Elevator safety gear alignment system and method

A safety gear alignment system for an elevator system comprising:

• an elevator shaft;
• an elevator car having an interior region and disposed in and moveable within the elevator shaft;
• an upright structure operatively coupled to the elevator car and located along an exterior surface of one of the plurality of side walls, the upright structure extending in a longitudinal direction from the car floor to the car roof, the upright structure defining at least one aperture;
• a safety gear member having a brake and a frame, the frame operatively coupled to the upright structure;
• and
• at least one access region defined by the frame of the safety gear member, the access region accessible from the interior region of the elevator car and wherein measurement between the frame and a guide rail of the elevator shaft is made for alignment of the safety gear member relative to the guide rail.