Garage Door Cable Came Off

Follow me in this video on how to fix a cable off a garage door.

Garage door cable came off.

Getting emergency evening or weekend service from a garage door professional can easily cost 400. When a cable slips off a drum the garage door won t work. Cables may come off the pulley system because of uneven operation on the two sides of the door opener system. Even the slightest mistake could lead to accidents like the garage door coming loose and falling on someone s head.

If the garage door cable came off don t try to follow diy steps in fixing it. This can be an easy fix. If a spring or cable breaks while your cars are parked inside the garage door won t open and you ll be stranded. The cables and springs on a door work together and there s a great deal of tension on the lines.

Most times something is bent and needs professional repair. Even if the problem looks simple you should hire professionals to do the job for you. Sometimes the cables become wound around themselves and can get caught. It has the tension bar in the middle.

Garage door cables can spin off. Most of the time your able to do i. It is in the up position after i rewind the cables and connect them to the bottom of the door i am unclear what to do next.