Shaft Style Garage Door Opener

The opener sits at the end of the torsion shaft or tube.

Shaft style garage door opener.

Conventional openers pull the door open through an extra connection in the center of the door. The opener is compatible with a number of different accessories offered by ryobi including a bluetooth speaker fan and extension cord reel. Do you have a garage door opener with a 1 diameter jackshaft. Included in this kit are.

The solid shaft pictured to the right of the hollow shaft comes in 1 and 1 1 4 diameters and is equipped with a fully keyed slot. Do you have a conventional liftmaster or chamberlain garage door opener. Garage door shafts couplers we sell solid and hollow shafts as well as couplers for torsion spring systems. 1 gear 1.

A traditional garage door opener requires almost 4 ft. A garage door is a large door on a garage that opens either manually or by an electric motor a garage door opener garage doors are frequently large enough to accommodate automobiles and other vehicles. A jackshaft opener comes with a safety reversal system. Jackshaft garage door openers can only be installed on doors equipped with torsion springs.

With our jackshaft conversion kit you can use your existing opener and enjoy all of the convenience of a jackshaft style opener without paying the 700 price tag. Not every garage is designed to accommodate traditional chain drive screw drive or belt drive garage door openers side mount garage door openers with vaulted or cathedral ceilings with a very low ceiling height or with obstructed ceilings such as those that are used for storing canoes bikes etc. Small garage doors may be made in a single panel that tilts up and back across the garage ceiling. Official liftmaster installation video.

A jackshaft garage door opener is best suitable for garages with non traditional ceiling detail. To open the door the opener spins the shaft.