Garage Door Cable Drum Install

Replace the garage door cable after you ve removed the old garage door cable from the cable drum and the bracket install the new garage door cable onto the bottom bracket.

Garage door cable drum install. Garage door cable drums. Vertical lift cable drums are taller than standard lift drums. Remove the bottom bracket then remove the cable from the bracket. Towards the bottom the of the door take your ratchet and socket of appropriate size and remove the bottom lag screw from the jamb bracket.

Repair or install your garage door with north shore commercial door s selection of high quality overhead garage door cable drums. These drums have a weight capacity of 265 pounds per drum and can handle cables up to 1 8 inch thick. Garage door cables can be purchased here. Garage door cable drums are most commonly made from cast aluminum.

Pull the cable as tight as possible before tightening the setscrews. Standard cable drum for garage door sizes ranging from 8 to 34 feet high. When the garage door is closed the cable is farther from the shaft. As the door opens the cable wraps up on the drum and comes closer to the shaft see how vertical lift and high lift garage doors work pictured to the right is the 11 vertical lift cable drum vertical lift cable drums come in three outer diameters.

Rotate the drum to wind the cable into the winding grooves. Torque force 400 96 cable drums are four inches in diameter and are most commonly used for residential garage doors up to eight feet high. This video will show you a safe and easy way to replace your garage door cables. Finally tighten the cable and set screws.

After this insert the cable into the cable drum s slot and set it properly. Snap a locking pliers onto the torsion tube to lock it into place while you tighten the drums. Leave the locking pliers in place and repeat the tightening procedure on the other side.