It s a torsion spring cable designed for a common 7 garage door installation.
Garage door tension spring cable.
Can you repair a garage door tension spring yourself.
This tension makes it easier to lift the garage door from its closed position.
You might be wondering what purpose does a garage door cable serve.
If your cables are tightly wound on the pulley but 1 side of the door is uneven then you need to adjust the tension on the torsion spring mounted above the center of the garage door frame.
Garage doors with a single tension spring located over the center of the door are difficult and potentially dangerous to repair.
In this video i will show you how to replace a broken cable for your extension spring garage door.
How to adjust garage door tension.
Contact a professional repairman or garage door specialist for repairs to this kind of door.
Here s a breakdown of how to adjust garage door cables.
Mine broke and this is nearly identical to the length of the one that s being replaced i m replacing both only one broke remember to get some 1 2 quot.
What a garage door cable does.
Use steel rods at least 18 inches 46 cm long.
It s actually one of the most important safety mechanisms of your garage door.
Side mounted springs are long heavy.
The springs extend along the shaft and work by twisting as the garage door closes by means of cables attached to each side of the lowest garage door panel.
Steel bars to de tension the springs.
The garage door tension springs provide lifting force for the heavy door and are under tremendous tension get careless and they can hurt you.
I just measured it.
If the tension is too loose the springs that help lift the.