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e_t_ Admin ,

I recently replaced my opener in a similar situation. Mine's chain drive and I did reuse the existing chain. I'd be less confident reusing a belt; rubber degrades faster than metal. But, based on my experience, replacing just the belt or chain isn't much harder than replacing the motor unit. I had to loosen my chain considerably in order to get it around the new motors sprocket. At that point, it would have been just a few more turns of the tension screw to fully remove it.

dirthawker0 OP , (edited )

I guess my question was whether the stats, e.g. number of teeth per inch, width, thickness on garage door belts are standardized/universal. It’s good information that you were able to reuse the chain and replacing it isn’t that hard to do, thanks!

e_t_ Admin ,

Liftmaster and Chamberlain are the same company, so it's highly likely (though not guaranteed) that the parts are compatible.

dirthawker0 OP ,

I was thinking there would be a chance of that. In researching the replacement circuit board they seem big into backwards compatibility.

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