Install Garage Door Opener Off Center

The weight of a garage door is supported by the door springs cables and pulleys not the opener.

Install garage door opener off center.

If your door has extension springs the opener must be installed in the center of the door. If you can t raise and lower the door normally by hand do not install the opener until the door is repaired. Attach the straps to the power unit with the hardware provided. Place the opener on a ladder and use scrap lumber to get it at the height you need.

Make sure your garage door is well lubricated and operating properly. Most units hang from angle irons and metal straps that have holes drilled in them at regular intervals. To offset mount the opener arm to the door section. Prepare your garage door for opener installation.

Attach the straps to the irons with hex head screws. Bolt the angle irons to a rafter or rafters with lag screws. The opener can be installed within 4 feet to the left or right of the door center if there is a torsion spring or center bearing plate in the way of the header bracket or door bracket area. Then set the opener on a ladder where you re going to install it.

Follow the manufacturer s instructions to assemble the opener and mount the rail to the header bracket above the door.