garage door

[John Dirks Jr]

This garage door does not open fully. Can the pull arm be adjusted to correct this? Is the chain track too short? Whats happening here?

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[inspector57]

Yep, the arm is not installed correctly from what I can see. Shorten the arm to get full height and readjust the travel limit settings.

Of course this answer assumes a multitude like, the height of the door and opening being within standard limits, standard garage opener size and travel, etc.

[John Kogel]

The arm could be mounted lower down on the door to gain a few inches. A garage door professional can fix that.

As far as the track length goes, they are standard sizes matched for the height of the door. I suppose someone could install a short track on a tall door out of ignorance, but I don't think that is the case here.

Correction -Tom and Mycroft say the track is too short and I shall bow to their sharper powers of observation. []

[Tom Raymond]

Opener rails are sized for standard door heights; 7,8,10 feet.

Doors are available in 3 inch increments from 6'6" and up. 7'3" is the only increment that can't be made with standard panel heights.

A 7'6" door with a 7' opener rail won't open all the way.

[Jim Katen]

This garage door does not open fully. Can the pull arm be adjusted to correct this? Is the chain track too short? Whats happening here?

45 seconds with a tape measure would tell you the answer.

Based solely on the picture, it looks like the bottom section of the door isn't even halfway around the upper bend, so you need to raise the door about 9-10 more inches. I doubt that you gain that much distance by moving the arm. It looks like you can get another 4-5 inches there before the door hits the angled section of the arm.

[John Dirks Jr]

Thanks, I got it now. My original conclusion was the opener rail was too short. Are there parts to extend the existing rail or would you need to buy a whole new one?

[Tom Raymond]

Sometimes, maybe, depends on the opener.