A loose garage door cable is not difficult to deal with but you will need a few key tools to tighten it properly.
Garage door pulley cable loose.
Follow me in this video on how.
When you reengage the automatic opener the spring will put tension on the cable and tighten them further.
Cables may come off the pulley system because of uneven operation on the two sides of the door opener system.
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Known as a spun cable this is actually quite common.
In this system the cables still do the lifting while the springs still provide the counter balance or force to open and close the garage door.
If your garage door cables are loose it.
In this system the cables run up the height of the garage door and then through a system of pulleys attach to the springs on both sides of the garage door.
Most of the time your able to do i.
Is your cable off on your garage door.
Use your hands to wrap the cable back around the pulley so it s taut.
Wind the cable around the pulley if it s loose.
Run the lift cables or garage door wire straight up between the rollers and the doorjamb.
In this video i will show you how to put it back on.
This can be an easy fix.
Follow me in this video on how to fix a cable off a garage door.
Tighten the drums make the tension equal.
Slide the lift cable stop through the slot on the drum.
This can be an easy fix.
Snap a locking pliers onto the torsion tube to lock it into place while you tighten the drums.
Automatic garage door openers make getting in and out of your garage easy although the machinery does require periodic maintenance to ensure proper operation.
Garage door cables can spin off.
Garage door cables can spin off.