How To Replace Garage Door Pulley Cable

Snap a locking pliers onto the torsion tube to lock it into place while you tighten the drums.

How to replace garage door pulley cable.

First loosen the set screws on the cable drum and then slide the cable drum away from the end bearing plate. This video will show you how to repair a mis aligned garage door cable. Most of the time your able to do i. The garage door wire cable can come off of the drum pulley spool which can be quite frustrating to repair.

All tension must be removed from the garage door before you can proceed. Remove the bottom bracket then remove the cable from the bracket. Garage door cables can spin off. Diy garage door repair and save money.

In this video i have a look at how to repair the. Leave the locking pliers in place and repeat the tightening procedure on the other side. Follow me in this video on how to fix a cable off a garage door. Rotate the drum to wind the cable into the winding grooves.

This video will show you a safe and easy way to replace your garage door cables. If your garage door cable is at an angle or l. Loosen drum and remove cable. Install new cable onto bottom bracket thread this cable up to the cable drum at the top of the door.

This can be an easy fix. Remove the cable from the cable drum.