Chamberlain 1024 Garage Door Opener User Manual


 
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PN# 3642036534, 02/26/2010 REV. 1
DOOR BRACKET:
NOTE: For door bracket and bolts locate Bag 4
from Box 2.
1. Finding door bracket mounting location.
Door bracket is mounted as high on
door as
possible along vertical centerline and NO LOWER
THAN top set of rollers (Fig. 2-7).
2. Mounting the door bracket.
Proper bracing should be verified at this point.
Align door bracket centered on your vertical
centerline (Fig. 2-8).
Attach using 3 self-drilling screws for sheet
metal or other light weight material.
Use lag screws (not provided) for solid
wooden sectional doors.
NOTE: For solid wood doors, carriage bolts
WITHOUT
SLOTTED HEADS (not included) may
also be used for attaching door bracket.
INSTALL DOOR ARMS
NOTE: For door arm nuts and bolts, clevis and
cotter pins locate Bag 5 from Box 2.
1. Attach the arms.
Fasten short branch of curved door arm to door
bracket using bolt and locking nut (Fig. 2-9).
Fasten straight arm to carriage using short
clevis pin and cotter pin (Fig. 2-9).
2.
Connecting the arms.
Slide carriage back and forth to adjust arm length.
– Position the straight arm 50º down from the
rail.
With the arms arranged in this position, fasten
arms together using bolts and nuts spaced as
far apart as possible (Fig. 2-9).
Doors made of masonite, lightweight wood,
fiberglass, and sheet metal must be properly
braced before mounting door opener. Contact
door manufacturer or distributor for a bracing kit.
The Genie Company is not responsible for
damage caused due to improperly braced door.
CAUTION
FIG. 2-7 Mounting door Bracket
.
centerline
even with or
above top roller
FIG. 2-9 Attaching door arms.
FIG. 2-8 Examples of door bracket positioning.
centerline of top roller
A B
centerline
50°
short clevis pin & cotter pin
bolts as far
apart as
possible