Replacement for Linear HAE00018 - HCT Inner Slide Assembly

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This is to replace a plastic part for a Linear (and possibly other brands) garage door opener. It snaps and screws around the chain and serves as a connect/disconnect between the garage door and opener, for if the opener stops working and the door must be operated manually. As can be seen in one of the photos, my original part failed (and my garage door came slamming down to the ground). This part seems to do the trick and is significantly beefier than the original so will hopefully hold up better. Also, the angled edges on either side of the slot might be a tiny bit too tall, so I might upload one that is slightly more to spec after I do some testing. For now, in my case, I have to engage the emergency disconnect while right in the slot, rather than engaging it and sliding the parts together as is possible with the original. I'll mark this as a work-in-progress for that reason. Use at your own risk! That slamming garage door might have hit my car causing damage and this part has not been through any sort of third party testing etc. so it could conceivably fail and do the same. This was very handy in a pinch as my opener not only would not work, but the garage door could simply be lifted, bypassing the lock, and the soonest shipping for parts I found online was 3 days. Please let me know if you find this part helpful. :)