LiftMaster 8550 8550 Manual - Page 13

Connect the door arm to the trolley - garage door openers

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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 (H7). Attach Slide the outer trolley back (away from with the ring fastener (H11). the door) about 2" (5 cm). H11 H7 9.3 Attach the curved door arm to the door bracket using the clevis pin (H6). Attach with the ring fastener (H11). H11 H6 HARDWARE H2 (2) Hex Bolt 5/16"-18x7/8" H8 (2) Nut 5/16"-18 H7 Clevis Pin 5/16"x1" H11 (2) Ring Fastener H9 (2) Lock Washer 5/16" -16 H6 Clevis Pin 5/16"x1-1/4" 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 (H2), nuts (H8) and lock washers (H9). H8 H9 H2 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 bolts trolley release arm is horizontal. The (H2), nuts (H8) and lock washers (H9). trolley will re-engage automatically when the garage door opener is activated. . H8 H9 H2 If the straight door arm is hanging down too far, you may cut 6 inches (15 cm) from the solid end. 13 Trolley release arm

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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 (H7). Attach
with the ring fastener (H11).
H11
H7
9.3
Attach the curved door arm to the door
bracket using the clevis pin (H6).
Attach with the ring fastener (H11).
H11
H6
HARDWARE
H2 (2)
Hex Bolt 5/16"-18x7/8"
H8 (2)
Nut
5/16"-18
H9 (2)
Lock
Washer
5/16" -16
H7
Clevis Pin
5/16"x1"
H6
Clevis Pin 5/16"x1-1/4"
H11 (2)
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 (H2), nuts (H8)
and lock washers (H9).
H8
H9
H2
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
(H2), nuts (H8) and lock washers (H9).
.
H8
H9
H2
If the straight door arm is hanging
down too far, you may cut 6 inches
(15 cm) from the solid end.
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