Garage door cable repair in Lake Havasu City, AZ is usually a door that looks crooked or a thin cable hanging beside the drum. The lift cables carry the door once the springs take the weight. When a cable frays or jumps the drum, that side drops.
Symptoms
- Loose strands on the cable, like a steel brush
- Cable off the drum and looped over the shaft or hanging down
- Door low on one side, or a gap at the top on one corner
- A bang, then a crooked door (often a spring and a cable together)
- Opener straining, or the chain jumping, because one side is not lifting
The fix
We secure the door, deal with spring tension, then set the cable back in the drum groove with even wraps. If the cable is frayed, it gets replaced, not taped. If the spring snapped and threw the cable, both get done on the same visit when the parts match. Drums and bottom fixtures get a look too. A bent fixture will throw a new cable right back off.
This is not a rewind-it-yourself job. The spring is still loaded even when the cable looks slack. See broken spring repair and off-track doors. If the house was closed up on The Island or in Viewpoint Estates and the door is crooked when you get back, call before you hit the remote.
Safety
Do not grab a loose cable and wrap it back on. Do not cut a frayed cable. Do not keep running the opener to "walk it back." Call 928-427-7724.
FAQ
Is a frayed garage door cable urgent?
Yes. A cable that is unraveling or off the drum can let the door drop or hang crooked. Leave it and call.
Do cables and springs fail together?
Often. A snapped spring can throw the cable off the drum, and a bad cable can overload the spring that is left.
Can I rewind the cable onto the drum?
No. The spring is still loaded. Rewinding a cable by hand is how people get hurt.
What happens when you call
- Call 928-427-7724. Tell us Lake Havasu City, Desert Hills, or the by-request town.
- Describe what the door is doing. Up, down, or stuck partway. A bang, a loose cable, a dead remote. If a car is stuck inside or the house is open, say so.
- Get a free estimate and a time. We tell you what it sounds like, how the job is quoted, and the soonest a technician can come. If that is not today, we say so.
Call for a free estimate
Tap to call and tell us what the door is doing. The repair is quoted before any work starts.