Recent content by segal

Yeah, he was blatantly ignorant which made matters worst! I could have called the company back a third time and given them hell, but the owner is even more difficult to deal with (indignant at best) than his own technicians, so I just decided to eat whatever it would cost to get this thing done...

Garage track issue solved!!!! As many of you mentioned, a hammer and a little tweaking of the track was all that was needed here. It took the new garage door technician 30 seconds per track to loosen some bolts, fully align the flat sides and then bang the curved side into place with a hammer...

Back in the day, I had a pullout keyboard tray connected to a desktop PC and it turned out to be a real pain, mainly because I felt like I was forced to sit too far away from the screen and it sat too low to my legs. Most people have laptops nowadays, which elimates the need for a peripheral...

Well stated! Also, I didn't pay by credit card. The install was paid for by check and it was already cashed. Additionally, I contacted the company with my displeasure and they sent a technician out to evaluate the problem. As far as the technician was concerned, there isn't a problem. As...

Yes, this correct! In fact, the "bolts" on the straight run of the horizontal track are riveted, but could be drilled out I guess. Where they tie in to the mounting system and the lower track, bolts were employeed. So, there really is very little flexiblity in adjusting the tracks without...

No, from the pictures, your track looks to be the same thickenss / quality but you were probalby more willing, and braver for that matter, to take the necessary swings with the hammer, and probably had just the right metal rod to prevent distorting the natural curve of the track.

Thanks man! Shortly after I read your post, I went out there with my trusty set of tools and attempted to follow your lead. Unfortunately, I'm must not be nearly as handy as you because I couldn't accomplish this task on my own. The track is really rigid and doesn't permit the slight tweaking...

Wow... what are the chances that I find someone on a non-specific message board with the EXACT, and I mean EXACT same issue!!!! I'd like to bend the track such as you did, but did you have to take anything apart to gain access to bending that lip outward, or did you just bend it without...

Well, that makes me feel a little better, but the harsh clunky condition of the upward travel doesn't seem right to me and I partially attribute that to the jumping from vertical to horizontal. But there may be something else going on that I'm not aware of. Could be the chain, but I checked...

This sounds right. Why they didn't do that in the first place really bothers me because that curved track doesn't seem like it will permit adjustment without loosening and or removing about a dozen or more fricken bolts that ties that track to the mounting brack(s) and rear hanger. The...

I recently had a new garage door and track installed on my house and noticed something I haven't seen before, and conceivably the reason why my garage door goes up rather bumpy making lots of noise. In the attached photos, you can see that the two segements of track don't exactly match where the...