Install Chain/Cable And Attach The Sprocket Cover - Craftsman 139.18057 Owner's Manual

ASSEMBLY STEP 4
Install the Chain/Cable
and Attach the Sprocket Cover
1. Pull the cable around the idler pulley and toward
the trolley.
2. Connect the cable loop to the retaining slot on the
trolley, as shown (Figure 1):
• From below, push pins of master link bar up
through cable loop and trolley slot.
• Push master link cap over pins and past pin
notches.
• Slide clip-on spring over cap and onto pin
notches until both pins are securely locked in
place.
3. With the trolley against the pliers, dispense the
remainder of the cable/chain along the rail toward
the motor unit and around the sprocket. The
sprocket teeth must engage the chain (Figure 2).
4. Check to make sure the chain is not twisted, then
connect it to the threaded shaft with the remaining
master link.
5. Thread the inner nut and lock washer onto the the
trolley threaded shaft (Figure 3).
6. Insert the trolley threaded shaft through the hole
in the trolley. Be sure the chain is not twisted
(Figure 4).
7. Loosely thread the outer nut onto the trolley shaft.
8. Remove the locking pliers.
9. Align the tabs on the sprocket cover with the slots
in the mounting plate. Squeeze cover and insert
tabs in slots.
Sprocket
Cover
Figure 2
Front
Tab Slot
To avoid possible SERIOUS INJURY to fingers from
moving garage door opener:
• ALWAYS keep hand clear of sprocket while operating
opener.
• Securely attach sprocket cover BEFORE operating.
Idler
Pulley
Motor Unit
Sprocket
Back
Tab Slot
Mounting
Plate
10
WARNING
CAUTION
Dispensing Carton
Leave Chain and Cable
Inside Dispensing
Carton to Prevent Kinking.
Keep Chain and Cable
Taut When Dispensing
Figure 1
Master Link
Master
Clip-On Spring
Link Cap
Cable Loop
Slotted Hole
Master
Cable
Link Bar
Figure 3
Inner Nut
5/16"
Lock
Washer
5/16"
Figure 4
Master Link
Master
Clip-On Spring
Link Cap
Trolley
Pin
Threaded
Notch
Shaft
Master
Link Bar
Round Hole
Trolley
Threaded
Shaft
Trolley
Threaded
Shaft
Round
Hole