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I checked this. They are square to the wall using the 3 4 5 method. That was one of the first things I checked.

This is what came up with. The door is 1/4" lower on the right. The right hand side rail is 3/8" lower than the left. The jack shaft is 1/16 lower on right. The floor dives on the right also. When installing the doors I put a 1/2 shim under the side rails to keep them off the floor. I didn't...

That is the sensor. If is spring loaded with a micro switch. When there is enough slack in the cable it makes the micro switch and the door stops.

It don't look like it. Slack on the sides between door and track when full up. But I will square it and see what I find

I have done this twice. Doing one side first. Next time starting with the other. I used vise grips and a tarp strap to hold tension on first sheave while adjusting the other. Same way I did all the other doors. No change in the way it functions. Still getting slack at full open. :(:(:( Thanks...

Hello all.... I am having a problem with my new garage door. The cable on the left hand side gets loose when door is completely open. This messes with the Chamberlain Jack Shaft opener. There is a sensor on the cable to detect a loose one. I have worked on it over and over and can not figure...