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Doc. No.: MOVFR Hand Swap.doc 

 

   
   G.A.L. Manufacturing Corporation   

 

  50 East 153

rd

 Street, Bronx, N.Y. 10451 

      Phone (718) 292-9000  Fax (718) 292-2034                                                                          10/5/2005                   

 

MOVFR Operator Hand Swap Procedure 

 

This document should be used as a guide to convert a side slide operator to its opposite hand.  The following will show 
the steps necessary to complete this task.  It should take approximately 1 to 1 1/2 hours to complete.  Take note of the 
entire operator assembly and location of components to avoid reassembly problems. 
 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for MOVFR

Page 1: ...VFR Operator Hand Swap Procedure This document should be used as a guide to convert a side slide operator to its opposite hand The following will show the steps necessary to complete this task It should take approximately 1 to 1 1 2 hours to complete Take note of the entire operator assembly and location of components to avoid reassembly problems ...

Page 2: ...belt from the motor Remove nuts washers and rubber spacers on motor mount tensioner 2 Separate connecting link assembly from the operator crank arm Note During reassembly in the opposite hand you must separate the 2 halves of the connecting link and reassemble with the slotted link facing outward 3 Remove 2 bolts on the door drive arm support assembly to separate door drive arm ...

Page 3: ... 292 9000 Fax 718 292 2034 10 5 2005 3 4 Remove the operator controls enclosure cover 5 Remove speed limit cams by sliding them off the bearing shaft Note During reassembly in opposite hand reference the appendix section of this document 6 Remove 4 screws holding the operator controls enclosure to the base ...

Page 4: ... hand wiring and conduits are to be attached on opposite sides of box Also reverse any two motor wires to obtain proper rotation of motor 8 Remove 4 bolts holding motor to motor mounting base Then remove 2 bolts securing the mounting base 9 Remove 4 bolts holding drive arm support assembly to the base Note During reassembly in the opposite hand you must remove the 3 bolts on the support assembly a...

Page 5: ...drive chain tension angle and remove from the intermediate pulley assembly Then remove 4 bolts securing intermediate pulley assembly to the base 11 Slide operator controls enclosure out of the way Remove 2 bolts securing the stop plate for drive pulley limit Then remove 4 bolts securing the drive pulley assembly to the base 12 Unscrew stud for the motor mount tensioner ...

Page 6: ...e Now you must flip the operator base over to begin reassembly in the opposite hand 14 Reinstall drive pulley and stop plate for drive pulley limit in the opposite hand You will now need to move the limit stop rollers on the opposite side of the pulley Take notice of the markings on the casting All stop rollers located LH will now be mounted to RH and vice versa depending on the swap ...

Page 7: ... 5 2005 7 15 Next you must mount the crank arm to the opposite side of the drive pulley Remove 2 screws securing the crank arm on the back side of the drive pulley casting Reverse the crank arm and insert screws back in place 17 Reinstall stud for motor mount tensioner Ref Step 13 Then follow reassembly in reverse order from steps 12 2 ...

Page 8: ...Doc No MOVFR Hand Swap doc G A L Manufacturing Corporation 50 East 153 rd Street Bronx N Y 10451 Phone 718 292 9000 Fax 718 292 2034 10 5 2005 8 Appendix Cam Setting Versus Distance ...

Page 9: ...Doc No MOVFR Hand Swap doc G A L Manufacturing Corporation 50 East 153 rd Street Bronx N Y 10451 Phone 718 292 9000 Fax 718 292 2034 10 5 2005 9 Rotational Cam Setting ...

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