Garage door cables do the quiet, critical work of turning the springs' power into smooth, even lifting. A pair of steel lift cables runs from the bottom brackets up to the drums on the torsion shaft, raising and lowering the door in time with the springs.
Cables fail from years of friction, rust, fraying, or the sudden shock of a spring breaking. The warning signs are easy to spot once you know them: a door that hangs crooked or pulls to one side, slack or frayed wire near the bottom corners, or a door that suddenly drops or jams partway.
Like springs, cables are under real tension, and a snapped cable can leave the door dangerously unbalanced. It is not a safe DIY repair — the bottom brackets in particular hold spring tension and can cause serious injury if released the wrong way.
Our licensed technicians replace both cables as a pair, inspect the drums, springs, rollers, and bottom brackets, then re-tension and rebalance the door so it tracks straight and runs quietly again. It is usually a same-day fix.
Call (855) 557-5454 for 24/7 service, or get a quote.
Tell us what is going on and we will get a licensed technician on site, on time.
