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Craftsman 139.53962 SRT Owner's Manual

1/2hp garage door opener, for residential use only
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Owner's
Manual
Model No.
139.53962SRT
139.53975SRT
For Residential Use
Only
Caution:
Read and follow
all
safety rules and
operating
instructions
before first use of this
product.
Fasten the manual
near the garage door
after installation.
Complies
with UL325
[11_
_
regulations effective
January 1, 1993
CRAFTSMAN®
GARAGE DOOR OPENER
112 HP
• Safety Precautions
• Assembly
• Installation
• Adjustment
• Care and Maintenance
• Operation
• Troubleshooting
• Parts List
Sears, Roebuck
and Co., Hoffman
Estates,
IL 60179 U.S.A.

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  • Page 1: Installationsafety Instructions

    Fasten the manual near the garage door after installation. Complies with UL325 [11_ regulations effective January 1, 1993 Sears, Roebuck CRAFTSMAN® GARAGE DOOR OPENER 112 HP • Safety Precautions • Assembly • Installation • Adjustment • Care and Maintenance • Operation •...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Mechanical When you see this Safety Symbol on the following to your garage door and/or the garage door opener if you do not comply with the corresponding instructions. Read the instructions This garage door opener is designed and tested to offer safe service provided it is installed, operated, maintained and tested in strict a_cordance with the safety instructions contained in this manual.

  • Page 3: You'll Need Tools

    During assembly, installation and adjustment of the opener, instructions will call for hand tools shown below. Level Stepladder An unbalanced garage door might not reverse when required and someone under the door could be seriously injured or killed. If your garage door binds, sticks or is out of balance, call for professional service.

  • Page 4: Luustration Of Sectional Door Installation

    Before you begin, survey your garage area to see whether any of the conditions to your installation. Hodzontal and vedical reinforcement is needed for lightweight garage doors (fiberglaSS, steel, aluminum, door with glass panels, etc.). See page 24 for delails. __Header Wal/_l Based on your particular requirements, there are several installation steps which might call for...

  • Page 5: Illustration Of One-Piece Door Installation

    Before you begin, survey your garage area to see whether any of the conditions to your installation. Header Wall etween floor and bottom of door must not exceed 1/4". Reversing Sensor Based on your particular requirements, there are several installation steps which might call for materials and/or hardware not included in the carton.

  • Page 6: Carton Inventory

    Your garage door opener is packaged in two cartons which contain parts illustrated below. Accessories will depend on model purchased. If anything is missing, carefully check the packing material. Parts may be "stuck" in the foam. Hardware for assembly and installation is shown on page 7.

  • Page 7: Hardware Inventory

    Separate all hardware from the packages In the rail carton and the opener carton, as shown below, for the assembly and installation procedures. ASSEMBLY Lock Nut Lock Washer 1/4"-BO (2) ) ))))))))))) Bolt 1/4"-20 x 1-3/4" (2) O_(i(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((r((((i Trolley Threaded Shaft (t) INSTALLATION _llLIt_llJllllllllllID Hex Screw...

  • Page 8: Assembly Section: Pages

    Assembly Section: Pages 8 - 11 To avoid installation difficulties, do not run the garage door opener until instructed to do so. Assembly Step I Assemble the Rail & Install the Trolley The front rail has a cut out "window" at the door end (see illustration).

  • Page 9: Fasten The Rail To The Opener

    Assembly Step 2 Fasten the Rail to the Opener • Insert a 1/4"-20xl-3/4 bolt into the cover protection bolt hole on the back end of the rail as shown. Tighten securely with a 1/4"-20 lock nut. • Remove the two screws from the top of the opener.

  • Page 10: Install Chain/Cable & Attach The Sprocket Cover

    Assembly Step 4 Install the Chain/Cable and Attach the Sprocket Cover 1. Pull the cable around the idler pulley and toward the trolley. 2. Connect the cable loop to the retaining slot on the trolley, as shown: • From below, push pins of master link bar up through cable loop and trolley slot.

  • Page 11: Tighten The Chain

    Step 4 (Test the Safety Reverse System). Check for proper tension and readjust chain if necessary. Then repeat Adjustment You have now finished assembling your garage door opener. Please read the following warnings before proceeding with installation. IMPORTANT INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS To reduce the risk of severe injury or death to persons: 1.

  • Page 12: Installation Section: Pages

    Installation Section: Pages 12- 27 Installation Step 1 Determine Header Bracket Location Installation procedures vary according to garage door types. Follow the Instructions which apply to your door. Vertical Header • Open your door to the highest point of travel as shown. Draw an intersecting horizontal line on the header wall 2"...

  • Page 13: One-Piece Door

    Read the Safety instructions on page 12. They also apply to doors without tracks. • Close the door and mark the inside vertical centerline of your garage door. Extend the line onto the header wall above door, If headroom clearance is minimal, you can install the header bracket on the ceiling.

  • Page 14: Install The Header Bracket

    Install the Header Bracket Installation Step 2 • Center the bracket on the vertical guideline with the bottom edge of the bracket on the horizontal line as shown (with the arrow pointing toward the ceiling). Structural Header Suppoff Bracket Highest Point of Garage DoorTravel Ceiling •...

  • Page 15: Attach The Rail To Header Bracket

    Rail to the Header HeaderBracket Bracket NOTE: (Optional) With an existing Craftsman installation, you may to-use the old header bracket with the two plastic spacers included in the hardware bag. Place the spacers inside the bracket on each side of the rail, as illustrated.

  • Page 16: Positionthe Opener

    Installation Step 4 Position the Opener Follow instructions which apply to your door type as illustrated. A 2x4 laid flat is convenient for setting an ideal door-to-T-rail distance. • Raise the opener onto a stepladder as shown. You will need help at this point if the ladder is not tall enough.

  • Page 17: Hang The Opener

    Installation Step 5 Hang the Opener Two representative installations are shown. Yours may be different. Hanging brackets should be angled, Figure 1, to provide rigid support. On finished ceilings, Figure 2, attach a sturdy metal bracket to structural supports before installing the opener.

  • Page 18: Install The Door Control

    Install the Premium Control Installation Step 6 Locate the door control within sight of the door at a minimum height of 5 feet where small children cannot reach, and away from all moving parts of the door and door hardware. The door control is typically attached directly to the wall.

  • Page 19: Install The Lights And Lenses

    The lights will turn ON and remain lit for approximately 4-1/2 minutes when power is connected. Then the lights will turn OFF. • Use standard neck Garage Door Opener bulbs for replacement. Install the lenses: • Apply slight pressure on the sides of each lens and slide the tabs into the slots in the side panels.

  • Page 20: Electrical Requirements

    Installation Step 9 Electrical Requirements To reduce the risk of electric shock, your garage door opener has a grounding type plug with a third grounding pin. This plug will onlyfit into a grounding type outlet. If the plug doesn't fit into the outlet you have, contact a qualified electrician to install the proper outlet.

  • Page 21: Safety Reversing Sensor Information

    The Safety Reversing System IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE ;AFETY REVERSING SENSOR The safety reversing sensor must be connected and aligned correctly before the garage door opener will move in the down direction. This Is a required safety device and cannot be disabled. When properly connected and aligned, the safety reversing sensor will detect an obstacle in the path...

  • Page 22: Install The Safety Reversing Sensor

    Installation Step 10 Install the Safety Reversing Be sure power to the opener is disconnected. install and align the brackets so the sensors will face each other across the garage door, with the beam from4 - 6" above the floor. They may be installed in one of three ways, depending on your requirements, as follows.
  • Page 23 Mounting and Wiring the Safety Sensors • Slide a 1/4"-20xl/2" carriage bolt head into the slot on both sensors. Use wing nuts to fasten sensors to brackets, with lenses pointing toward each other across the door. Be sure the lens is not obstructedby a bracket extension.

  • Page 24: Fasten Door Bracket (Sectional Door)

    Installation Step 11 Fasten Door Bracket Follow instructions which apply to your door type as illustrated below or on page 25. A horizontal brace should be long enough to be secured to 2 vertical supports. A vertical brace should cover the height of the top panel. The illustration shows one piece of angle iron as the horizontal brace.

  • Page 25: Fasten Door Bracket (One-Piece Door)

    Please read and comply with the warnings and reinforcement Instructions They apply to one-piece doors also. Header WaU 2x4 Supped Door Bracket • Center the bracket on the top of the door, in line with the header bracket as shown. Mark holes. •...

  • Page 26: Connect Door Arm To Trolley (Sectional Door)

    Installation Step 12 Connect Door Arm to Trolley Follow instructions which apply to your door type as illustrated below and on page 27. Make sure garage door is fully closed. Pull the emergency from the inner trolley, Slide the outer trolley back (away from the pulley) for 8" minimum as shown below. Figure 1 : •...

  • Page 27: Connect Door Arm To Trolley (One-Piece Door)

    Assemble the Door Arm: • Fasten the straight and curved door arm sections together to the longest possible length, with a 2 or 3 hole overlap. • With the door closed, connect the straight door arm section to the door bracket with the 5-16" x 1-1/4" clevis pin.

  • Page 28: Adjustment Section - Pages 28 - 30 Travel Limit Adjustments

    Adjustment Adjustment Step 1 Adjust the UP and DOWN Limits Do not make any limit adjustments safety reversing sensors ere completely installed. Limit adjustment settings regulate the points at which the door will stop when moving up or down. If anything interferes with the door's upward travel, it will stop.

  • Page 29: Force Adjustments

    Adjustment Step 2 Adjust the Force Force adjustment controls are located on the right side panel of the opener. Force adjustment settings regulate the amount of power required to open and close the door. The door will stop in the up direction if anything interferes with its travel.

  • Page 30: Test The Safety Reversing Sensor

    Professional service Is required If the opener closes the door when the safety reversing sensor Is obstructed. The garage door opener will not close from a remote control if the indicator light in either sensor is off(alerting you to the fact that the sensor is misaligned or obstructed).

  • Page 31: Operation Safety Instructions

    IMPORTANT To reduce the risk of severe injury or death to persons: 1. READ AND FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS. 2. Do not permit children either to operate or to play with the opener. Keep remote control in a location inaccessible to children. 3.

  • Page 32: Operation Of Your Opener

    Operation of Your Opener Activate the opener with any of the following: • The Remote Control: Hold push button down until the door starts to move. • The Door Control: Hold push button down until the door starts to move. •...

  • Page 33: Receiver And Remote Control Programming

    Receiver and Remote Control Programming SE( URI'I ' Your garage door opener receiver and remote control have been pre-set at the factory. The door will open when you press the LARGE remote control push button. The code between the remote control and the receiver changes with each use, randomly accessing over 100 billion new codes.

  • Page 34: Having A Problem

    Probable Cause and Solution Situation 1. Does the opener have electric power?.Plug a lamp into the outlet. If it doesn't light, The opener doesn't check the fuse box or the circuit breaker, (Some outlets are controlled by a door switch.) operate from either the Door Control or 2.
  • Page 35 Pull the red emergency release handle. Operate in particular can affect door travel Use a standard neck garage door opener release to disconnect the trolley. If the chain returns to normal height when to force or travel limits. The need Weather is complete.

  • Page 36: Repair Parts, Rail Assembly

    Rail Assembly Parts Installation Parts PART DESCRIPTION 41A4884 Premium control console 41A5076 3-function remote control housing (no circuit board) 10A20 3V 2032 Lithium battery (1 required) 29B137 Visor clip 3tD431 Keyiess entry keypad cover 31B430 Keyiess entry battery cover 10A20 3Volt lithium battery 41A2828 Emergency...

  • Page 37: Repair Parts, Opener Assembly

    Opener Assembly Parts PART DESCRIPTION 31D380 Sprocket cover 41C4220A Gear and sprocket assembly Complete with: Spring washer Thrust washer Retaining ring Bearing plate Roll pins (2) Drive gear and worm gear Helical gear w/retainer and grease 41A2817 Drive/worm gear kit w/grease Roll pins (2) Line cord 41B4245...

  • Page 38: Accessories

    Sears offers many useful accessories Sears model numbers and descriptions. 139,53702 Emergency Key Release Required for a garage with NO access door. Enables homeowner to open garage door manually from outside by disengaging trolley. 139.53703 Outdoor Key Switch Operates the garage door automatically from outside when remote control is not handy.

  • Page 39: Index

    Access Door/Outside Key Release Accessory ... Chain Tension ... Electrical Safety Warnings ... Garage Door Testing for balance, binding and sticking ... Determining high point of travel: Sectional door ... One-piece door ... Disabling existing locks ... Door clearance brackets (for garages with low headroom) ... Force controls Adjustment procedures ...

  • Page 40: How To Order Repair Parts

    Agreement: FULL 9g-DAY WARRANTY For 90 days from the date of purchase, Sears will repair this Garage Door Opener, free of charge, if defective in material or workmanship. From the 91st day until one year from the date of purchase, Sears wiUfurnish replacement parts for any detective parts, free of charge.

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