[Motor31]

The rod is a neat idea for bracing, thanks.

Wait until you get the next in line for basement door failures. The hinge pop rivets will start to fail. It tends to go like a zipper effect. If you see a couple starting to get loose drill them out and replace ASAP or the zipper will start to open one time you raise the door. It becomes very unwieldy with the lift rods attached and also takes about 5 hands to hold the door, remove the rods hen start to replace the rivets with new ones or screws. Yup I know about that one........