Garage door cable and track repair

Lift cables work with the springs to raise the door evenly, wrapping onto drums at the top. When a cable frays, snaps or jumps off the drum, one side drops and the door twists in the opening.

Tracks get bent by a bumper, a bicycle or loose brackets, and once the rollers leave the track the door can jam or come down hard. Pushing the button again usually makes it worse.

We release the tension safely, replace damaged cables with galvanized aircraft-grade cable, straighten or replace bent track sections, re-hang the door and align everything so it runs square and quiet.

What we repair

• Frayed or broken lift cables
• Cables that jumped off the drum
• Bent vertical and horizontal tracks
• Loose or missing track brackets
• Doors off track on one or both sides
• Worn or broken rollers

Warning signs

• The door sits crooked in the opening
• You can see frayed strands on a cable
• Rubbing or scraping as the door moves
• A gap between the door and the frame on one side
• Rollers popping out of the track

How we do it

1. 1

   Inspect

   Cables, drums, tracks, rollers and brackets, on both sides.

2. 2

   Secure

   We safely release spring tension before handling cables or tracks.

3. 3

   Repair

   New cables, straightened or replaced track, door re-hung.

4. 4

   Align and test

   Tracks plumbed and level, door balanced and cycled several times.