
Mounting Bracket
Screws 14-10 x 2"
Door Shaft Style
Solid
torsion bar
Hollow
torsion bar
Set screws
(Torsion bar)