To fix your garage door cables you ll want to release the tension of the springs by lifting the door.
Garage door cable repair tips.
Pull the red cord hanging from it until you hear a click to disengage the door from the track.
Pull the red cord to release the door from the track.
While you re at it disengage the electricity from your garage door opener if you have an automatic one.
To start your repairs look at the metal tracks to determine is there is anything that could be preventing the door from moving smoothly.
If your garage door cable is worn out or broken it s important that you replace it as soon as possible.
One end has a tip that fits perfectly inside the cable drum.
Make sure you have the garage door closed when you re undertaking the garage door cable repair.
When you re done fix the other end which is a cable loop to the pin at the bottom of the garage door.
At the base of the trolley track on the ceiling of your garage is a small box that operates the automatic garage door opener.
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.
Turn off your garage door opener and open the garage door fully.
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Place c clamps under the door on both sides to ensure that the garage door will stay up.
Don t yank or jerk on the rope or you could damage the opener.
Put it inside the drum and wind it tightly on the cable drum.
Check the ends of your new garage door cable.
Also yank the cord and unplug the garage door opener before you start any garage door spring repair.
Garage doors open and close by moving along the metal tracks on either side.
The first thing to be done is releasing the tension from the cable.