How To Install New Garage Door Motor

Be sure the bar is centered on the panel.

How to install new garage door motor.

When buying a garage door opener choose a 1 3 hp or 1 2 hp garage door opener for a single garage door 1 3 hp can be hard to find at some home centers. It should be at least 7 feet above the floor to allow sufficient headroom for people walking under it. This should come in several pieces that fit easily together. An older double garage door can weigh anywhere from 250 to 450 lbs.

Dislodge the old motor assembly from the unit. This weight coupled with deteriorating hardware makes older garage doors a frequent scene of home accidents. You can now remove the motor gear and sprocket assembly from the unit too. This is the piece of the opener that.

Drill pilot holes image 1 and secure the bar with screws. Go with 1 2 hp for a double door and 3 4 hp for a door that has a wood or faux wood overlay they can be heavy. Yet many of us enter and exit our homes through the garage door far more often than we do through the formal entry door. Now remove the three screws that hold the sprocket in place.

If you re installing a two car garage door place a reinforcing bar on the top panel to prevent the door from bowing in the center. Then you will need to slide the carriage also known as a trolley over the rail. Begin installing your new door. Screw the bracket to the wall above the door make sure the screws go into the wood beam and connect the opener assembly opposite to the motor to it.

First put the rail together. Attach the rail. Locate the four screws with which the motor assembly is attached to the opener s frame and unscrew them. Attach hinges to the top of each panel image 2.

Next attach the motor end to the blocking with by 2 inch long lag screws. New garage door installation overview.