{"product_id":"garage-door-end-bearing-plate-left","title":"Garage Door End Bearing Plate, Left","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the left end bearing plate, one of the garage door parts that hold the torsion shaft on a torsion spring door. It fits at the left end of the door, above the vertical track, and the end of the shaft turns in its bearing. Left is as seen from inside the garage facing the door, and the plate is stamped L. Sold singly: for the other end you need the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/garage-door-end-bearing-plate-right\"\u003eright end bearing plate\u003c\/a\u003e, and the middle of the shaft sits in the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/centre-bearing-middle\"\u003ecentre bearing plate\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLeft or right end bearing plate?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStand inside the garage and face the door. The plate above the left-hand vertical track is the left one, stamped L, like the one in the photo. The plate on the right-hand side is stamped R and sold as the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/garage-door-end-bearing-plate-right\"\u003eright end bearing plate\u003c\/a\u003e. A door uses one of each.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat the end bearing plate does\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe torsion shaft is held in three places: an end bearing plate at each end and the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/centre-bearing-middle\"\u003ecentre bearing plate\u003c\/a\u003e in the middle. The end plates hold the ends of the shaft above the vertical tracks so it can turn as the springs lift the door. The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/cable-drum-left\"\u003eleft cable drum\u003c\/a\u003e sits on the same end of the shaft. You may also see this part called an end bearing bracket or a side bearing bracket.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGarage door bearing bracket safety\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe end bearing plate holds the shaft that the springs and cables work against, so it is under high tension whenever the springs are wound. Spring and cable work should be done by an experienced garage door installer. Alectra Solutions supplies the equipment only.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alectra Solutions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50506237280326,"sku":"ALEC-0215-DOUBLE_SIDE_BEARING_LEFT","price":59.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/8689\/4406\/files\/double-side-bearing-left-1.png?v=1790323936","url":"https:\/\/alectra.co.za\/products\/garage-door-end-bearing-plate-left","provider":"Alectra Solutions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}