Garage Door Cable Repair

Signs you need cable repair

• Door hangs lower on one side
• A cable is loose, slack or off its drum
• Frayed or rusty strands at the bottom bracket
• Door jerks or twists as it moves
• Door slammed shut on its own

What we do

1. Secure the door so it can't drop
2. Replace both cables with the correct length and gauge
3. Re-seat and align the drums on the shaft
4. Check bottom brackets for rust and damage
5. Balance the door and test travel

Good to know

Cables usually fail at the bottom bracket, where road salt and water collect. Along the shoreline and on the Cape, salt air speeds that up, so we check the brackets on every cable job.

A slipped cable is often a symptom, not the cause: a worn spring or a bent track can throw the cable off. We fix the cause too.