@@jasoncharbonneau9588 research how to do it. Watch a few different videos. Torsion spring tension is nothing to play with. If your somewhat mechanicly inclined you'll have no issues. 🙏👊🏼
@@jasoncharbonneau9588 7' will get around 30-31. Now if there is somewhat tension on it you can start out small. Put about 10 quarters on it. Been tested out.
Perfect! One side broke at the bottom loop and so I figured I'd go to Lowes and grab a replacement. As you mentioned, they only sell the longer extension spring cables, but I thought I could cut it and crimp a barrel on it. Wrong! Regular pliers do not work for this. Scavenged a cable from the door we don't use and tried for an hour to get it on. Seemed impossible with the cable tension so I called for service, but they were closed for the day. Watched this video, ordered the right parts and a pair of vise grips on Amazon and they arrived the next day. In 30 minutes, I replaced the broke cable and did the other side too since that cable was frayed. Not a lot of room to work on the ladder, but I got it done and saved a large service fee. Thanks again!
Great video! Went to the comments section. Didn't even watch other videos anymore after checking out the positive feedbacks. After 2 hours I replaced both cables. Took longer than anticipated because my door is old school from the early 90's. There's no knob fixture at the bottom of the door to hook the cable to. Instead there's a rod with a pin so the only way to remove the cable is to pull down the whole bracket/roller assembly about 2 inches so that I can slide the rod out to free up the cable. Safer design but not repair friendly. Thanks for this great video i saved a couple hundreds. 🤙🏽
i dont ever comment on videos but this legit saved me $$$. I got quotes for this work between $100-$240, but legit followed this video and replaced it in 5 mins by simply following advice and buying cables from Amazon. Lowes, and home depot do not carry these! I would add a bit more advice however, make sure the cable lengths are the same as the one you are taking off. There are different lengths, but i found mine was 8’6 and i measured the new cable and old cable to make sure they are the same length before attempting to do the install. Great job and thanks for posting this video!!!
Thanks for the video. One of our cables came loose when the door hit our open hatchback. The cable was in good shape, so I used your advice to reinstall the cable. Thanks again!
Thank you for the video, Garage Door Genius! One of my cables broke (corrosion at bottom) and I was able to replace both cables (one at a time) and saved an expensive service call!!! The video is well done, I followed the video and the replacement went silky smooth! Thanks again!!!
Wow. What a game changer. I used to unload and reload the torsion springs to do this job. Took me a fraction of the time and was also much safer to do it this way. Thanks!
Dude, You just save me about $250 bucks! I was changing out the metal rollers to a nylon rollers when the spring cables became untangle. After watching your video, I was able to fix the spring cable myself without calling a professional. Good job!
Thank you so much... we lost one line with a shovel issue and then the next day it was another rake on the other side.. so got the lines like you had and replaced both and now I save some $$$ Thank you again for the video
Worked perfectly and easily and quickly explained. Thank you! Perfect example of how to do that without all the BS and attitude of other videos. Subscribed.
You the man. Saved me a headache. Had a cable pop out thought i was fucked.... boy did you prove me wrong. Thanks for the video it helped me get my door fixed. Cheers mate
Hey bro you have helped me a lot my son and I were able to fix our garage door through your video.Good advice .Thanks again,Rodney here in South Africa Durban
Not only did I benefit from this video, but I watched your other video on adjusting the torsion springs as well as re spooling the drum. You must’ve saved me about $500-$600. I’ll definitely sub and donate to your channel. Thx so much!
Thank you so much for the donation! I really appreciate it. 🙏🏼 Glad to help my guy. Especially in this current time. Saving money is the name of the game.
A shockingly fast, flawless fix. Thank you, very much. If there is a Menards store in your state, you might find the cables sets for the 8’ and 7’ foot doors in the aisle- I did tonight. My store had them mixed on the hook, so make sure you grab the right set. They have a cheap 3 pack of vise grips too, if yours have gone missing.
Thanks for the information. I've got to do the same thing and knew I could find it on RUclips. Sometimes what you need to know isn't well presented. I was lucky I came here first.
Man this was eye opening. Thank you for letting his video. I had one cable pop, so my door is stuck crooked, but this helped a ton for helping me with options to get it fixed up.
Dude, I followed your steps to the Tee and got it done in like 10 minutes. You saved me at least $200!! Can't thank you enough! What happened to my door: came down on a hard object on one side and the cable came undone (strangely, the door didn't back up upon hitting something). My cable was intact so I reused it. :D
If you're in the Heartland (Minn., Nebraska, etc.)... Menards has replacement parts for torsion spring garage doors. They have both 7' & 8' cable kits that each come with 2 new cables. 👍 I'll be doing this for a friend this weekend! Thanks! Was a bit wary of working on this type of door system...
Thanks for this video! I manged the door at work trying to leave for the day, got in a panic because I couldn't close the door! I used forklift to slowly lower the door after removing both cables. I'll be watching this video again tomorrow when I replace the cables!🤦🏼♂️😁
Worked like a charm! The hard part was I had to lower the door while I waited for the cables to be delivered so raising the door was really hard--I ended up using a car jack to get it started.
Great idea. Instead of winding the cable around the drum a bunch of times you could loosen the drum and spin the drum winding the cable until it’s snug
Thank you thank you thank you! Seems someone pushed the door up manually and caused both cables on the pulleys to cross thread. Your video saved me a bunch of money! Thank you again!!!
That was brilliant thanks mate. I had a look at a few others but thought yours explained it best . Got me roller door working again for the cost of sone eBay cables instead of been ripped for over $300 for a local bloke to do it . Cheers for that :)
Been having trouble after a not-so-Handy man screwed something up when installing an opener. Good video, it has given me some ideas/insight that will (hopefully) help with my repairs.
Great video thank you! I replaced one cable and now the other one is not guitar-string-tight when the door is down - I'm planning to replace the other cable but I'm wondering if I need to adjust the drum so that they are both extremely tight or should I adjust them both to be sort of tight but not guitar-string-tight, please let me know thanks again!
Thanks so much for the video, I have to install a new bottom seal on a Overhead Garage door brand. I have to remove the bracket the cable loop is on so I'm going to follow your video instructions. I always thought removing the cable that it would be under the spring tension but I guess it isn't by watching your video. Thanks again
You're welcome and thank you for watching the video! I also appreciate the donation. That is super nice of you. 🙏 As long as you keep one cable on, you'll be fine. Replacing one at a time. Don't take both off at the same time because you will lose all the spring tension. When the door is open there is still tension on the spring. Just not the full amount like if the door was closed. You got this Gregory! 👍🏼👊🏼🤘🏻
Good video though in my case i dont need to replace the cables, problem i have is when the door is down one side of the cable is loose has much slack, is this where i have to loosen the drum square screws & rotate the drum that would tighten up the cable then tighten the bolts? I would guess the proceedure would be different being that there would be much tension from springs eould have to use visegrips on the rod doesn't spin when loosing the drum screws?
If it were me, I'd follow this video. Just start fresh setting the cables. Only part that will be different in your case than from the video, is the spring. You're spring is already wound up. So just stick a rod in the end cone, loosen set screws, then rest the rod/winding bar against the top panel. Then follow the steps getting the cables squared away. ruclips.net/video/uPyK_85TfoQ/видео.htmlsi=3Is6ewwYgUaEzObn
HI, I got one of the tensioner cables snapped, and now i bought the new tensioner cable, please let me know if I have to just open the door and put the cable as you have shown in the video or do I have to reset the coil also for that side also? is the coil still having tension in it or it get released once the wire got broken?
I really appreciate the positive feedback Dr. Cain. I'm really happy my video helped you out changing the cables on the garage door. Happy holidays to you and yours!
awesome video! did EXACTLY as you said (including amazon for the 7' cables bc no hardware stores carry them) and completed the job in about 7 mins for both cables! too ease!!
I have spent all morning watching videos on how to replace these (since both of mine snapped last night) and this was the easiest and quickest way I have been shown to replace them. Going to try it out here in a few hours!!!
@@garagedoorgenius Well, didn't work out as easy as I had hoped. Since both cables snapped it was a little more tedious job. Had to install both cables, then wind each individual torsion spring then readjust the cables on the drums. Finally got it done but there is a slight gap on the left side. I gave up. haha
@@milesej05 well you did more than what most people can. Hats off to you sir. Your mechanically inclined enough to figure out what needs to happen to get the job done. Although you got a gap you definitely did a good job in my book. Especially if you're not a garage door guy and just a DIYer.
@@garagedoorgenius I'm pretty mechanically inclined, but when there is a large amount of potential energy stored in a device (torsion spring), I tend to wean away from the repair. I'll do every type of repair in a house expect gas piping. haha. Thanks again!!!
@@garagedoorgenius well, I decided to spend $120 US and called the garage door guy as my hands are a bit weak and I need a 2nd man to lift up the heavy door
Great video, thanks a lot it'll save a lot of us a lot of money, I have the garage door guys out they want $500 to replace the springs and $100 more for the cables
Same here. $550 for the springd, and another $125 for the cables. Then we noticed cracked hinges. Aaaand he wanted to replace those at $25ea. I got him down to $350 for the springs and let him do it since it wouldn't open and we needed it. Then I bought heavy duty cables, hinges, and rollers for $110 on Amazon. Came out way ahead.
Thank you for the video. I'm going to practice this on my spare garage door. Unfortunately, I had to just pay over $1000 for two springs and cables. Ugh, I just had surgery, so I'm unable to do the work myself. Of course, I have surgery, and one of my springs snaps, and it frayed one of the cables. Oh well. The company I used quoted my around $500 after tax to replace the springs. Even at that price, they're making money. The service tech shows up, and asked if his office quoted me over the phone. He even asked the exact quoted amount. I told him that they had quoted me, and that's when he shook his head. He pulls out the actual price of the springs with the cables, and wouldn't ya know, it was magically double the price!! Then, they took all of the hardware for the drum bearings off, and tried to increase the sale by including bearings, new wheels, etc. They totaled it up and it was dang near $2000. I feel violated. lol, not really, but I am definitely not happy. These big companies are ripping people off. After watching videos like this, I want to start my own business repairing garage door springs, cables, etc. I'm all for people making money. However, I am not all for people being screwed over by these install/repair companies. I can only imagine some little old lady that can barely afford to live in this economy, and having something like this happen. It's just crazy.
@@joootooobboosheet2486 I'm so sorry. This comment is sad. I understand you have to make money but that's insane. Did the company have green in their logo and start with P? I ran a business in Austin and was very successful without ripping people off. I believe in karma. I agree. This economy has gone to shit. And I don't see and end in sight. Heal up my friend and good 🤞🏼. Thanks for the comment!
With my garage door, the cable already snapped at the knob, and the garage door was in the down position. So, is it safe to manually open the garage door as per your video and install the new cable? Other instructional videos say you have to deal with the spring torsion bar first. Thanks for your help, and great video.
Hello! Thanks for the comment. If you can wiggle the door fully open, then use this video. ruclips.net/video/LykX6kQXPGo/видео.html And actually, this video you currently watched should work for changing 1 cable. FYI, I recommend changing both cables.
This was helpful, thank you . I was able to put cable back on track, and door lowered fine. But then, when I raised it, the cable came back off track, any idea why?
@@curtobrien1020 yessir. That's why the door is heavy AF and the cable comes off. Need to get a spring replacement. If there's 2 springs, I recommend changing both.
Thanks, hopefully I can manage with garage door shut, mine is stuck shut, cable loop at the bottom rusted through and popped off when I shut it the other day or could there be another issue I cannot see that is causing it to not open, the door when I shut it somehow is now uneven, closes completely on the side loop broke but other side is almost a inch from closing but everything is in the tracks.
@garagedoorgenius I need to change one of the bottom roller brackets. I have a torsion spring system. If the cable isn't broken can I still remove from the cable from lower bracket as shown in this video? In other words will the cable be under any tension? Thanks!
@@awmartian I would make sure there's an extra set of vise grips under a roller on the side your replacing. As long as there is slack in the cable, no tension is on it. Just be super careful buddy. 🙏🏼
@@garagedoorgenius I will, thank you! I already replaced the bottom rollers by using the vise grips and bending the track slightly. At that time, I noticed the left bottom bracket is rusted, has a stripped bolt & the side pin isn't flush to the door panel. It would be awesome if you could do a video about replacing the bottom brackets :)
Great video brother. You have explained it in such a way that you've inspired me to give it a go. Plus showing the before and after really helpled. God bless you.
Thanks for the video. One note - If your rollers are going bad, or you just want to replace them, now is the time to replace the roller where the cable attaches as well. There will be no tension on it with the door up and cable off. I did all of my rollers, changing over to smooth, nylon, rollers, and the cables at the same time.
Llevaba 5 horas intentando arreglar mi portón sin éxito, ví su video y en 10 minutos quedó arreglado, thank you very much for your video saludos desde México!
Ive seen other videos where they start the cable on the first groove with the garage door down...would that work as well? Pretty tight area to work with in my garage with the door up
It would work, but be more difficult because you're dealing with full tension from the springs. Also, puts the risk factor up quite a bit. Just be careful my guy. 👍🏼
Helloooo! This is a great video my cable just snapped, but my garage door is leaning to the side that snapped. How do I get it to go straight again should I even touch it? Please help!!
been repairing garage doors for about 6 months now and any time ive had to replace cables i always take the tension off the springs. this is a game changer for me. thank you.
After wrapping around the cable I am short 5 inches to get loop to end of the door. When I push spring is getting tension. Not sure if I can force to reach the door
I read the 7ft high door takes a 102" cable for torsion spring style. But google shows mixed info. Its confused with the older side mount stretch springs.
Thank you very much for the demonstration! My cable came off from one side. I've ordered a pair from Amazon. Just one quick question, when do I have to unload and reload the spring? In your other video, you did that and mentioned it was dangerous. But from this video, it seems like we can replace the cable without touching the spring system?
If you follow this video you won't have to mess with spring tension. 👍🏼 My other video shows how to reset cables and wind the spring. Yes, it can be dangerous, but take your time. You would have to purchase some spring winding rods from Amazon to do that.
@@garagedoorgenius , wow, I did't expect to get your reply so quickly. :) I will follow the instructions in this one. don't want to touch the dangerous stuff. Thank you bro. So glad find your channel! Great job!
Question . I have 7 foot height door . When I measured my cable which is 8 ft 8 inches .. ie 104 inches . Do I need to get exact length for my cable or will 9 ft long cable ok ?
You may end up with slack in the cables if you use 9'. Which we don't want. You could measure out what the existing cable was and cut off the cable end. Home Depot, Lowes, Menards, Amazon sell cable ends. They are super cheap. IMO, use the existing length of cable. You don't want to open the door and have a cable spin off the drum. 👍🏼 www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-1-8-in-Aluminum-Ferrule-and-Stop-Set-43254/205887928
So I have to replace my two bottom panels and just wanted to know if I bring the garage door up like how you have it and remove the wire as seen, will it chop my fingers, etc… off since the tension spring is still hot? Thanks.
This video is awesome but I can’t remove my garage drum cable since the loop is actually locked in by a 5/16 pin with a clip instead of a knob like in the video. please suggest how to remove the loop from this type of setup. Thanks
@@TinMan-kd2gv first thing you want to do is kill the spring tension. Because if you don't that bottom fixture will fly up faster than a blink of an eye. So that's priority #1. Once spring tension is off, take the screws out of the bottom bracket. You may have to take the first lag screw out of the bottom of the vertical track so you can spread it out to help with pulling off the bracket. You shouldn't have to mess with the bottom rubber..
Thanks a million for this video, Bro!!! U'r an angel, a life saver❤ After wandering aimlessly for 1/2 hour @hmdepot, ordered the part from amazon for under $20. Step by step instructions in the video were great help as it made the whole process a cinch. I was able to change both cables in less than 20 minutes. Cheers
Thanks for the video. I'm running into an issue I ran into last time I had to change springs and cables. I get both cables onto the drums and all looks good. Lowering the door is fine. Then when I raise the door it looks good until the door is about a foot or less from the top. At this point, the cables on both sides suddenly loose tension on the drums and start to unravel. I had this happen with the original cables as well as the new ones. Any recommendations? I've tried your method and also attaching the cables when the door was closed. Same result for both.
I finally had time to work on this today. Same result. However, I noticed that when the door is 10 to 12 inches from being all the way up, the torsion bar stops spinning. This is what is causing the cables to come off the drum. Would this possibly be caused by not enough tension on the springs?
@@MH-tn4yv for sure. That torsion bar is supposed to turn all the way up and down. Is there some type of coupler that attaches the torsion bar to one another? Something is loose..screw, set-screw.
just wondering for single car garage, will it work if I don't install the spring nor cable since I don't have enough head room? I know the door won't stay but I only use the garage for storage and I can use something to lock the door into position once opened.
Great video. I do have a question, tho. My garage door doesn't open. The cable is gone. Is that the reason it doesn't open? What do you recommend I should do?
No cables is definitely the reason your door isn't opening. I would get the door height. Order a pair of cables from Amazon. Then follow this video. ruclips.net/video/uPyK_85TfoQ/видео.htmlsi=MqDzvaB1ez7WF4xe
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Thanks I'll have to get some of those Rods to tension it.
@@jasoncharbonneau9588 research how to do it. Watch a few different videos. Torsion spring tension is nothing to play with.
If your somewhat mechanicly inclined you'll have no issues. 🙏👊🏼
@@garagedoorgenius
Thanks. I should be ok. I guess I just need to determine how many 1/4 turns I need to make once I get to that point.
@@jasoncharbonneau9588 7' will get around 30-31. Now if there is somewhat tension on it you can start out small. Put about 10 quarters on it. Been tested out.
Just sent a donation for the channel. Thanks!
Perfect! One side broke at the bottom loop and so I figured I'd go to Lowes and grab a replacement. As you mentioned, they only sell the longer extension spring cables, but I thought I could cut it and crimp a barrel on it. Wrong! Regular pliers do not work for this. Scavenged a cable from the door we don't use and tried for an hour to get it on. Seemed impossible with the cable tension so I called for service, but they were closed for the day. Watched this video, ordered the right parts and a pair of vise grips on Amazon and they arrived the next day. In 30 minutes, I replaced the broke cable and did the other side too since that cable was frayed. Not a lot of room to work on the ladder, but I got it done and saved a large service fee. Thanks again!
What a freaking awesome comment! Good job my guy getting the job done and saving money too! 👊🏼
Thanks for video, quoted $350 at the house. My wife fixed it 20 minutes and cost was $13. Thanks soon much Terry in Ontario.
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Glad to help, Terry 🙏! Tell your wife excellent job. You folks take care. 👍🏼
she's a keeper, can i borrow her for 20 minutes?
Can I borrow your wife! :)
Thanks! Saved me almost $300 Canadian dollars by repairing my door myself!
@@SomeonewithaSony oh my gosh! Thank you so much for the Super Thanks 🙏🏼. That really made my day. 🤗
Great video! Went to the comments section. Didn't even watch other videos anymore after checking out the positive feedbacks. After 2 hours I replaced both cables. Took longer than anticipated because my door is old school from the early 90's. There's no knob fixture at the bottom of the door to hook the cable to. Instead there's a rod with a pin so the only way to remove the cable is to pull down the whole bracket/roller assembly about 2 inches so that I can slide the rod out to free up the cable. Safer design but not repair friendly. Thanks for this great video i saved a couple hundreds. 🤙🏽
Awesome brother! Glad to help.
#SaveMoney
Thanks man, you saved me $200 bucks which is what a contractor wanted to change it!
I appreciate the comment! 👍🏼
i dont ever comment on videos but this legit saved me $$$. I got quotes for this work between $100-$240, but legit followed this video and replaced it in 5 mins by simply following advice and buying cables from Amazon. Lowes, and home depot do not carry these! I would add a bit more advice however, make sure the cable lengths are the same as the one you are taking off. There are different lengths, but i found mine was 8’6 and i measured the new cable and old cable to make sure they are the same length before attempting to do the install. Great job and thanks for posting this video!!!
Glad to save you some money bro. That's the name of the game!
Good pro tip also 👍🏼💯🔥.
My cable broke last night. Got a new set today, watched this video and installed them! Thank you for making this video!!
Glad the video helped! 💯👍🏼
Mine broke this morning off to go get some cables. I figure if one broke, the other isn't that far off.
Thanks for the video. One of our cables came loose when the door hit our open hatchback. The cable was in good shape, so I used your advice to reinstall the cable. Thanks again!
Glad you got it fixed up!
Absolutely fantastic, clear and gets right to the point. Helped me tremendously. THANKS!!!!!!
@@ZIG3699 I appreciate the awesome feedback! Thank you.
Thank you for the video, Garage Door Genius!
One of my cables broke (corrosion at bottom) and I was able to replace both cables (one at a time) and saved an expensive service call!!!
The video is well done, I followed the video and the replacement went silky smooth! Thanks again!!!
That's awesome!
Thanks for the feedback. 👍🏼
Wow. What a game changer. I used to unload and reload the torsion springs to do this job. Took me a fraction of the time and was also much safer to do it this way. Thanks!
Can't believe I missed this comment. It's been almost a year.
Thank you for the comment! Hope this method helps.
All the remaining tension on the springs go to the opposite cable your working on if you do both at the same time your springs will dump
Perfect tutorial i got mine done in about 15 minutes!!
Awesome!
Thanks for the comment. 👍🏼
Dude, You just save me about $250 bucks! I was changing out the metal rollers to a nylon rollers when the spring cables became untangle. After watching your video, I was able to fix the spring cable myself without calling a professional. Good job!
Awesome comment! Glad to help.
Righteous I'm exactly in the same situation. Awesome
You got this broh! 🙏✌🏼
I have to say Thank you! This saved my time, my money and my life potentially!
Thank you so much... we lost one line with a shovel issue and then the next day it was another rake on the other side.. so got the lines like you had and replaced both and now I save some $$$
Thank you again for the video
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Worked perfectly and easily and quickly explained. Thank you! Perfect example of how to do that without all the BS and attitude of other videos. Subscribed.
I really appreciate the SUB. Thank you! 👍🏼
You the man. Saved me a headache. Had a cable pop out thought i was fucked.... boy did you prove me wrong. Thanks for the video it helped me get my door fixed. Cheers mate
Thanks for the positive feedback! 🙏
Hey bro you have helped me a lot my son and I were able to fix our garage door through your video.Good advice .Thanks again,Rodney here in South Africa Durban
Rodney I'm so glad the video helped you out brother! 🙏
Not only did I benefit from this video, but I watched your other video on adjusting the torsion springs as well as re spooling the drum. You must’ve saved me about $500-$600. I’ll definitely sub and donate to your channel. Thx so much!
Thank you so much for the donation! I really appreciate it. 🙏🏼
Glad to help my guy. Especially in this current time. Saving money is the name of the game.
Genius fix. I didn’t have to mess with the springs and no service call!
I really appreciate the awesome feedback! Thank you sir. 🙏🏼
A shockingly fast, flawless fix. Thank you, very much. If there is a Menards store in your state, you might find the cables sets for the 8’ and 7’ foot doors in the aisle- I did tonight. My store had them mixed on the hook, so make sure you grab the right set. They have a cheap 3 pack of vise grips too, if yours have gone missing.
Thanks for the information. I've got to do the same thing and knew I could find it on RUclips. Sometimes what you need to know isn't well presented. I was lucky I came here first.
Thanks for the comment, David. I really appreciate it! 👊🏼
Man this was eye opening. Thank you for letting his video. I had one cable pop, so my door is stuck crooked, but this helped a ton for helping me with options to get it fixed up.
I really appreciate the awesome feedback! 💪🏻👍🏼
Dude, I followed your steps to the Tee and got it done in like 10 minutes. You saved me at least $200!! Can't thank you enough! What happened to my door: came down on a hard object on one side and the cable came undone (strangely, the door didn't back up upon hitting something). My cable was intact so I reused it. :D
Heck yeah bro!! Saving money is the name of the game. 🔥🙏🔥
This dude is the goat 🐐.
THANKS! Saved us nearly $300!
If you're in the Heartland (Minn., Nebraska, etc.)... Menards has replacement parts for torsion spring garage doors. They have both 7' & 8' cable kits that each come with 2 new cables. 👍
I'll be doing this for a friend this weekend! Thanks! Was a bit wary of working on this type of door system...
@@mattp5991 great info! Save big money at MENARDS also!!
I really appreciate the awesome feedback. 😎👍🏼
Thanks for this video! I manged the door at work trying to leave for the day, got in a panic because I couldn't close the door! I used forklift to slowly lower the door after removing both cables. I'll be watching this video again tomorrow when I replace the cables!🤦🏼♂️😁
Glad to help bud! Check out this video also. It may help to understand how the cables and spring work.
ruclips.net/video/uPyK_85TfoQ/видео.html
Only spent 40 dollars to fix it. Thank you for your video
Glad to help! Thanks for the comment.
watched this video and fixed my garage door cables. It was so simple. THANK YOU
I love comments like this. Heck yeah brother! 👊🏼
Worked like a charm! The hard part was I had to lower the door while I waited for the cables to be delivered so raising the door was really hard--I ended up using a car jack to get it started.
Awesome! Great job Thomas. 🙏👍🏼
Great idea. Instead of winding the cable around the drum a bunch of times you could loosen the drum and spin the drum winding the cable until it’s snug
It would be tough to loosen the nuts of the drum to turn the drum, when the door is up, due to lack of space.
Thank you thank you thank you!
Seems someone pushed the door up manually and caused both cables on the pulleys to cross thread. Your video saved me a bunch of money!
Thank you again!!!
You're welcome 🙏
That was brilliant thanks mate. I had a look at a few others but thought yours explained it best . Got me roller door working again for the cost of sone eBay cables instead of been ripped for over $300 for a local bloke to do it . Cheers for that :)
@@reubtube2463 glad to help buddy! 😎 I really appreciate the awesome feedback.
Thanks you did make it look easy. You saved me some money. Jim from Crosby Texas.
Glad to help, Jim! 🙏
Video still saving asses in 2023. The cable looked loose at first when we hooked it on but once you do the other side it’s good.
Thanks
Heck yeah! Thank you for the awesome feedback. 💯😎👊🏼
Been having trouble after a not-so-Handy man screwed something up when installing an opener. Good video, it has given me some ideas/insight that will (hopefully) help with my repairs.
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Thanks!
Thanks to you, I fixed the problem in 15 minutes. Great video. Thanks a lot.
Glad to help!🙏
Thanks for helping
Just fixed my garage door
@@victorkong7625 that's awesome! Thanks for the comment.
Thanks for the detailed explanation. We're going to give this a try
@@barbaraparker7129 you got this! 👍🏼
I'll have a new video out this weekend on the same thing but done a little different.
I thank you for the information on the garage simple easy fix thank you for sharing your video
@@fmb828 I appreciate the awesome feedback, thanks 🙏🏼.
Very helpful. Have been residentially installing garage doors for over 1.75 years and have yet to try a trick like that. Cool channel.
Thank you for the awesome comment! 🤘🏼
Great video thank you! I replaced one cable and now the other one is not guitar-string-tight when the door is down - I'm planning to replace the other cable but I'm wondering if I need to adjust the drum so that they are both extremely tight or should I adjust them both to be sort of tight but not guitar-string-tight, please let me know thanks again!
@@royalbryson1 hey, you're welcome.
Let me ask. Does the door stay open when you raise it? Or does it kinda drift down?
Wow, this is so much easier than I thought it was going to be.
It's not too terrible. Good job my guy! 👊🏼💯
Thank you, now I have enough understanding, and i am going to fix my cables.
Glad to help! 🙏
Thanks so much for the video, I have to install a new bottom seal on a Overhead Garage door brand. I have to remove the bracket the cable loop is on so I'm going to follow your video instructions. I always thought removing the cable that it would be under the spring tension but I guess it isn't by watching your video. Thanks again
You're welcome and thank you for watching the video! I also appreciate the donation. That is super nice of you. 🙏
As long as you keep one cable on, you'll be fine. Replacing one at a time. Don't take both off at the same time because you will lose all the spring tension.
When the door is open there is still tension on the spring. Just not the full amount like if the door was closed.
You got this Gregory! 👍🏼👊🏼🤘🏻
Good video though in my case i dont need to replace the cables, problem i have is when the door is down one side of the cable is loose has much slack, is this where i have to loosen the drum square screws & rotate the drum that would tighten up the cable then tighten the bolts? I would guess the proceedure would be different being that there would be much tension from springs eould have to use visegrips on the rod doesn't spin when loosing the drum screws?
If it were me, I'd follow this video. Just start fresh setting the cables.
Only part that will be different in your case than from the video, is the spring. You're spring is already wound up. So just stick a rod in the end cone, loosen set screws, then rest the rod/winding bar against the top panel. Then follow the steps getting the cables squared away.
ruclips.net/video/uPyK_85TfoQ/видео.htmlsi=3Is6ewwYgUaEzObn
This was easy. It took me 10 minutes and all done...Than You!!!!
Glad to help! 🙏
Thanks dude its simple and easy then other darma videos LOL
A lot of other vids on this just suck. Glad my vid helped you out! Thanks for the comment.
HI, I got one of the tensioner cables snapped, and now i bought the new tensioner cable, please let me know if I have to just open the door and put the cable as you have shown in the video or do I have to reset the coil also for that side also? is the coil still having tension in it or it get released once the wire got broken?
Absolutely fantastic thanks Mate!
Glad to help! 👍🏼. I appreciate the awesome feedback.
Thanks for your video. I was able to replace the cables with no problem! Happy Holidays!
I really appreciate the positive feedback Dr. Cain. I'm really happy my video helped you out changing the cables on the garage door. Happy holidays to you and yours!
Thank you for the donation towards the channel! 🙏
excellent... thank you and I pray for all the happiness in the world for you and yours.
Thank you for the very nice comment. 🙏
@@garagedoorgenius You are welcomed.. change the world one person as a time.
@@karimnanji4163 ❤️🙏
awesome video! did EXACTLY as you said (including amazon for the 7' cables bc no hardware stores carry them) and completed the job in about 7 mins for both cables! too ease!!
That's awesome broh! 👊🏼 Thanks for the comment. 💯
Straight to the point! Great video
I really appreciate the feedback! 👊🏼💯
I have spent all morning watching videos on how to replace these (since both of mine snapped last night) and this was the easiest and quickest way I have been shown to replace them. Going to try it out here in a few hours!!!
Let me know how it goes! You got this. 👊🏼
@@garagedoorgenius Well, didn't work out as easy as I had hoped. Since both cables snapped it was a little more tedious job. Had to install both cables, then wind each individual torsion spring then readjust the cables on the drums. Finally got it done but there is a slight gap on the left side. I gave up. haha
@@milesej05 well you did more than what most people can. Hats off to you sir. Your mechanically inclined enough to figure out what needs to happen to get the job done. Although you got a gap you definitely did a good job in my book. Especially if you're not a garage door guy and just a DIYer.
@@garagedoorgenius I'm pretty mechanically inclined, but when there is a large amount of potential energy stored in a device (torsion spring), I tend to wean away from the repair. I'll do every type of repair in a house expect gas piping. haha. Thanks again!!!
@@milesej05 🔥👍🏼💯
Great thanks for the info Bro watching from Jamaica 🇯🇲
Hell yeah! Thanks for watching.
Wow! Watched the video, ordered cables from Amazon did everything as instructed in video. What an easy fix. Thanks for a great video!!
Glad to help! Thanks for coming back to leave a comment. 👍🏼🔥
@@garagedoorgenius well, I decided to spend $120 US and called the garage door guy as my hands are a bit weak and I need a 2nd man to lift up the heavy door
@@welbyroberto6581 probably a good call. ER visit cost more than that. Don't wanna get hurt. 🙏
@@garagedoorgenius give me few years younger, I would follow your video guide and DIY, good job nevertheless.
@@welbyroberto6581 thank you for the positive feedback!
Awesome video thank you sir, for taking the time to make this
You're welcome!
Great video, thanks a lot it'll save a lot of us a lot of money, I have the garage door guys out they want $500 to replace the springs and $100 more for the cables
I'm all about helping folks save money. Especially in today's climate. 🙏
Same here. $550 for the springd, and another $125 for the cables. Then we noticed cracked hinges. Aaaand he wanted to replace those at $25ea. I got him down to $350 for the springs and let him do it since it wouldn't open and we needed it. Then I bought heavy duty cables, hinges, and rollers for $110 on Amazon. Came out way ahead.
🙏 Saving money is the name of the game!
Thanks Brother, You made this look easy and I hope to do it tomorrow.
You got this my guy 👊🏼.
my hubby and i did it in just a few minutes … thx for the info
Nice job you two!! No problem and glad to help.
Thanks man , one project that needs to get done.👊🏼
You got this bruv! 👊🏼
Thank you for the video. I'm going to practice this on my spare garage door. Unfortunately, I had to just pay over $1000 for two springs and cables. Ugh, I just had surgery, so I'm unable to do the work myself. Of course, I have surgery, and one of my springs snaps, and it frayed one of the cables. Oh well.
The company I used quoted my around $500 after tax to replace the springs. Even at that price, they're making money. The service tech shows up, and asked if his office quoted me over the phone. He even asked the exact quoted amount. I told him that they had quoted me, and that's when he shook his head. He pulls out the actual price of the springs with the cables, and wouldn't ya know, it was magically double the price!! Then, they took all of the hardware for the drum bearings off, and tried to increase the sale by including bearings, new wheels, etc. They totaled it up and it was dang near $2000. I feel violated. lol, not really, but I am definitely not happy. These big companies are ripping people off.
After watching videos like this, I want to start my own business repairing garage door springs, cables, etc. I'm all for people making money. However, I am not all for people being screwed over by these install/repair companies. I can only imagine some little old lady that can barely afford to live in this economy, and having something like this happen. It's just crazy.
@@joootooobboosheet2486 I'm so sorry. This comment is sad. I understand you have to make money but that's insane. Did the company have green in their logo and start with P? I ran a business in Austin and was very successful without ripping people off. I believe in karma. I agree. This economy has gone to shit. And I don't see and end in sight. Heal up my friend and good 🤞🏼.
Thanks for the comment!
With my garage door, the cable already snapped at the knob, and the garage door was in the down position. So, is it safe to manually open the garage door as per your video and install the new cable? Other instructional videos say you have to deal with the spring torsion bar first. Thanks for your help, and great video.
Hello! Thanks for the comment.
If you can wiggle the door fully open, then use this video.
ruclips.net/video/LykX6kQXPGo/видео.html
And actually, this video you currently watched should work for changing 1 cable. FYI, I recommend changing both cables.
This was helpful, thank you . I was able to put cable back on track, and door lowered fine. But then, when I raised it, the cable came back off track, any idea why?
Does your door rest in the mid position? Does it fall back to the floor?
@@garagedoorgenius I think the tension spring broke, it's in two pieces
@@curtobrien1020 yessir. That's why the door is heavy AF and the cable comes off.
Need to get a spring replacement. If there's 2 springs, I recommend changing both.
Thanks, hopefully I can manage with garage door shut, mine is stuck shut, cable loop at the bottom rusted through and popped off when I shut it the other day or could there be another issue I cannot see that is causing it to not open, the door when I shut it somehow is now uneven, closes completely on the side loop broke but other side is almost a inch from closing but everything is in the tracks.
This video may help you.
ruclips.net/video/LYY4RhiH_u8/видео.html
Same thing happen to me today. One end snapped off. Door stuck shut. Were you able to install the cables with the door closed?
great video, does replacing a frayed cable help with leveling the garage door?
Absolutely a fraid cable is going to make it longer than the other one. Which will cause cable slack.
Worked perfectly. Me and my garage door thanks you!!!
@garagedoorgenius I need to change one of the bottom roller brackets. I have a torsion spring system. If the cable isn't broken can I still remove from the cable from lower bracket as shown in this video? In other words will the cable be under any tension? Thanks!
@@awmartian I would make sure there's an extra set of vise grips under a roller on the side your replacing. As long as there is slack in the cable, no tension is on it. Just be super careful buddy. 🙏🏼
@@garagedoorgenius I will, thank you! I already replaced the bottom rollers by using the vise grips and bending the track slightly. At that time, I noticed the left bottom bracket is rusted, has a stripped bolt & the side pin isn't flush to the door panel. It would be awesome if you could do a video about replacing the bottom brackets :)
@@awmartian glad to help!
That's a good idea for a video for sure. 👍🏼
Thanks a lot. I think I can do by myself too and I just ordered the cables!
You got this my friend! 🙏
Great video brother. You have explained it in such a way that you've inspired me to give it a go. Plus showing the before and after really helpled. God bless you.
Thanks Dwight! You got this buddy. 👍🏼👊🏼
@@garagedoorgenius
Thanks brother.
Thanks for the video. One note - If your rollers are going bad, or you just want to replace them, now is the time to replace the roller where the cable attaches as well. There will be no tension on it with the door up and cable off. I did all of my rollers, changing over to smooth, nylon, rollers, and the cables at the same time.
Awesome pro tip!
Llevaba 5 horas intentando arreglar mi portón sin éxito, ví su video y en 10 minutos quedó arreglado, thank you very much for your video saludos desde México!
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Ive seen other videos where they start the cable on the first groove with the garage door down...would that work as well? Pretty tight area to work with in my garage with the door up
It would work, but be more difficult because you're dealing with full tension from the springs. Also, puts the risk factor up quite a bit. Just be careful my guy. 👍🏼
Perfect explaination. Thank you!
You're very welcome! Thanks for the comment and watching. 🙏
Helloooo! This is a great video my cable just snapped, but my garage door is leaning to the side that snapped. How do I get it to go straight again should I even touch it? Please help!!
Is the door up all the way or part way up?
Easy money! And doing that all one handed and the hand with the camera takes mad skills! 😂 Amazing work Bro! Keep 'em coming.
I appreciate the kind words Santiago! This is a video I've been meaning to do for a while. Finally got it ✅ off the list.
Great video! My only question is, what do I do if the cable has snapped off on both sides and the door is closed down? It's impossible to lift up.
been repairing garage doors for about 6 months now and any time ive had to replace cables i always take the tension off the springs. this is a game changer for me. thank you.
You're welcome buddy! 🙏
Who told you to take the tension off. Just back wind the springs. Been doing it for 21yrs
After wrapping around the cable I am short 5 inches to get loop to end of the door.
When I push spring is getting tension.
Not sure if I can force to reach the door
Yes, force it up to reach the hoop. 👍🏼
I read the 7ft high door takes a 102" cable for torsion spring style. But google shows mixed info. Its confused with the older side mount stretch springs.
I can measure a set and get back to ya tomorrow.
Thank you!!! Fixed it really quick
Awesome job getting it fixed! 👍🏼
Easy 5 minute fix. Thank you for a clear video tutorial!
You're welcome 🙏.
Thank you very much for the demonstration! My cable came off from one side. I've ordered a pair from Amazon.
Just one quick question, when do I have to unload and reload the spring?
In your other video, you did that and mentioned it was dangerous. But from this video, it seems like we can replace the cable without touching the spring system?
If you follow this video you won't have to mess with spring tension. 👍🏼
My other video shows how to reset cables and wind the spring. Yes, it can be dangerous, but take your time. You would have to purchase some spring winding rods from Amazon to do that.
ruclips.net/video/uPyK_85TfoQ/видео.htmlsi=b8rvkS4synffy1qS
@@garagedoorgenius , wow, I did't expect to get your reply so quickly. :)
I will follow the instructions in this one. don't want to touch the dangerous stuff.
Thank you bro. So glad find your channel! Great job!
@@polestar707 I really appreciate the awesome feedback! 👍🏼 You got this buddy.
THANK FOR THE VIDEOS. MY QUESTION IS. WHERE DO YOU GET THE 20FT PIPE WHERE THE TORSION SPRING GOES? MY GOT BENT AND NEWS A NEW ONE. Thanks
A local garage door company should be able to sell you one. Home Depot or Lowe's unfortunately don't sell them.
Question . I have 7 foot height door . When I measured my cable which is 8 ft 8 inches .. ie 104 inches . Do I need to get exact length for my cable or will 9 ft long cable ok ?
You may end up with slack in the cables if you use 9'. Which we don't want.
You could measure out what the existing cable was and cut off the cable end. Home Depot, Lowes, Menards, Amazon sell cable ends. They are super cheap.
IMO, use the existing length of cable. You don't want to open the door and have a cable spin off the drum. 👍🏼
www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-1-8-in-Aluminum-Ferrule-and-Stop-Set-43254/205887928
Does the door have to be up for this install? I have a door at a job site that’s quite larger and heavier where lifting it, isn’t an option.
@@TLOYA1 is that door in the down position?
@@TLOYA1 use this video broh. 👊🏼
ruclips.net/video/uPyK_85TfoQ/видео.htmlsi=S4NU1MfnOyOf_uQJ
So I have to replace my two bottom panels and just wanted to know if I bring the garage door up like how you have it and remove the wire as seen, will it chop my fingers, etc… off since the tension spring is still hot? Thanks.
Thanks!! Saved me some money
Saving money is the name of the game my friend! Glad to help.
This video is awesome but I can’t remove my garage drum cable since the loop is actually locked in by a 5/16 pin with a clip instead of a knob like in the video.
please suggest how to remove the loop from this type of setup. Thanks
@@TinMan-kd2gv you want to release the spring. Then take that bottom fixture off. Do you need a video of restarting from scratch?
@@garagedoorgenius this is the question, how to take the whole bottom fixture off?
I assume I need to pull the rubber seal back before removing it?
@@TinMan-kd2gv first thing you want to do is kill the spring tension. Because if you don't that bottom fixture will fly up faster than a blink of an eye. So that's priority #1.
Once spring tension is off, take the screws out of the bottom bracket. You may have to take the first lag screw out of the bottom of the vertical track so you can spread it out to help with pulling off the bracket. You shouldn't have to mess with the bottom rubber..
@@garagedoorgenius ok that makes sense, thanks. 🙏
@@TinMan-kd2gv no worries broh. Use this video to put things back together.
ruclips.net/video/uPyK_85TfoQ/видео.htmlsi=jPtYIO0mhv-1HT01
Great video. You spoke really clear.
Thank you! 🙏
Thanks a million for this video, Bro!!!
U'r an angel, a life saver❤
After wandering aimlessly for 1/2 hour @hmdepot, ordered the part from amazon for under $20.
Step by step instructions in the video were great help as it made the whole process a cinch.
I was able to change both cables in less than 20 minutes.
Cheers
I appreciate the awesome feedback! Nice job fixing the issue.
Thanks for the video. I'm running into an issue I ran into last time I had to change springs and cables. I get both cables onto the drums and all looks good. Lowering the door is fine. Then when I raise the door it looks good until the door is about a foot or less from the top. At this point, the cables on both sides suddenly loose tension on the drums and start to unravel. I had this happen with the original cables as well as the new ones. Any recommendations? I've tried your method and also attaching the cables when the door was closed. Same result for both.
Check out this video. Do the steps and tell me what the door does.
ruclips.net/video/uPyK_85TfoQ/видео.html
Ok, I will check out that other video and let you know how it goes. Thanks
@@MH-tn4yv sounds good! You got this. 💪🏻
I finally had time to work on this today. Same result. However, I noticed that when the door is 10 to 12 inches from being all the way up, the torsion bar stops spinning. This is what is causing the cables to come off the drum. Would this possibly be caused by not enough tension on the springs?
@@MH-tn4yv for sure. That torsion bar is supposed to turn all the way up and down.
Is there some type of coupler that attaches the torsion bar to one another? Something is loose..screw, set-screw.
just wondering for single car garage, will it work if I don't install the spring nor cable since I don't have enough head room? I know the door won't stay but I only use the garage for storage and I can use something to lock the door into position once opened.
Great videos, thanks to you I was able to replace the belt and cables with confidence👍
You're welcome!👍🏼
I was wondering do you an item number for the cable shown for a seven foot door.
1 Pair of 7' Heavy Duty Garage Door Cable Replacement for Torsion Springs/Lift Spring (7 Foot) a.co/d/eIg7PxD
Great video. I do have a question, tho. My garage door doesn't open. The cable is gone. Is that the reason it doesn't open? What do you recommend I should do?
No cables is definitely the reason your door isn't opening.
I would get the door height. Order a pair of cables from Amazon. Then follow this video.
ruclips.net/video/uPyK_85TfoQ/видео.htmlsi=MqDzvaB1ez7WF4xe
The cables have been ordered. Thanks!
Very clear instructions and camera very useful and focused, thanks.
You're welcome! 👍🏼