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.

The cables and springs on a door work together and there s a great deal of tension on the lines. Even if the problem looks simple you should hire professionals to do the job for you. This can be an easy fix. Sometimes the cables become wound around themselves and can get caught.

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. Getting emergency evening or weekend service from a garage door professional can easily cost 400. Homeowners may be alerted to this problem by excessive noise and rattling from the cable pulley system when opening according to the frank s garage door repair website.

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. However if you can get your vehicles out of the garage you can postpone the repair to get normal weekday repair rates. If the garage door cable came off don t try to follow diy steps in fixing it. Most times something is bent and needs professional repair.

Most of the time your able to do i. It has the tension bar in the middle. If a spring or cable breaks while your cars are parked inside the garage door won t open and you ll be stranded.