Preparing Your Garage Door; Tools Needed - Craftsman 139.5364812 Owner's Manual

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Preparing
your
garage
door
Before you begin:
• Disable locks.
• Remove any ropes connected to garage door.
• Complete
the following
test to make sure your
garage door is balanced and is not sticking or
binding:
1. Lift the door about halfway as shown. Release
the door. If balanced, it should stay in place,
supported entirely by its springs.
2. Raise and lower the door to see if there is any
binding or sticking.
If your door binds, sticks, or is out of balance, call a
trained door systems technician.
Sectional Door
To prevent possible SERIOUSINJURYOR DEATH:
• ALWAYScall a trained door systems technician if
garage door binds, sticks, or is out of balance. An
unbalanced garage door may not reverse when
required.
• NEVERtry to loosen, move or adjust garage door,
door springs, cables, pulleys, brackets or their
hardware, all of which are under EXTREME tension.
• Disable ALL locks and remove ALL ropes connected to
garage door BEFORE installing and operating garage
door opener to avoid entanglement.
To prevent damageto garage door and opener:
• ALWAYSdisable locks BEFORE installing and
operating the opener.
• ONLYoperate garage door opener at 120V, 60 Hz to
avoid malfunction and damage.
One-Piece Door
Tools
needed
During assembly, installation and adjustment of the
opener, instructions will call for hand tools as
illustrated below.
Stepladder
Level (optional)
Tape
Measure
and 5/32"
and 1/4"
Pencil
Wire Cutters
Screwdriver
Hack Saw
Adjustable
End Wrench

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