Low Headroom Garage Door Opener Installation

On each side of door insert each roller into horizontal track.

Low headroom garage door opener installation.

When equipping a garage door with an electric door opener add 2 in. Whether yours is a one piece up and over style or a swing style there is a means of replacing it with a sectional door. Slide each low headroom bracket down the top section until top section is tight against steel jamb. Insert rollers in low headroom top brackets.

Dealer said this was not possible. In order to install torsion spring hardware we recommend a clearance of 12 in. Garage doors with torsion springs require room for the cables and cable drums to mount to the outside of the tracks rather than the inside. Low headroom installations require more sideroom than a standard door.

Detailed installation instructions and all necessary hardware included. 121 mm to 12 in. This is a unique set of tracks that are built specifically for low ceiling garages that allows the door to turn quickly because they slope down into the garage instead of running parallel. On the other hand if there is only 4 in.

Easily converts your new track to accommodate your low headroom application. 304 mm available it is best to use a dual track system designed for low headroom. Click here to design your custom clopay garage door and schedule an install. Reduces headroom for standard and ez set extension spring systems to 4 1 2 in.

Low headroom garage doors and openers your garage door is as old as the hills and really needs to be replaced with a new one. 51 mm to standard lift movements. It is necessary to have at least 6 inches of sideroom for low headroom applications. If a top strut has been installed on the section the top roller bracket will go between the strut and the section with the roller above.

Garage doors installed with double track low headroom hardware with liftmaster 8500 garage door openers.