Broken Garage Door Arm Bracket

You will then need to attach the new operator bracket to the garage door panel using self tapping screws.

Broken garage door arm bracket.

The bracket is screwed to these edges. You will then reattach the j bar to the new operator bracket. The damage to the center of the wood panel appears to be just pulled off layer of paint. Get usa made garage torsion springs that ship fast to orange county california.

While the damaged bracket is being held up by the second step ladder remove it by using the socket wrench. To install a new operator bracket you will need to remove the old j bar bracket after disconnecting the j bar from the garage door. Step 5 removing the damaged garage door bracket. We ended up fixing i.

Remove the bolts for the railing first before unbolting the bracket itself. All diy garage door parts brea california torsion springs are american made and come with a standard four year warranty. One morning on our way out for the day we tried to open the garage door but the opener pulled out of the door and broke the door mount. Watch how to diy videos.

Step 6 installing the new garage door bracket. By using the top steel reinforcement and this new vertical bracket the door will be repaired and no replacement. The bracket that connects the push arm of our garage door opener is getting ripped off from the door see picture below. Set the bolts aside and lower the broken bracket.

Replacing the small sheet metal screws with fatter ones or better still replacing them with bolts washers and nuts that will show on the other side will get you the best support.