Garage Door Cable Repair in Stamford, CT

Garage door cables work with the springs to lift and lower your door evenly. When a cable frays, slips off its drum or snaps, the door can hang crooked, jam, or come down hard. Clear Choice Garage Door Repair offers same day garage door cable repair in Stamford, CT, 7 days a week. Call (475) 477-5655 and we'll get your door safely back in balance. Homeowners in Los Angeles looking for a second opinion can also turn to the garage door repair Los Angeles team at Pinnacle Garage Doors and Gates.

Signs of a Garage Door Cable Problem

• The door is crooked or one side is higher than the other.
• A cable is visibly frayed, rusted or hanging loose.
• The cable has come off the drum at the top of the door.
• The door jerks, binds or stops partway when opening or closing.
• You heard a snap and the door suddenly feels very heavy.

Lift Cables and Safety Cables

Doors with torsion springs use lift cables that wind onto drums at each end of the spring shaft. Doors with extension springs use cables and pulleys, plus safety cables that run through the springs to contain them if a spring breaks. Both systems are under high tension, and both need cables of the right size and length for the door.

Why Cables Break

Cables wear out gradually. Rust from Stamford's humid, salty coastal air weakens the steel strands, worn rollers and misaligned tracks add friction, and a broken spring can suddenly shift the load onto one cable. A door that has come off its tracks can also pull a cable off its drum.

What Our Cable Repair Includes

• Securing the door and safely releasing spring tension.
• Replacing worn or broken cables (usually both sides) with the correct size and length.
• Inspecting and, if needed, replacing drums, pulleys and bottom brackets.
• Checking springs, rollers and tracks for the cause of the failure.
• Re-tensioning, balancing the door and testing the opener's safety features.

Garage Door Cable FAQ

Cable problems often come with a broken spring – see garage door spring repair in Stamford, or keep your door in shape with regular garage door maintenance.