Rotate the drum to wind the cable into the winding grooves.
How to fix the wire on my garage door.
With pliers remove the old cable and replace it with the new.
It s better if a cable ends up a little longer than a little shorter.
If you consider yourself handy with tools and have experience in working on diy projects then replacing your broken garage door cable will be a simple task.
Most of the time your able to do i.
You can t repair the broken cable.
Pull the cable as tight as possible before tightening the setscrews.
Snap a locking pliers onto the torsion tube to lock it into place while you tighten the drums.
Garage door cables can spin off.
Make sure you match up the wire colors and twist the wires of the same color together.
Garage door cables can spin off.
This could be the issue.
Second once your door is closed and the springs are locked down with winding bars you can remove the bottom bracket from the track.
Follow me in this video on how.
Strip the rubber coating off of each wire you will need to strip off about 1 2 inch of the rubber coating on each wire 4 total.
Follow me in this video on how to fix a cable off a garage door.
Is your cable off on your garage door.
Next the thickness of the new cable should be 1 8.
This can be an easy fix.