Preparing Your Garage Door; Tools Needed - Craftsman 139.536481DM Manual Del Propietário

Preparing your garage door
Beforeyou begin:
• Disable locks.
• Removeany ropes connected to garage door.
• Completethe followingtest to make sure your garage door is
balancedand is not sticking or binding:
1. Lift the door about halfway as shown. Releasethe door. If
balanced, it should stay in place, supported entirely by its
springs.
2. Raiseand 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.
To prevent possible SERIOUSINJUREor DEATH:
• ALWAYS call a trained door systems technician if garage
door binds, sticks, or is out of balance.An unbalanced
garage door may NOT reversewhen required.
• NEVER try to loosen, move or adjust garage door, door
springs, cables, pulleys, brackets or their hardware, ALL of
which are under EXTREMEtension.
• Disable ALL locks and remove ALL ropes connectedto
garage door BEFORE installing and operating garage door
opener to avoid entanglement.
To prevent damageto garage door and opener:
• ALWAYS disable locks before installing and operating the
opener.
• ONLYoperate garage door opener at 120V, 60 Hzto avoid
malfunction and damage.
Sectional Door
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
Drill 3/16", 5/16"
i_ and 5/32"
0
[_1_ Sockets and Wrench
--U 1/2", 5/8", 7/16", 9/16"
and 1/4"
Pencil
Wire Cutters
Screwdriver
Hack Saw
Adjustable End Wrench