[Shop-talk] Craftsman garage door openers

[Arvid Jedlicka]

On the Craftsman openers that I have had for the past 25 years all I ever 
did was cycle the opener so the motor driven part would "run over" the door 
attached part and they would hook back up. The only think I can think that 
would prevent this from working correctly is if the latch on the door 
attached part that you pulled down to release the two pieces was gummed up 
so the spring would not allow the latch to work - i.e. it was in the "pulled 
the rope position" more or less permanently.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <scott.hall at comcast.net>
To: <shop-talk at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2010 6:39 AM
Subject: [Shop-talk] Craftsman garage door openers


> This should be simple, I'd think. The power went out last week at the 
> house. I pulled the cord on the opener to release it from the carriage on 
> the track. Now I can't get it to re-engage.
>
> I'm starting to worry myself a little but--I can rebuild an engine, but I 
> can't swap the face shields on my Arai, and I can't re-engage a garage 
> door.