Follow me in this video on how to fix a cable off a garage door.
How to fix garage door cable drum.
Rotate the drum to wind the cable into the winding grooves.
Leave the locking pliers in place and repeat the tightening procedure on the other side.
Sometimes your garage door will close on top of an object and the cable on that side will pop off.
Is your cable off on your garage door.
After replacing the broken cable you should check the drum and cable on the other side of the door to make sure it hasn t come unwrapped while you were working.
Garage door cables can spin off.
Snap a locking pliers onto the torsion tube to lock it into place while you tighten the drums.
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Pull the cable as tight as possible before tightening the setscrews.
Be sure not to over tighten the drum.
This can be an easy fix.
When it is attached use your vise grip once again to turn the shaft and tighten the cable around the drum one last time.
This can be an easy fix.
This could be the issue.
Garage door cables can spin off.