Garage Door Horizontal Track Installation

Stacking and panel configurations.

Garage door horizontal track installation.

7 31 secure the angle iron to the ceiling with 3 lag screws. Align the front of the lhr front upper track with the standard track and mark. This option helps provide more vertical space in the garage. Attach the horizontal track to the vertical track on the door.

Determine the right track option for your new residential garage door from our list of options. This very common garage door track option uses up even less headroom space than a 12 radius track. Drill a hole through the horizontal track to line up with the vertical track. 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.

Garage door springs come in two styles. It is possible to mount torsion springs in a garage with only 5 inches of headroom. 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. Install the weatherstripping onto the bottom edge of the bottom door panel.

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. Place the screw through the end stile and fasten into the door jamb until the section is held vertical but still has a little play in the horizontal direction. 2 track headroom door height 12 required sideroom 4 5 required backroom 23 required. The installation process varies by manufacturer so read the instructions provided with the garage door.

3 track headroom door height 12 required sideroom 5 5 required backroom 23 required. When the garage door opens the top of the door will be above the track. High lift equals distance from top of door to bottom of horizontal track. Don t tighten the bolts firmly until you re sure the door fits properly and lines up smoothly.

Maximum high lift equals headroom available minus 14. Ideally the horizontal track will be supported at about six inches from the end of the track. This second track is installed above the horizontal section that is attached to the curve from the vertical track section. Use the holes in the vertical track to determine where to drill the hole.

7 32 connect the hangs to secure the horizontal track. In the past extension springs were safer to install but didn t have containment cables running through the center of the spring. However this requires mounting the torsion spring on the rear of the horizontal tracks.