kmealy Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 (edited) I noticed recently that my overhead garage door was not closing properly. So I investigated and found that the hinge/roller was broken. But it had been repaired by a handyman by adding a butt hinge further down the joint. (handyman as in , "Hey, here's a butt hinge that's handy.") Anyway the sheet metal bolts on the butt hinge had pulled out. So I looked and found HD and Lowes both carry "universal fit" "fits all doors" garage door hinges that accept rollers. Unfortunately, the come in a #1, #2, #3 and #4 style. So much for being "universal," eh? Short on time, I just picked up one of each and tried to sort it out when I got home. They all seemed to have different offsets to the roller axle. Well, the #2 was the closest fit. The instructions were not terribly helpful. There was a cryptic IKEA-like diagram INSIDE the blister pack, under the hinge. It appears that #1 is on the lowest joint, #2 on the next, etc. In case you need to know. If you know better than my educated guess, enlighten me. Edited April 19, 2018 by kmealy HARO50 and Dadio 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadio Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 (edited) Roll-up garage doors ,another wonder of the universe. Mine has the habit of knocking all my lumber leaning against it over when I hit the open button. Herb Edited April 19, 2018 by Dadio Gene Howe and HARO50 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roly Posted April 21, 2018 Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 The mounting brackets are different top to bottom also. The tracks are not mounted parallel to the door frame so it just presses against the seal when closed. Roly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadio Posted April 21, 2018 Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 57 minutes ago, Roly said: The mounting brackets are different top to bottom also. The tracks are not mounted parallel to the door frame so it just presses against the seal when closed. Roly I didn't know that, good to know,thanks. Herb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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