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Installation
STEP 8 Install the door bracket
Fiberglass, aluminum or lightweight steel garage doors WILL REQUIRE reinforcement BEFORE
installation of door bracket.Contactthe garage door manufacturer or installing dealer for opener
reinforcement instructions or reinforcement kit. Failure to reinforce the top section as required
according to the door manufacturer may void the door warranty.
A horizontal and vertical reinforcement is needed for lightweight garage doors (fiberglass, aluminum,
steel, doors with glass panel, etc.) (not provided).A horizontal reinforcement brace should be long
enough to be secured to two or three vertical supports. A vertical reinforcement brace should cover the
height of the top panel. Contact the garage door manufacturer or installing dealer for opener
reinforcement instructions or reinforcement kit.
NOTE: Many door reinforcement kits provide for directattachment of the clevis pin and door arm. In this
case you will not need the door bracket; proceed to the next step.
OPTION A SECTIONAL DOORS
1. Center the door bracket on the previouslymarked vertical centerline used for the header
bracket installation. Note correctUP placement, as stamped inside the bracket.
2. Position the top edge of the bracket 2"-4" (5-10cm) below the top edge of the door, OR
directly below any structural support across the top of the door.
3. Mark,drill holes and install as follows, depending on your door’s construction.
Metal or light weight doors using a vertical angle iron brace between the door panel support and
the door bracket:
l Drill 3/16" fastening holes. Secure the door bracket using the two 1/4"-14x5/8" self-threading
screws. (Figure1)
l Alternately,use two 5/16"-18x2" bolts, lockwashers and nuts(not provided). (Figure2)
Metal, insulated or light weight factory reinforced doors:
l Drill 3/16" fastening holes. Secure the door bracket using the self-threading screws. (Figure3)
Wood doors:
l Use top and bottom or side to side door bracket holes.Drill 5/16" holes through the door and
secure bracket with 5/16"-18x2" carriage bolts, lockwashers and nuts(not provided).
(Figure4)
NOTE: The 1/4"-14x5/8" self-threading screws are not intended for use on wood doors.
FIGURE 1
FIGURE 3 FIGURE 4
FIGURE 2
Vertical
Reinforcement
Vertical
Centerline
of Garage Door
UP
Door Bracket
Vertical Reinforcement
Vertical Reinforcement
Horizontal Reinforcement
Vertical Centerline
of Garage Door
Hardware
(not provided)
Door Bracket
UP
Vertical
Centerline
of Garage Door
UP
Vertical Centerline of
Garage Door
Hardware
(not provided)
UP
Inside Edge of Door or
Reinforcement Board
Self-Threading Screw
Self-Threading
Screw
HARDWARE
Self-Threading Screw
1/4"-14x5/8"
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