How To Install Pulley For Wood Garage Door

Next check that the cables connected to the pulleys are slack.

How to install pulley for wood garage door.

Swap the old pulley with the new pulley. Replacing the pulleys must be done with the garage door open. However we did put it on 2 screens. Diy garage door repair and save money.

If your garage door cable is at an angle or l. To 4 5 in or 4 1 8 to 4 125 for example. A standard double garage door is 7 ft. Convert the measurements to a decimal 4 1 2 in.

Then remove the cable clip from the s hook which will remove the cable from the pulley. Because the doors are so large few home centers and only some garage door stores keep many doors in stock so expect to order one instead of buying it off the shelf. Once you remove the bolt keep the cable on the old pulley and keep the pulley fork in its present orientation. Divide the two measurements by 20 and 40 to obtain the spring s wire diameter.

If you rotate the cable or the pulley fork the pulley will rotate as the extension spring expands and contracts when you open and close the garage door. Grab a tape measure and press the hook between two spring coils and note the length of 20 coils. The only instructions we have for installing the pulley kit is what you just read. Follow the included instructions to hook up the opener and fasten it to the spring system with a pulley and cable.

Use a piece of wood or some other item that can stabilize the door to prop it open to this point. Cut two 2 by 4 s to 8 feet long and five 2 by 4 s to 3 feet 9 inches long. Garage doors are available in wood fiberglass and steel. This video will show you how to repair a mis aligned garage door cable.

Always stay out of the path of extension springs when the garage door is operating or when the door is closed assuming the cable or spring could break at any moment and the spring flies off and hits you. Using 3 inch wood screws attach the 8 foot long pieces to the ends of the shorter support pieces. Garage door openers come in several varieties. Install the garage door opener.

It takes a little innovation and handyman skills but seems to work. The pulley is connected to the track with a bolt. We have not tested the system. High by 8 or 9 ft.

To install the opener you ll need to hang another angle iron from the center joist on your garage s ceiling. Feel free to use our diagrams to make your own pulley system. High by 16 ft. You should use two screws at each end of the shorter pieces for a total of 20 screws.