Craftsman 139.53535SRT1, 139.53644SRT, 139.53647SRT1 Owner's Manual

1/2 HP GARAGE DOOR OPENER

OWNER’S

MANUAL

Model No.

139.53535SRT1

139.53644SRT

139.53647SRT1

For Residential Use

Only

Caution: Read and follow all safety rules and operating instructions before first use of this product.

Fasten the manual near the garage door after installation.

Complies with UL 325 regulations effective January 1, 1993

■ Safety Precautions

■ Assembly

■ Installation

■ Adjustment

■ Care and Maintenance

■ Operation

■ Troubleshooting

■ Parts List

Sears, Roebuck and Co., Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 U.S.A.

Start by Reviewing these Important Safety Alert Symbols

Contents Page

A review of safety alert symbols.................................2

You'll need tools..........................................................3

Safety information regarding garage door

locks and ropes.........................................................3

Testing your garage door for sticking,

binding and balance..................................................3

Illustration of sectional door installation .....................4

Illustration of one-piece door installation ....................5

Carton inventory..........................................................6

Hardware inventory.....................................................7

Assembly section - pages 8 – 11

Assemble T-rail .........................................................8

Attach cable pulley bracket.......................................8

Install trolley ..............................................................9

Fasten T-rail to opener .............................................9

Install chain/cable ...................................................10

Attach sprocket cover .............................................10

Tighten the chain and cable ...................................11

Installation section - pages 11 – 27

Installation safety instructions.................................11

Determine header bracket location

Sectional door ......................................................12

One-piece door ....................................................13

Install the header bracket .......................................14

Attach the T-rail to header bracket .........................15

Position the opener.................................................16

Hang the opener .....................................................17

Install the door control ............................................18

Contents Page

Install the lights and lenses ......................................19

Attach emergency release rope and handle ...........19

Electrical requirements.............................................20

Safety reversing sensor information ........................21

Install the safety reversing sensor .....................22, 23

Fasten door bracket (sectional door).......................24

Fasten door bracket (one-piece door) .....................25

Connect door arm to trolley (sectional door) ...........26

Connect door arm to trolley (one-piece door)..........27

Adjustment section - pages 28 – 30

Travel limit adjustments ...........................................28

Force adjustments....................................................29

Test the safety reversing sensor..............................30

Test the safety reverse system ...............................30

Operation safety instructions .....................................31

Care of your opener ...................................................31

Maintenance schedule ...............................................31

Operation of your opener ...........................................32

Receiver and remote control programming...............33

Having a problem? ...............................................34, 35

Repair parts, rail assembly.........................................36

Repair parts, installation.............................................36

Repair parts, opener assembly..................................37

Accessories ................................................................38

Index ...........................................................................39

How to order repair parts ...........................................40

Maintenance agreement ............................................40

Warranty .....................................................................40

When you see these Safety Symbols on the following pages, they will alert you to the possibility of serious injury or death if you do not comply with the corresponding instructions. The hazard may come from something mechanical or from electric shock. Read the instructions carefully.

When you see this Safety Symbol on the following pages, it will alert you to the possibility of damage to your garage door and/or the garage door opener if you do not comply with the corresponding instructions. Read the instructions carefully.

This garage door opener is designed and tested to offer safe service provided it is installed, operated, maintained and tested in strict accordance with the safety instructions contained in this manual.

Mechanical Electrical

WARNING

CAUTION

WARNING

CAUTION

You'll Need Tools

During assembly, installation and adjustment of the opener, instructions will call for hand tools shown below.

SECTIONAL DOOR

ONE-PIECE DOOR

An unbalanced garage door might not reverse when required and someone under the door could be seriously injured or killed.

If your garage door binds, sticks or is out of balance, call for professional garage door service. Garage doors, door springs, cables,

pulleys, brackets and their hardware are under extreme tension and can cause serious injury or death. Do not try to loosen, move or adjust

them yourself!

Ropes left on a garage door could cause someone to become entangled and killed.

Remove all ropes connected to the door before installing and operating the opener.

To avoid damage to the garage door and opener, disable locks before installing and operating the opener. Use a wood screw or nail to hold locks in the "open" (unlocked) position.

Operation at other than 120V 60 Hz will cause opener malfunction and damage.

Identify the type and height of your door and any special conditions that exist and any additional materials that may be required by referring to the lists on page 4 or page 5.

WARNING

CAUTION

WARNING

Before you begin, complete the following test to make sure your door is balanced, and is not sticking or binding:

• Lift the door about halfway as shown. Release the door. It should stay in place, supported entirely by its springs.

• Raise and lower the door to see if there is any binding or sticking.

Pencil

Carpenter's

Level

Tape Measure

Hack Saw

Wire Cutters

Stepladder

Drill

1/2" and 7/16" Sockets

and Wrench

3/16", 5/16" and

5/32" Drill Bits

WARNING

Claw Hammer

Pliers

Screwdriver

Adjustable End Wrench

CAUTION

Before you begin, survey your garage area to see whether any of the conditions below apply to your installation.

Based on your particular requirements, there are several installation steps which might call for materials and/or hardware not included in the carton.

• Step 1, page 12 - Look at the wall or ceiling above the garage door. The header bracket must be securely fastened to structural supports.

• Step 5, page 17 - Do you have a finished ceiling in your garage? If so, a support bracket and additional fastening hardware may be required.

• Safety reversing sensor, page 21 - Depending upon garage construction, wood blocks may need to be fastened to mounting locations before sensors are installed.

• Step 10, page 22 - Alternate floor mounting of the safety reversing sensor will require hardware not provided.

• Step 11, page 24 - Do you have a steel, aluminum, fiberglass or glass panel door? If so, horizontal and vertical reinforcement is required.

• Look at the garage door where it meets the floor.

It must close on the floor all the way across. Otherwise, the safety reverse system may not work properly. See page 30. Floor or door should

be repaired.

• If your door is more than 7 feet high, see the longer rails available on page 38.

SECTIONAL Door Installation

• The opener can be installed within 2 feet to the left or right of the door center if there is a torsion spring or center bearing plate in the way of the header bracket or door bracket area. If your door has

extension springs, the opener must be installed in the center of the door. See pages 12 and 24.

• Do you have an access door in addition to the garage door? If not, Model 53702 Emergency Key Release is required. See page 38.

You may find it helpful to refer back to this page as you proceed with the installation of your opener.

Closed Position

Horizontal and vertical reinforcement

is needed for lightweight garage doors

(fiberglass, steel, aluminum, door

with glass panels, etc.). See page 24 for details.

Header Wall

— — — — — — — —

Door

Center

Slack in Chain Tension

is Normal When

Garage Door is Closed

Extension

Spring

Torsion

Spring

FINISHED CEILING

Support bracket &

fastening hardware

is required.

See page 17.

Access Door

Floor must be level

Safety Reversing Sensor

across width of door.

Safety

Reversing

Sensor

Header

Bracket

Header

Wall

Garage

Door

Cable Pulley

Bracket

Cable

Garage

Door

Spring

Door Bracket

Trolley

Straight

Door

Arm

Curved

Door Arm

Rail Assembly

Emergency Release

Rope & Handle

Before you begin, survey your garage area to see whether any of the conditions below apply to your installation.

Based on your particular requirements, there are several installation steps which might call for materials and/or hardware not included in the carton.

• Step 1, page 13 - Look at the wall or ceiling above the garage door. The header bracket must be securely fastened to structural supports.

• Step 5, page 17 - Do you have a finished ceiling in your garage? If so, a support bracket and additional fastening hardware (not supplied) may be required.

• Safety reversing sensor, page 21 - Depending on garage construction, wood blocks may need to be securely fastened to mounting locations before sensors are installed.

• Step 10, page 22 - Alternate floor mounting of the safety reversing sensor will require hardware that is not provided.

• Step 11, page 25 - Generally, a one-piece door does not require reinforcement. If your door is lightweight, you can refer to the information relating to sectional doors on page 24.

• Step 11, page 25 - Depending on your door's construction, you might need additional mounting hardware for the door bracket.

• Do you have an access door in addition to the garage door? If not, Model 53702 Emergency Key Release is required. See page 38.

• The gap between the bottom of the garage door and the floor cannot exceed 1/4". Otherwise, the safety reverse system may not work properly. See page 30. The floor or the door

should be repaired.

ONE-PIECE Door Installation

You may find it helpful to refer back to this page as you proceed with the installation of your opener.

One-Piece Door without Track

One-Piece Door with Track

Closed Position

Slack in chain tension

is normal when

garage door is closed.

Header

Wall

Access Door

Safety

Reversing

Safety

Reversing Sensor

Gap between floor and bottom

of door must not exceed 1/4".

Sensor

FINISHED CEILING

Support bracket

& fastening

hardware is required.

See page 17.

Pulley Bracket

Header Bracket

Door Bracket

Header

Wall

Cable

Closed Position

Cable

T-rail

Straight

Door

Arm

Garage

Door

Curved

Door

Arm

Trolley

Emergency

Release

Rope & Handle

Access

Door

Safety

Floor must be level

across width of doorSafety

Reversing

Sensor

Reversing

Sensor

Header

Wall

Garage

Door

Cable

Pulley Bracket

Header Bracket

Door

Bracket

Cable

Curved

Door Arm

Straight

Door

Arm

Trolley

Chain

T-rail

Emergency Release

Rope & Handle

Carton Inventory

Your garage door opener is packaged in two cartons which contain all parts illustrated below. If anything is missing, carefully check the packing material. Parts may be "stuck" in the foam. Hardware for assembly and installation is shown on page 7.

LIGHT

LOCK

Premium Control Console

Trolley

Cable

Pulley Bracket

Sprocket Cover

Center Section

TO GARAGE DOOR

Model 53644 only

Multi-Function

Keyless Entry

T-Rail

End Sections

Models 53535 (2),

53644 (2), 53647 (1)

Three-Function Remote Control

with Visor Clip

Light Lens (2)

2-Conductor Bell Wire

White & White/Red

T-Rail

Safety Reversing Sensor

Mounting Bracket

With Square Holes (2)

Safety Reversing Sensor

Mounting Bracket

With Slot (2)

UNT ONLY

CEILING MO

Chain and Cable

Header Bracket

"C" Wrap (2)

(2) Safety Reversing Sensors

(1 Sending Eye and 1 Receiving Eye)

with

2-Conductor White & White/Black Bell Wire

attached

Hanging Brackets

Door Bracket

Curved Door

Arm Section

Safety Labels

and

Literature

Straight Door

Arm Section

Separate all hardware from the packages in the rail carton and the opener carton, as shown below, for the assembly and installation procedures.

Assembly Hardware

Washered Screw 5/16"-18x1/2" (2)

(mounted in opener)

Lag Screw

5/16"-9x1-5/8" (2)

5/16"-18x1-7/8" (2)

Lag Screw

Hex Screw

5/16"-18x7/8" (3)

Trolley

Threaded Shaft (1)

Nut

5/16"-18 (5)

Installation Hardware

Hex Screw

5/16"-18x7/8" (4)

Nut 5/16"-18 (6)

Ring

Fastener (3)

Lock Washer

NOTICE

Handle

Carriage Bolts

1/4"-20x1/2" (4)

5/16" (4)

RAIL GREASE

NO. 83A4

Rail Grease

Master Link (2)

Lock Nut

1/4"-20x7/16" (4)

Lock Washer 5/16" (6)

Rope

Carriage Bolt

5/16"-18x2-1/2" (2)

Clevis Pin

5/16"x2-3/4" (1)

Lag Screw

1/4x1-1/2" (4)

Hex Screw

1/4-20x1-1/2" (2)

Screw

6ABx1" (2)

Clevis Pin

5/16"x1-1/4" (1)

Safety Reversing Sensor

Installation Hardware

Carriage Bolts

1/4"-20x1/2" (4)

Screw

#10-32x3/8" (4)

Dry Wall Anchors (2)

Lock Nut

1/4"-20 (4)

Lock Nut

#10x32 (4)

Clevis Pin

5/16"x1" (1)

Insulated

Staples (10)

Wing Nut (2)

Insulated

Staples (20)

Assembly Step 1

Assemble the T-rail & Attach the Cable Pulley Bracket

• Place the 3 T-rail sections on a flat surface for assembly. The end sections are identical. Make sure the "arrow label" on the center section is pointing toward the door.

• Insert the carriage bolts so the square bolt necks seat in the square holes in the T-rail end sections and pass through the round holes in T-rail center section. Assemble lock nuts, ensure alignment and tighten.

T-rail

(Center Section)

1/4'' Lock Nut

T-RAIL FRONT

(TO DOOR)

Cable pulley bracket

attaches to FRONT

END of T-rail

T-rail

(End Section)

T-RAIL BACK (TO OPENER)

T-rail

(End Section)

Carriage Bolt

1/4"-20x1/2"

Brace

Square Carriage

Bolt Holes

TO GARAGE DOOR

Rail Bracket & T-rail Must Be A

Lock Washer

5/16"

Nut

5/16"

Hex Screws

5/16"-18x7/8"

Cable Pulley

Bracket

Rail Bracket & T-rail Must Be Aligned

Lock Washer

5/16"

Nut

5/16"

If T-rail is not assembled EXACTLY as shown, trolley will not travel smoothly along length of rail or it will hit against the nuts.

T o avoid installation difficulties, do not run the garage door opener until instructed to do so.

Assembly Section: Pages 8 – 1 1

Right Wrong

When tightening the screws, be sure to keep bracket parallel to the rail. Otherwise, the rail may bow when opener is operated.

Hardware Shown Actual Size

• Position the cable pulley bracket on the front end of the T-rail as shown. Fasten securely with the hardware.

Make sure bolt necks are seated in the square holes and rails are aligned before you tighten lock nuts. (See right and wrong views). Improper assembly can cause jerky trolley operation, noise and/or nuisance door reversals.

Right Wrong

Lock Nut

1/4"-20x7/16"

Hex Screw

5/16"-18x7/8"

Nut

5/16"-18

Carriage Bolts

1/4"-20x1/2"

Lock Washer

5/16"

Assembly Step 2

Install the Trolley on the T-rail

• Place the opener on packing material to protect the cover. For convenience, put a support under the cable pulley bracket.

• Remove the (2) 5/16"-18x1/2" washered screws mounted in the top of the opener.

• Align the holes in the back section of the T-rail with the holes in the opener.

• Fasten the rail with the (2) washered screws previously removed. Tighten securely.

Remember to use only these screws! Any other screws will cause serious damage to the opener.

• Insert a 5/16"-18x7/8" hex screw into the cover protection bolt hole in the T-rail as shown. Tighten securely with a 5/16" lock washer and nut.

NOTE: This screw prevents trolley over-travel. Keep a 2" minimum between the trolley and this screw when adjusting travel limits (see page 28).

• Attach the threaded shaft to the trolley with the lock washer and nuts as shown.

• As a temporary stop, insert a screwdriver into the hole in the front end of the T-rail.

• Slide the trolley assembly along the rail to the screwdriver stop.

If trolley hits against any nuts on the T-rail, the bolts and nuts were attached from the wrong side and must be repositioned. Review Step 1.

Temporary Stop

Screwdriver

Trolley

TO GARAGE DOOR

Trolley

Threaded Shaft

Lock Washer

5/16"

Outer Nut

5/16"

Inner Nut

5/16"

Trolley

Assembly Step 3

Fasten the T-rail to the Opener

To fasten rail, use only those screws mounted in the top of the opener. Any other screws will cause serious damage to the opener.

Hardware Shown

Actual Size

Hardware Shown Actual Size

WARNING

CAUTION

WARNING

Lock Washer

5/16"

Nut

5/16"-18

5/16"-18x7/8" Cover

Protection

Bolt Hole

T-rail

(Back Section)

Lock Washer

5/16"

Nut

5/16"-18

Hex Screw

CAUTION

Washered Screw

5/16"-18x1/2"

Use Only This Type and Size

Screw

Hex Screw

5/16"-18x7/8"

Nut

5/16"

Lock Washer

5/16"

Assembly Step 4

Install the Chain/Cable & Attach the Sprocket Cover

To attach the sprocket cover:

• Insert the back tab in the opener slot. Squeeze the

cover slightly and insert the front tab in the slot on the mounting plate.

Leave Chain and Cable

Inside Dispensing

Carton to Prevent Kinking.

Dispensing Carton

Keep Chain and Cable Taut When Dispensing

• Detach the cable loop from the carton and fasten it to the trolley with a master link from the hardware bag. See master link procedure, Figure 1.

• With the trolley against the screwdriver, dispense the cable around the pulley.

• Proceed back around the opener sprocket, Figure 2. Be sure sprocket teeth engage the chain. Continue forward to the trolley threaded shaft, Figure 3.

• Use the second master link to connect the chain to the flat end of the shaft. Check

to make sure the chain is not twisted.

• Remove the screwdriver.

Cable Pulley

Cable

Loop

Master

Link Bar

Master Link

Clip-On Spring

Trolley

T-rail

Pin Notch

Chain

Flat End

of Trolley

Threaded Shaft

Master

Link Cap

Master

Link Cap

Master Link

Clip-On Spring

Install Chain and Cable

In This Direction

Master Link Procedure:

Push pins of master link bar through cable loop and hole in front end of trolley. Push cap over pins and past notches. Slide clip-on spring over cap and into notches until both pins are securely locked.

Figure 1

Figure 3

Figure 2

Serious injury can result if fingers become entangled in moving opener sprocket. Attach sprocket cover securely. Never operate opener while your hand is near the opener sprocket.

WARNING

Opener

Sprocket

Front Tab Slot

Sprocket

Cover

Mounting

Back Tab Slot

Plate

Top of Opener

• Spin the inner nut and lock washer down the

threaded shaft, away from the trolley.

• To tighten the chain, turn outer nut in the direction shown. As you turn the nut, keep the chain

from twisting.

• When the chain is approximately 1/2" above the base of the T-rail at its midpoint, re-tighten the inner nut to secure the adjustment.

Sprocket noise can result if chain is either too loose or too tight.

When installation is complete, you may notice some chain droop with the door closed. This is normal. If the chain returns to the position shown when the door is open, do not re-adjust the chain.

NOTE: During future maintenance, ALWAYS pull the emergency release handle to disconnect trolley before adjusting chain.

Assembly Step 5

Tighten the Chain & Cable

IMPORTANT INST ALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

To reduce the risk of severe injury or death to persons:

1. READ AND FOLLOW ALL INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS.

2. Install only on a properly balanced and lubricated garage door. An improperly balanced door may not reverse and could result in severe injury or death. Repairs to cables, spring assemblies and other hardware must be made by a professional service person before installing opener.

3. Disable all locks and remove all ropes connected to the garage door before installing the opener.

Ropes connected to a garage door can cause entanglement and death.

4. If possible, install door opener 7 feet or more above floor with the emergency release handle mounted 6 feet above the floor.

5. Do not connect the opener to power source until instructed to do so.

6. Locate the Door Control within sight of the door at a minimum height of 5 feet where small children cannot reach and away from all moving parts of the door.

7. Install the User Safety Instruction Label on the wall adjacent to the door control and the Maintenance Instruction Label in a prominent location on the inside of the garage door.

8. Upon completion of the installation, the door must reverse when it comes in contact with a one-inch high object or a 2x4 laid flat on the floor.

9. Do not wear watches, rings or loose clothing while installing or servicing an opener. Jewelry or loose clothing can be caught in the mechanism of the garage door or the opener.

You have now finished assembling your garage door opener. Please read the following warnings before proceeding to the installation section:

WARNING

Outer Nut

To Tighten Outer Nut

Trolley

Lock

Washer

Chain

Base of T-rail

Inner Nut

To Tighten

Inner Nut

1/2 Inch

WARNING

• Open your door to the highest point of travel as shown. Draw an intersecting horizontal line on the header wall 2" above the high point. This height will provide travel clearance for the top edge of the door.

Door clearance brackets are available for sectional doors when headroom clearance is less than 2". See accessory page 38.

Proceed to Step 2, page 14.

Vertical

Guideline

Finished

Ceiling

Vertical

Guideline

Header

Wall

2x4

Structural

Supports

SECTIONAL Door and

ONE-PIECE Door With Track

• Close the door and mark the inside vertical centerline of the garage door.

• Extend the line onto the header wall above the door.

Remember, you can fasten the header bracket within 2 feet of the left or right of the door center only if a torsion spring or center bearing plate is in the way; or you can attach it to the ceiling (refer to page 14) when clearance is minimal. (It may be mounted on the wall upside down if necessary, to gain approximately 1/2".)

If you need to install the header bracket on a 2x4 (on wall or ceiling), use lag screws (not supplied) to securely fasten the 2x4 to structural supports as shown here and on page 13.

Installation Section: Pages 12 – 27

Sectional door

with curved track

One-piece door

with horizontal track

Installation Step 1

Determine Header Bracket Location

Installation procedures vary according to garage door types. Follow the instructions which apply to your door.

If the header bracket is not rigidly fastened to a structural support on the header wall or ceiling, the safety reverse system may not work properly (see page 30). The door might

not reverse when required, and could cause serious injury or death.

The garage door springs, cables, pulleys, brackets and their hardware are under extreme tension. Do not attempt to loosen, move or

adjust them yourself. Serious personal injury or death could result. Call for professional

garage door service.

WARNING

Door

Ceiling

Header

Wall

Highest Point

of Travel

Track

Header

Wall

Highest Point

of Travel

Door

Track

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