Garage Door Cable Repair in Omaha

What a broken or slipped garage door cable looks like, why to leave it alone, and what Omaha companies publish for cable replacement.

Each bottom corner of the door has a steel lift cable that runs up to the spring system. The cables carry the door as the springs wind and unwind. When one frays, snaps or jumps off its drum, the usual sign is a door that sits crooked or rises on one side first.

Keep your hands off. DASMA names cables among the parts homeowners shouldn't try to remove, repair or adjust, and Chamberlain says to stop and call a professional if a cable looks broken or damaged. One Omaha door company's guide adds that the springs connected to the cables store enough energy to cause severe injury, and that a door weighing 150 to 400 pounds can drop if the system lets go. Don't run the opener, and keep cars and people out of the doorway.

A failed cable can leave the door twisted, jammed or out of its tracks, so ask the shop to look over the springs, rollers and tracks while it's there, and to price any extra work before doing it.

Common jobs

• Frayed or snapped 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 open, closed or hanging crooked
• Whether a car is inside
• What you can see of the cables without touching them: loose, frayed or snapped
• Your neighborhood or city

Common questions