Garage Door Horizontal Track Installation

Don t tighten the bolts firmly until you re sure the door fits properly and lines up smoothly.

Garage door horizontal track installation.

Often referred to as dual track it is best recognized by a second horizontal track. Ideally the horizontal track will be supported at about six inches from the end of the track. Garage doors operating with torsion springs require a minimum of 9 1 2 inches of headroom while doors using extension springs require a minimum of 4 1 2 inches of headroom. This option helps provide more vertical space in the garage.

Garage door springs come in two styles. Use the holes in the vertical track to determine where to drill the hole. Horizontal upper track attachment to the standard horizontal track 1 track rivet pre attached 2 track bolt placement 3 3 8 x 1 hex head bolt and nut step 5 the horizontal tracks standard tracks that came with the door must have two 1 4 diameter holes drilled in each track. When the garage door opens the top of the door will be above the track.

Install the weatherstripping onto the bottom edge of the bottom door panel. Stacking and panel configurations. Maximum high lift equals headroom available minus 14. When stacking door sections in mounting position on door opening temporarily hold sections to jamb using 8 x 3 5 wood screws or nails not provided.

This very common garage door track option uses up even less headroom space than a 12 radius track. High lift equals distance from top of door to bottom of horizontal track. Align the front of the lhr front upper track with the standard track and mark. Used when there is at least the door height plus 12 of headroom clearance.

However this requires mounting the torsion spring on the rear of the horizontal tracks. This second track is installed above the horizontal section that is attached to the curve from the vertical track section. 3 track headroom door height 12 required sideroom 5 5 required backroom 23 required. In the past extension springs were safer to install but didn t have containment cables running through the center of the spring.

Drill a hole through the horizontal track to line up with the vertical track. The installation process varies by manufacturer so read the instructions provided with the garage door. It is possible to mount torsion springs in a garage with only 5 inches of headroom. 7 31 secure the angle iron to the ceiling with 3 lag screws.

Attach the horizontal track to the vertical track on the door. 7 32 connect the hangs to secure the horizontal track. 2 track headroom door height 12 required sideroom 4 5 required backroom 23 required.