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How to shorten a garage door belt.
Purchased a brand new chamberlain whisper drive belt garage door opener at lowes to find out it was 3 too big to fit into the garage crossbeam that went through the center.
I have an i beam in my garage and i want to install my new belt drive answered by a verified home improvement expert.
Went back to lowes to find that all they had was a belt extender not the belt clip assembly that was needed to shorten the belt.
A belt drive garage door opener uses a rubber belt instead of chain links to open the garage door this makes it relatively soundless compared to its chain counterpart.
The average life of a belt drive garage door ranges from 7 to 10 years with some which will need belt changing after only a few years while others might not for nearly two decades it depends on the quality of the product.