Garage Door Cable Repair in Tulsa

How to spot a snapped or slipped garage door cable, why to keep your hands off it, and what to ask a Tulsa shop about a cable repair.

A steel lift cable runs from each bottom corner of the door up to a drum on the spring shaft, and the springs wind those cables to raise the door. When one breaks or slips off its drum, the door usually sits crooked, comes up one side first, or you can see a cable hanging loose or fraying.

DASMA lists cables among the parts owners should not try to remove, repair or adjust. Chamberlain says that if a cable looks broken or damaged, stop and call a professional. Keep people and the car away from the door and don't run the opener.

A cable that lets go can twist the door or pull rollers out of the track. Ask the shop to check the springs, rollers and tracks while it is there, and to tell you the price of any extra parts before fitting them.

Common jobs

• Snapped or frayed lift cables
• Cables that have come off the drum
• Bottom brackets
• Balancing the door after the repair

Have this ready when you call

• Whether the door is up, down or hanging crooked
• Whether a car is shut inside
• What the cable looks like from a few steps away: loose, frayed or broken
• Your part of town or suburb

Common questions