The original post: /r/diy by /u/PleaseSaveTheOtters on 2025-02-21 22:37:11.
the new holes I want to align the panel to
Severity of the door dent from the side
I apologize if this is really simple and I am being a coward - I am just not a handy person and stick to computers and I have seen on here and elsewhere that garage door stuff is terribly unsafe. Money’s kind of tight at the moment and since this model is obsolete, our home inspector said the only sure fix is to replace the entire door :(. Hoping this is minor enough my dainty-sweaty hands can manage it.
In the first picture, the previous owner (we recently bought) did a hack fix and only had the J-bar attached to the steel operational area in one of the holes (the red circle). Now I’m thinking that I can use the 2 holes in the 2nd picture green circle to place the new nuts, bolts, and washers but I can’t move the J-bar so is it okay if I unscrew the bolts in the 1st picture green circle to realign the j-bar to line up with the new circles? It’s currently stationary and I know the red string is the emergency release and am unsure if that is easy to put back together.
The other thing (which I believe is where the problems arose) is that the top panel is dented inwards and when the door closes/opens, it does kind of warp inwards & outwards slightly. Am I able to use a hammer to knock it back into place then attach the panels?
