Then manually move the door so that the realease mechanism is centered on metal coupler.
Pulled red handle on garage door now will not open.
The trolley sits on the opener carriage.
As soon as the tension is off the door the handle should disengage easily but the door will be reallly heavy.
Now pull on the cord and it will snap into place.
To reconnect simply pull the red cord on an angle.
Press the garage door opener button.
At that point push the button for the operator and when the trolley meets with the carriage the 2 will be connected.
Finding the manual cord is very easy and something most people won t have a tough time accomplishing.
When the release cord is pulled it disconnects the trolley from the carriage allowing you to manually move the door.
Mine is a genie but if it s a belt it should work similarly.
Have your door closed during a garage door emergency.
If your garage door opener has a button that opens the garage door and another button to close it press the close button.
Broken spring door is slightly off the ground have someone else press the button or use a remote.
You will hear a click.
If it is still not working recheck the connection at the top.
Simply pull on the red cord above your garage.
Do not lift the door in this case.
Which moves the door.
The red handle is there in case you lose power and can t open the door and allows you to open the door.
Once the lever is in the opposite location push the button again.
Close the garage door.
Step 3 be sure to leave garage door closed when not in use.
Working inside the garage clear away all items as necessary for convenient access to the t handle the cables and the latch mechanisms on each of the outer sides of.
A trick to do this by yourself is to turn your back to the door reach one hand down to a bottom hinge or handle and your other hand up to the pull rope.
Do not pull so tight that you damage the cord or the lever.
If the car is either inside or outside the garage you can hit the button to open the door.
If door is closed open door all the way.
The final step is to push the button to see if it works.
If you intend to continue manual operation pull the cord toward the door which will keep it from reconnecting to the carriage.
Allow the opener to operate without.
However before you do this it is extremely important to make sure the garage door is down.
You may want to pull the cord the other way to see if that works.
It s that simpl e.
Pull both same time.
