Liftmaster Garage Door Opener Travel Adjustment

This video details how to adjust the opener force and travel of the door.

Liftmaster garage door opener travel adjustment.

After making any adjustments check the safety reversal system and test the protector system. Ensure the motor shaft is tightened enough so that there is not too much endplay in the shaft. Locate the manual force adjustment dials at the back of the liftmaster garage door opener. Before you adjust the force setting of your garage door opener ensure your garage door tracks jambs and rollers are in good condition.

When the garage door is in your desired up open position press and release the rectangular adjustment button. There are two types of adjustable down limit on liftmaster garage openers. How to adjust the limit or travel on a garage door opener with manual adjustment screws limit adjustment settings regulate the points at which the door will stop when moving up or down. We design and engineer residential garage door openers commercial door operators and gate entry systems.

If the motor shaft moves back and forth through the motor more than 1 16th of an inch during operation it could lead to the door traveling only a short distance before reversing. The travel distance limit setting and the downward force limit setting. The garage door opener light will blink twice and the down arrow light will begin to blink. You might damage the motor of your garage door opener if there is a lot of resistance from the door tracks.

Chamberlain group cgi the corporate parent company to liftmaster chamberlain merlin and grifco is a global leader in access solutions and products. Use both the up and down arrow buttons for adjustment. Press and hold the down arrow button until the garage door reaches your desired down closed. Use a flathead screw driver to make the adjustments.

Changes are necessary if the door reverses during closing moves with too much force or strikes the ground and moves back to the top.