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Fiberglass, aluminum or lightweight steel garage doors
WILL REQUIRE
reinforcement BEFORE installation of
door bracket. Contact your door manufacturer for
reinforcement kit.
WARNING
CAUTION
WARNING
WARNING
INSTALLATION STEP 11
Fasten the Door Bracket
Follo
w
instructions
w
hich apply to your door type
as illustrated belo
w
or on the follo
w
ing page.
A horizontal reinforcement brace should be lon
g
enou
g
h to be secured to two or three vertical
supports. A vertical reinforcement brace should
cover the hei
g
ht of the top panel.
Figure 1 sho
w
s one piece of angle iron as the
horizontal brace. For the
v
ertical brace, 2 pieces of
angle iron are used to create a U-shaped support.
The best solution is to check
w
ith your garage door
manufacturer for an opener installation door
reinforcement kit.
NOTE:
Many door reinforcement kits provide for
direct attachment of the clevis pin and door arm. In
this case you will not need the door bracket; proceed
to Step 12.
SECTIONAL DOORS
1. Center the door bracket on the pre
v
iously marked
v
ertical centerline used for the header bracket
installation.
N
ote correct UP placement, as
stamped inside the bracket.
2. Position the top edge of the bracket 2"-4"
(5-10 cm) belo
w
the top edge of the door, OR
directly belo
w
any structural support across the top
of the door.
3. Mark, drill holes and install as follo
w
s, 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:
• Drill 3/16" fastening holes. Secure the door bracket
using the t
w
o 1/4"-14x5/8" self-threading scre
w
s
(Figure 2A).
• Alternately, use t
w
o 5/16" bolts, lock
w
ashers and
nuts (not pro
v
ided) (Figure 2B).
Metal, insulated or light weight factory reinforced
doors:
• Drill 3/16" fastening holes. Secure the door bracket
using the self-threading scre
w
s (Figure 3).
Wood Doors:
• Use top and bottom or side to side door bracket
holes. Drill 5/16" holes through the door and
secure bracket
w
ith 5/16"x2" carriage bolts, lock
w
ashers and nuts (not pro
v
ided) (Figure 4).
NOTE:
The 1/4"-14x5/8"
self-threading screws
are not intended for use
on wood doors.
Vertical
Centerline
of Garage
Door
Door
Bracket
Location
Header
Bracket
HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL
REINFORCEMENT IS NEEDED
FOR LIGHTWEIGHT GARAGE
DOORS (FIBERGLASS,
ALUMINUM, STEEL, DOORS
WITH GLASS PANEL, ETC.).
(NOT PROVIDED)
Door
Bracket
Vertical
Centerline
of Garage Door
UP
Vertical
Reinforcement
Self-Threading
Screw
1/4"-14x5/
8
"
Self-Threading
Screw
1/4"-14x5/
8
"
Door
Bracket
N
u
t
5/16"-1
8
Bolt
5/16"-1
8
x2"
Lock Washer
5/16"
UP
Vertical
Reinforcement
(Not Provided)
Vertical
Centerline
of Garage Door
UP
Self-Threading
Screw
1/4"-14x5/
8
"
Vertical
Centerline
of Garage Door
UP
Inside Edge
of Door or
Reinforcement Board
Bolt
5/16"x2"
(Not Provided)
Vertical
Centerline
of Garage
Door
Fi
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ure 1
Fi
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ure 2A
Fi
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ure 3
Fi
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ure 4
Fi
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