Broken Garage Door Arm Bracket

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.

Broken garage door arm bracket.

Dura lift 0 234 in x 2 in left and right wound 2 pack brown steel garage door torsion spring. The damage to the center of the wood panel appears to be just pulled off layer of paint. By using the top steel reinforcement and this new vertical bracket the door will be repaired and no replacement. We ended up fixing i.

You will then need to attach the new operator bracket to the garage door panel using self tapping screws. 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. To attach it to your door and arm you ll need three screws the arm itself and the small horizontal bar that goes through the middle. For pricing and availability.

You will then reattach the j bar to the new operator bracket. Cre8tive hardware 6 pack black plastic garage door decorative magnetic hinge and handle set. Consult a manual you can probably google the one for yours if you can t find it to figure out the proper placement of this item on your garage door. Remove the bolts for the railing first before unbolting the bracket itself.

Set the bolts aside and lower the broken bracket. The bracket is screwed to these edges. Step 6 installing the new garage door 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.

Step 5 removing the damaged garage door bracket.