The pilot hole serves as a guide for the screw to prevent it from going off course or splintering the material it is being installed in.
Lag bolts to hang garage door.
Buy single garage door screws or a 10 pack of slotted track bolts and serrated flange nuts.
It comes as a kit with all the parts you need to assemble the rear track hanger.
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So i was able to use some healthy bolts to attach these to the ceiling then simply use screws nuts to hange the opener from the slotted metal.
In direct drive garage door openers the carriage travels along a large threaded rod.
While popular chain drive garage door openers connect the motor to the carriage with a chain other openers work slightly differently.
How to install a chamberlain garage door opener.
Works on most residential applications.
Originally i was just going to use a 4 6 inch scrap piece secured vertically with some 2 5 wood screws and then lag bolt the bracket into that as instructed.
A pilot hole is a hole that is drilled into the material you wish to use a lag screw on.
Then i just hung the opener using the holes already in the metal.
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My thinking in this is it is fairly easy for one person to hold one of these up while driving the bolts to hold it up.
Now i think i am going to remove the strap securing the wire and run the wire for about 12 inches so that i can fit a 12 inch 2x4 section horizontally across the top.
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Always use a pilot hole.