Finally tighten the cable and set screws.
Garage door cable drum install.
We carry three types of door cable drums including.
Pull the cable as tight as possible before tightening the setscrews.
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.
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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.
Remove the bottom bracket then remove the cable from the bracket.
Vertical lift cable drums are taller than standard lift drums.
Rotate the drum to wind the cable into the winding grooves.
Install new cable onto bottom bracket thread this cable up to the cable drum at the top of the door.
Standard lift cable drums feature a raised groove to help stabilize the garage door.
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.
When the garage door is closed the cable is farther from the shaft.
After this insert the cable into the cable drum s slot and set it properly.
Leave the locking pliers in place and repeat the tightening procedure on the other side.
Garage door cables can be purchased here.
Snap a locking pliers onto the torsion tube to lock it into place while you tighten the drums.
Standard cable drum for garage door sizes ranging from 8 to 34 feet high.
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.