Garage Door Cable Repair Tips

Don t yank or jerk on the rope or you could damage the opener.

Garage door cable repair tips.

At the base of the trolley track on the ceiling of your garage is a small box that operates the automatic garage door opener. Clamp a locking pliers or a c clamp to the track just above one of the rollers. Make sure you have the garage door closed when you re undertaking the garage door cable repair. Garage doors open and close by moving along the metal tracks on either side.

If your garage door cable is worn out or broken it s important that you replace it as soon as possible. You don t want any electrical accidents to happen while you re working on your garage door. Continue reading below our video of the day. To fix your garage door cables you ll want to release the tension of the springs by lifting the door.

One end has a tip that fits perfectly inside the cable drum. Pull the red cord to release the door from the track. When you re done fix the other end which is a cable loop to the pin at the bottom of the garage door. The first thing to be done is releasing the tension from the cable.

Pull the red cord hanging from it until you hear a click to disengage the door from the track. Also yank the cord and unplug the garage door opener before you start any garage door spring repair. In some instances such as when a garage door has a slack cable you can make the repair by just cutting a cable end and shortening the cable to eliminate all the slack. This will prevent the door from shooting up and breaking your nose when you wind the new springs during an overhead garage door repair.

To start your repairs look at the metal tracks to determine is there is anything that could be preventing the door from moving smoothly. Turn off your garage door opener and open the garage door fully. While you re at it disengage the electricity from your garage door opener if you have an automatic one.