How To Fit A Garage Door Motor

Buying the replacement kit purchase the replacement kit depending on whether or not you are replacing the motor.

How to fit a garage door motor.

Disconnecting the motor unit let the garage door be in a closed position. Before we undo the u bolt where we are going to fit the motor we always have to tighten the other u bolt nice and tight. First and most importantly your garage door should be optimally functional upon its initial installation. Then feed the belt or chain through the end of the rail around the pulley then around the other end at the motor.

Step by step video instruction how to fit roller garage doors by birkdale. The side opposite where we are going to fit the motor. Buying the replacement kit step 1. Attach the rail to the motor compartment.

Here i will show how to fit a used up over garage door if you just bought one second hand with no instruction then watch this its quite easy to fit if you. Install the pulley at end of rail opposite the motor compartment. We use our 15mm socket to tighten the u bolt. Aside from finding a high quality garage door opener the best way to ensure this is to clean and oil the hinges and internal gears of the garage door opener s engine to ensure that they can flow smoothly through their full range of motion.

Make it nice and tight and secure. Make sure that the unit s power is.