LiftMaster 8557 8557 Manual - Page 13

Connect the door arm to the trolley

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9 Connect the door arm to the trolley IMPORTANT: The groove on the straight door arm MUST face away from the curved door arm. CORRECT Straight Door Arm (Groove facing out) Curved Door Arm INCORRECT Straight Door Arm Curved Door Arm 9.1 Close the door. Disconnect the trolley by 9.2 Attach the straight door arm to the outer pulling the emergency release handle. trolley using the clevis pin. Attach with Slide the outer trolley back (away from the ring fastener. the door) about 2" (5 cm). Ring Fastener Clevis Pin 5/16" x 1" 9.3 Attach the curved door arm to the door bracket using the clevis pin. Attach with the ring fastener. Ring Fastener Clevis Pin 5/16" x 1-1/4" HARDWARE Hex Bolt 5/16"-18x7/8" Nut 5/16"-18 Clevis Pin 5/16"x1" Ring Fastener 9.4 Align the straight door arm with the curved door arm. Select two aligned holes (as far apart as possible) and attach using the bolts, nuts and lock washers. Nut 5/16" - 18 Lock Washer 5/16" Lock Washer 5/16" Clevis Pin 5/16"x1-1/4" Hex Bolt 5/16" - 18 x 7/8" NOTE: If the holes do not line up, reverse the 9.5 Pull the emergency release handle straight door arm. Select two aligned holes (as toward the garage door opener until the far apart as possible) and attach using the trolley release arm is horizontal. The bolts, nuts and lock washers. trolley will re-engage automatically when the garage door opener is activated. Nut 5/16" - 18 Lock Washer 5/16" Hex Bolt 5/16" - 18 x 7/8" If the straight door arm is hanging down too far, you may cut 6 inches (15 cm) from the solid end. Trolley release arm 13

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IMPORTANT:
The groove on the straight door arm MUST face away from the curved door arm.
Straight
Door Arm
Curved
Door
Arm
(Groove
facing out)
CORRECT
INCORRECT
Straight
Door
Arm
Curved
Door
Arm
9.1
Close the door. Disconnect the trolley by
pulling the emergency release handle.
Slide the outer trolley back (away from
the door) about 2" (5 cm).
9.2
Attach the straight door arm to the outer
trolley using the clevis pin. Attach with
the ring fastener.
Ring
Fastener
Clevis Pin
5/16
" x 1"
9.3
Attach the curved door arm to the door
bracket using the clevis pin. Attach with
the ring fastener.
Ring
Fastener
Clevis Pin
5/16
" x 1-1/4"
HARDWARE
Hex Bolt 5/16"-18x7/8"
Nut
5/16"-18
Lock
Washer
5/16"
Clevis Pin
5/16"x1"
Clevis Pin 5/16"x1-1/4"
Ring Fastener
9.4
Align the straight door arm with the
curved door arm. Select two aligned
holes (as far apart as possible) and
attach using the bolts, nuts and lock
washers.
Nut 5/16
"
- 18
Lock
Washer
5/16
"
Hex Bolt
5/16
"
- 18 x 7/8"
NOTE:
If the holes do not line up, reverse the
straight door arm. Select two aligned holes (as
far apart as possible) and attach using the
bolts, nuts and lock washers.
If the straight door arm is hanging
down too far, you may cut 6 inches
(15 cm) from the solid end.
Nut 5/16
"
- 18
Lock
Washer
5/16
"
Hex Bolt
5/16
"
- 18 x 7/8"
9.5
Pull the emergency release handle
toward the garage door opener until the
trolley release arm is horizontal.The
trolley will re-engage automatically when
the garage door opener is activated.
Trolley
release arm
9 Connect the door arm to the trolley