🆕 Garage Door Cable Off | EASY FIX!!
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- Garage door cables can spin off. This can be an easy fix! Follow me in this video on how to fix a cable off a garage door. Most of the time your able to do it yourself without the hassle of calling a garage door company.
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Thanks!
No worries! Glad to help.
I really appreciate the Super Thanks!! 💥🙏🏼💥
Omg! You rock. I am a 55 year old woman and my hubby kept saying he'd get around to it. Thanks to you, I did my own damn self!!!
🙏 that's awesome Holly!
I love hearing good stories like this. 💯
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Lol, that’s awesome!
Great video, thanks so much!!!
The first repair guy to post how to fix what's broken video is loved by us consumers but at the expense of all other repair guys.
Now all repair guys must make educational videos to make money because of the first repair guy. I love TH-cam.
I appreciate the comment!
What a time to be alive. The era of TH-cam and social media.
Repair guy wanted to charge me $700 to completely take apart the garage stick and restring it himself. No thanks. I just did it myself and was my garage now opens evenly without issues which as sticky or wheels popping
@metallicaguy123 good job bud 👍🏼!
Thanks for your video!. The vise-grip really helped and save me over $100! My Wife said, just call someone! Then she said, You can't fix that! Lol. Went on You-Tube & Fixed it in 5-10 minutes! I showed my Wife & she says, Whatever!
Bacard 100
BADASS brother! Nice job.
Lmao @ the wifey!!
I consider myself a lucky guy then .... I had that piece of wood panel blocking the way ...then the garage door hit it, having lose cable on one end and one of the wheels came off the rail on the other.....started off, I had an earful from my wife .... got the wheel put back to the rail after I removed the 3 nuts that hold the housing of the wheel then went backward steps to put the wheel in its place...... but the cable hanging lose was killing me...did not know what / how to do it ... the nagging and complaining still kept going on ....then I ran into this video ...5 minutes, got it fixed .... I have since been receiving lots of compliments from my wife....she seems to forgot I caused the problem in the first place :-) But I will take all the compliments coming my way, especially from her :-) ..... Bravo to Mr Garage Door Genius ....GENIUS INDEED.
Ha!
I hear the same things all the time from my wife, too.
They must be sisters. 😄
Lmao!
My wife said the same thing so I'm trying to impress her lol!
I owe you... I had a 'professional' come out and he wanted to replace all rollers and sell me a new spring for 450 dollars plus tax. I watched your posting and I was able to rewind the string. Thanks a bunch!!!!!!!!!!
Glad to help! 🙏
What a rip off. Such dishonest people - crooks out there.
Same here! $495 and said the springs needed replacing, along with new wiring. Smh
I'm so glad this video saved you money!
Exactly why I don't want to call a garage door contractor. I was scared to mess with it but now I feel equipped to do it.
This video is 7 years old but the info doesn't age... dude, that whole tip with the vice grips in the track to hold the door up was insanely simple but I woulda never thought of that. Here I am holding this old wooden garage door open with one hand trying to prop a couple 4x4's to hold it... took 10 mins today to fix I appreciate you, thank you and God bless!
This comment made my day! I really appreciate the awesome feedback.
@@garagedoorgenius I'm glad I can help! That trick is gonna be used all the time now. You taught me how to "fish" so to speak...
You're welcome my friend, and thank you!
Love from Cleveland, OH
As a single mom on a tight budget this was an easy fix done myself because of your video. Thank you!!
So glad the video helped you, Annie! 💯👍🏼
Excellent video. Straight forward, simple layman's terms, no hokey commentary and best of all worked like a champ. You definitely saved me time, money and frustration. Big thanks man!
You're welcome man!
Thanks for the kind words.
Was having the hardest time, barely had any space in the garage, took your advice after struggling for almost an hour and was done in 15 minutes! Thank you!!!
Glad to help brother! 👊🏼
Was replacing the rollers in my 25 year old garage and the last roller was the cable one on the left. It got away from me and I ended up with the rat's nest of cable you show here. I was so tired I called a couple of places to see about getting someone to come over and fix them. After about 1/2 hour I was rested enough to look for a way to repair it on TH-cam. I found your video and saw the easy fix. I went back down to the garage and followed your instruction (BTW, the other side had come undone as well). 20 minutes later my garage is working perfectly thanks to you!
Great instructions! Simple steps! Good video quality!
Called the 2 companies back and cancelled. Probably saved me a couple of hundred dollars.
Thanks again!
Awesome comment! Thanks for the positive feedback. 😎👍🏼
Thank you SO much!!! I’m a single mom, with five kiddos. This video saved me money. I was able to fix it with the help of my 12 year old son.
Brooooo, you just saved my garage door thats been out of service for two years.. man thanks so much for this, you have a great heart buddy.
You're welcome Joe. Thanks for the comment! I really appreciate it. 🔥💯🔥
Thank You!!….. It is -11 degrees Today in Chicago… with the Wind Chill it feels like -29 degrees…. You have saved me sooo much time and money. Thank You ❤
I hear ya. I'm currently in Indiana. So glad the video helped out.
Also, I REALLY appreciate the Super Thanks! That is super cool of you. 🙏🏼
Awesome installation instruction which was super easy to follow, with clear video!!! -- I live up in Wisconsin and the winter road salt that the car tires bring into the garage eventually got onto one of the cables and eventually rusted it through until it snapped at the bottom connecting ring of the cable.
Additional lesson: In my case, since the cable snapped I had to go to the hardware store to purchase a new cable. I learned that garage door cables come in different lengths, which are commensurate to the height of your garage door. So, if you have to purchase a new cable, save yourself that second trip to the store by first measuring the height of your door - from floor to top of door. My door is 7ft tall. The hardware store sell them at 7 and 8 feet as a package of two for $6.99. Thanks so much Garage Door Genius of Austin, TX for your clear instruction!
Thanks a lot for the awesome comment brother! I'm glad this video turned out the way it did.
I'm originally from Indiana so I know what ya mean about the snow salt and that nasty frozen slush. Haha I haven't seen to much of that since being here in Texas.
Thanks for explaining the height and how it matters. Definitely super important to get the right length cables.
Stay warm up there!
Cheers
Thank you!!! After one try and no success, we watched your video and 20 minutes later the garage door was fixed!!
@@maggiedolly123 heck yeah!! 👍🏼. Thanks for the comment.
you saved me at least a hundred sir.... the door hit a piece of wood panel, the wire got lose and one of the wheel came off the rail. I managed to put the wheel back in place (removing the 3 nuts and took the housing for the wheel our ...then went backward steps to put the wheel back to the rail) .... then I found out the door cables went lose on the other end .... called and made an appointment for someone garage door masters to come over tomorrow ... then I ran into your video .... took me 5 minutes....voila !!!! Thank you sir very much...God bless.
That's awesome!
Your welcome.
VERY HELPFUL!! I was able to fix mine in less than 5 minutes after watching this video.
Had this exact problem today, fixed it in 5mins thanks to your video. THANK YOU!
Corey Renner
Awesome bro! Glad to help.
I couldn’t figure out how to get the cable back on there when I took it completely off this video was definitely helpful! 🙌🏻
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Wrestled with the cables for an hour+ before finding your video, then was able to fix it it in a few minutes. Brilliant. Thank you so much. Money sent. 👍
That's awesome the video made the job easier. I really appreciate the awesome feedback and the donation. That's super nice of you. 🙏🏼👊🏼
This video saved me between $150 to $300 in explaining and showing how to fix a garage cable. Thank you.
@@angelromero3536 heck yeah! Saving money is the name of the game. 👍🏼
DUDE - I wish so many other DIY vids were of this quality/informative/step-by-step/etc. +1 sub, thank you for filling in the couple of gaps so clearly!
Thanks for the badass comment! I really appreciate the kind words.
Thanks so much for the advice! You saved me a few hours and about $150. Really easy fix. Just be careful, and make sure the door is even before winding up the cable! Otherwise the hook won't reach.
eadserab
Thank you for watching!
Yes, always use safety. And think it through before attempting any kind of repair.
Ya I can't even pull mine up manually and have to jack up one side and still can't get the garage door up. Should have left it up grrr
Thank you for this video! I had the basic concept, but I was fighting against the spring. That was a pain in the ass. So like every good American, when they are up shits creek, I went to TH-cam and found your video. Had it fixed in 10 minutes after that. One thing I kept doing wrong though, was I had my hand on the axel rod, and when it would turn, it would unwind the opposite side. I advise not to do that lol
Awesomeness bro! Good job.
Dude, thanks so much for this video. I have never had a manual garage door, and we just purchased a home with one. Unfortunately I let it run up really fast and it just went crazy. I saw one cable off on one side but just had no clue what to do, so this helped me get going again! Thanks so much. Even though this seemed very easy, I was baffled, so the video went step by step to get me going. Thanks again!
Glad to help! I appreciate the awesome feedback sir. 👍🏼
Got home from camping with my son and the wife said the garage door wasn't working... Your video had me up and running in about 30 minutes. THANK YOU
Glad to help buddy! Hope y'all had a good time camping. 👍🏼
If this video helped you out and saved you a service fee, please feel free to donate to the channel!
www.paypal.me/garagedoorgenius
@Rob Olgatree no problem!
Copy pasta my PayPal…sent you $20.00
Bro, closed the door on a piece of plywood leaned against the track. No door damage but the cable went nuts with one side a foot higher than the other. So-called 24 hour service quoted $500 and see you at 2-6PM; I need to close my fucking door to sleep. Suffice to say it was a BITCH, no corner access, had to do it from the front in the triangle created by a partially open door but it’s DONE! You tha man…
Wow! THIS is how you TH-cam! Watched your video, Fixed my garage door myself. $100 is on its way to your paypal account. Thank you!
@@JustPlaneSilly OMG THANK YOU so much for the donation. That's incredibly nice of you. 🙏
I will send you tomorrow $ 20 this video help me a lot
Great video , so helpful ! I was in a bind took the bottom bracket off, and didn't know what to do. Your video on wrapping the drum, and your emphasis on careful wrapping along treads... Thanks to you so much!!! My quiet garage rollers are now in the house!! Your garage looks like mine! Take care and thanks!
Glad to help Dan! 👍🏼💯
Thank you !! This was a lifesaver! Doing a job and the garage malfunctioned this helped us fix it fast!
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Thank you G. Finally got it done! It became a trial and error and an accident. But all the reading and tips from you and your viewers helped.
So, here it is:
I learned that the door has to be completely level before repairing anything like cable rewinding etc.
I found out that if you level the bad side, you must hold down the good side with a vice grip or it's going to move on you and you are at square one back again (even if it moves slightly, it makes a difference on those stubborn gaps at bottom corners).
I brought my door from death, it crashed down at (200 lbs X force X velocity). The top of the door wedged itself right under the top of the door seal and (that was hell to release it without bending or breaking parts) and fortunately no one was hurt. I am really surprised that there was minimum damage done to the door after that big crash.
One reason why i did my own work, I got tired of begging for someone to come out whenever they felt like it. I'm Not a door man after this either; I'll stick to coaching HS soccer, it's safer and more exciting.
Careful, do not let go of the safety switch (the red cord) when THE DOOR IS UP and getting ready to work. If you have to do any serious work (i.e. springs, cables etc) secure door first and start (i learned it the hard way and fortunately it wasn't my time). Take care and good luck.
Totally agree with the comment by gotonkar. Today I pulled the emergency release on the garage door opener to make sure it was working and in the process it caused the cable to unwind...ugh! I came inside, watched your video, went out and tried it and it's working great now!!!! Thanks so much for your short, clear and concise method. It really is very easy to do. Thanks again!!
J D
Really appreciate the kind words!
Great job fixing your G door. Thanks for watching!
If I can do it; anyone can do it....65 years young lady/diy'er!!
That "What the hell?! Edit in was priceless. Thanks man.
Lol, you're welcome 😊!
Glad to help. 🤘🏼🤓🤘🏼
This just happened to me as a foot of snow is getting ready to slam my town. Thanks for the tips.
littleteethkeith
Stay warm!
Your welcome.
Great video short to-the-point none of that 10 minute talking to hear yourself talk crap 5 out of 5
Queen of cats
Thank you!
I really tried to make this video without any unnecessary BS.
Appreciate your 5 out of 5!!
I live in Las Vegas, I almost gave up on the garage door w/ the spring coming off. Looked exactly the same like your garage spring. I didn’t have or couldn’t find some vice grips. So I used a bucket and a 2” 6” and a bucket and braced the garage door. Unhooked the cable and wound it on the wheel and works perfect. Thank you very much for your video.
Worked like a charm for me! Took less than 10 minutes to fix and saved me at least a couple hundred bucks if I was going to call a repair company out after midnight. Thank you!
You're welcome Rick!
Thanks man, this was exactly what I needed and I thought I was going to have to to something much more complicated or get a professional to fox it! 👍🏼
Glad to help!
I feel like climbing on top of my car and beating on my chest while yelling: King Kong ain't got nothin on me! Thanks to your video and easy to follow instructions I fixed my garage door cable after 2 weeks of having to leave it open [that was a bit frightening]. Trying to leave in a rush the door came down on a board I had leaning against the side. The door lifted up upon touching the board but my stubborn self wasn't paying attention so I hit the button again. Completely my fault and today/tonight my 17 yr old daughter and I got it back on track and it works! Thank you thank you THAAAAANK YOU from Killeen TX 😄
You're very welcome 😊!
Mya good job fixing the issue. This makes my day! 💯
Your video saved my ass. Cheers from Colorado!
TerpeneProfile
BADASS! Plan on visiting your beautiful state real soon!
Thanks for watching.
Went to put my Grandma's garage door down & she had a flower pot sticking out of the garage slightly that the garage door sensor didn't sense, the garage door hit it as was almost down & just stopped/jammed... the left cable came off... got the neighbor bachelor to come help, struggled for a while trying different things, found ur video just when we wanted to quit & saved me a service call & bill from a garage door company tomorrow, TY, TY, TY!!! The only thing is her loop on the cable was much tighter than yours, I had to pry it off/on w/ a flathead, but got it done so thanks so much for the quick fix it video! With TH-cam, I can fix almost anything lol
Nice work! Getting after it and getting it done.
I watched 5 videos all saying various things with so many good tips but it was yours that finally got me to do it right after a couple of failed attempts and the door went down properly. FINALLY. I had blocked off the tension side in the rear, like another video said, locked the Vice grips on the no tension side but I kept screwing up somewhere. Idiot moment I kept having was finally fixed just by SEEING you push the garage up a nudge before locking the no tension side. Kept pressure on the spool and line as I wrapped and everything went just as easy as you showed.
Thank you so much. The odds of me getting a good repairman on a Sunday at sunup were already slim, especially with this epidemic going on who knows who would actually answer. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.
You're welcome Jeffery! Glad to help buddy. Stay safe out there. 🤘🏼🤓
I bet the folks that thumb downed this video are the garage door installers. Guess they didnt like that you costed them easy 100 bucks for a 5 minutes job. 😅
Bet😂 I followed the instruction and did it within few minutes, didn’t know it was this easy.
Well honest Garage door techs don't charge much for this service. It's an in and out job. $119.00 max
@@atonebeninoWhat part of the world do you live in that $120 isn't high in this economy for ppl living check to check?
@@Integrity.is.everything Florida. 120 really isn't high at all.
You are so right!!!😂
My right cable keeps coming off after a few days, Any pointers on what the cause can be? Thanks.
Does the door stay up in the header or does it float down?
Could be a stretched cable or frayed. Making one longer than the other.
Track spacing and level horizontals help.
You could need a little bit of tension applied to the spring.
I would inspect the cable. Make sure there isn't an obvious fray in one of the cables.
Thanks! I found this video and showed it to my husband. He fixed our garage door!!!! We saved ourselves money.
You're welcome 😊!
Good job researching and great job to the hubby for getting it done.
amazingly simple! thanks for saving me time and money! One additional tip for those trying this. DON'T try to fix this from the side because you have crap in the corner you don't want to move. I tried and spent 10 minutes wrestling with the wire. Moved said crap and tried from the top as explained in the video and it took a minute. Thanks again!!
I appreciate the awesome comment! Glad to help save you money!! 💯👊🏼
Great video but did anyone hear a female say "What the hell?" at the 50 second mark?? Haha
You are correct! Lolz
There is a female that says, in a question kinda voice, What the hell!
You're the first person to mention that 😉
@@garagedoorgenius I thought it was hilarious. I had to play it back a few times to make sure I didnt have a different video window open or something. Lol Awesome video by the way!! I am totally going to fix my garage in the morning now. Thanks!!!
@@amandag1448 that's so funny! Good luck tomorrow. You got this!! 😉 And you're welcome. Thanks for watching.
I just wanted to give you a heart felt thanks. My garage cable unraveled tonight. I called an emergency service and they were going to charge me $300-400. So I said heck no, found yourself video and showed it to my dad and brother. They fixed it in less than 30 min. Thanks for making the clear and concise video. May God bless you!
the wire came out of the drum when i attempted to do mine.not sure how to get it back in. did it happen to you?
@@cuw_ave1220 yes, it can slip out, but go slowly. I hope that helps 🙏🏽
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@@DrGoldieMD I got it back in. All good!
Many thanks for posting this great, concise, and clear video! I had my main garage door suddenly go out of alignment just as evening was starting and couldn't get it to close, even manually. After much head-scratching, I saw the loose cable but couldn't get it back on. Tried calling two garage door companies that advertised 24/7 emergency service and neither picked up! In desperation I Googled for info and found this video - it took an hour due to needing to move stuff and cars around to get access but after rewinding the cable like you explained - and relubing the rollers while I was at it for extra safety - my door is working fine again! You saved me a bundle paying for an emergency repair call!
NIce, dont understand how you got 10 thumb down's, but to each his own.
Oh, I have a garage door opener on mine. Does the garage door have to be open, or can I do it while it is closed?
Thanks
bud11dy
Thanks man!
Can't make everyone happy I guess.
bud11dy
When it's open the tension from the springs are not as powerful. So your able to manipulate the cable back on pretty easy.
When it's closed you have to worry about the spring tension. Which generally you can just bar the spring's and reset the cables. Then reapply the tension.
the thumbs down came from garage door masters ...via this video they've lost thousands and keep losing.
I just like helping people. Some folks this repair would be more than they could handle. But for most, easy fix! Save money!!
My wife didn't believe me when I said I can learn anything from youtube haha. Thanks man. Huge headache gone. The windstorm got us good the other night garage door was all jacked up, video saved the day.
Hell yeah bro! Glad you were able to square it away. Hope y'all have a wonderful holidays. 🙏
Thank you. I tried fixing this issue for an hour before I found your video. After watching, it took me 10 mins to fix. Hell yeah!!! Great video.
Horus2369 Horus
Awesome!
Good stuff.
Thanks so much from San Antonio! Worked like a charm. Followed the instructions and now saves me a thst call to try and hustle me for a new install.
@@woodypaq not a problem!
Saving money is the name of the game. 👊🏼
This video saved me 200 bucks. I called this dude and he wanted 200. I did it in 5 minutes using this video. Thank you 🙏
@@mikemike2627 that's freaking awesome! Saving money is the name of the game. 😎👊🏼
@@garagedoorgenius subscribed !
@@mikemike2627 I appreciate it broh! 👊🏼
Cool
Thanks!
Thank you so much, a ladder was in the way and knocked the doors spring off track. I thought I was gonna have to pay hundreds to fix it. Was able to do it in about 20 minutes, thank you so much.
You're welcome Danny💯!
Exactly my situation! I'll let you know how I go! Edit: Didn't even have to take the cable off...just managed to put weave the cable around it and it slipped over. THank you so much for this very easy to understand video!
Some guy was gonna come out and fix it charging 450.00 out here in California thank you for your video in these times that money could be put to feed my kids.. It took me about 15 minutes once I had the right tools thank you once more
Glad to help! Saving money during these crazy times is crucial. 🙏 Enjoy your family.
I had both cable spools in disarray-your video saved me a lot of money-I was just about to call a professional. Thank you!
ty.andrea Henderson
Your welcome!
This video was really helpful and I was a able fix it myself within 20 minutes. Thanks!
Thank you for the positive feedback! 👊🏼
Garage Door Genius gave a genious presenatation - easy to follow, comprehend and clearly showed all the steps necessary to fix what could be a tricky problem!
Thanks for the awesome positive feedback Steve!
Thank you! Hours before a grad party, my wire snapped, and your video helped me out!!!
@@mpls675r that's awesome! Thanks for the comment.
10 times better than the other piece of video garbage I watched of a pro who was yapping the whole time and didn't video anything he did despite the 'fabulous' reviews. Great camera work here, easy explanation and now I actually know what to do. You also explained it in half the time. Nice Going Garage Door Genius! 10 stars!
Thank you for the comment! Glad to help.
Great instructional video, I was leaving a house I own, but currently not living in. I was doing maintenance and as I was as about to leave I pressed button to shut garage door and cable came off track. I live 50 miles away, so I called around garage door guys and was quoted over $300 to fix it after sending pictures. It was the weekend so I thought I’d just have to pony up the cash, but was placed on hold by garage door guy. I thought hey what do I have to lose and followed this video. Luckily I could get cable off without needing vice grips, so it literally took me maybe 3-5 minutes to fix garage door.
I love these types of comments! Thanks. 🙏.
Super stoked I was able to help you out!
Thank you so much! We spent hours trying to fix this and then I went to your video and it took us about 15 min to fix. God bless you 🙏🏽
Your simple tip of removing the cable entirely and starting from the other end saved my life... Not actually, but saved me a ton of frustration for sure. Thanks.
You're very welcome 😊!
Glad to help. 💯
EXCELLENT info and that was what I was going to do but, my neighbor talked me out of it and called a repair person. I decided to check with TH-cam and see if I could fix it myself. Viola, there you were and you confirmed what my plan of action was going to be. I’m on my way out to the garage to fix it before the repair person comes out. Hopefully, I can fix it before he comes. Thank you so much!
Thanks for the feedback! Let me know how it goes. I love helping people save money. 🙏
It didn’t work for me as, as i had extra cable left over and when I put it back on the metal stub, it came undone and sprang off of the spindle. In the meantime, the repairman called and stated he was on his way. I’ll watch to see what I had done wrong. Minimum charge coming out for first hour $150.00.
@@Egalitarian-bt7kz it's possible that one cable is stretched. Also, the cables may need to just be reset "start from scratch".
You gave it a noble attempt my friend. 👊🏼
The repair person ended up loosening the pulley and winding up the cable. He gave me safety pointers as he stated they don’t come off by themselves, the door had to snag on something. I remember last week it snagged on the garbage can and the door worked all week until today, garbage day. The door went up but, not down and nothing was blocking the eye, it was the cable that had come off of the spindle. Had I been able to wind the cable correctly on the spindle, it would have worked 100% the way you showed. Again, a BIG thank you and your advice will save viewers money, as they can DIY their own garage door.
This in the top 95 percent of TH-cam videos I've ever seen. Thank you, sir.
You're welcome 😊!
Thanks for watching.
This video was great. I watched several other videos first and they were all much more complicated (requiring to loosen multiple bolts and releasing tension in the middle with special tools I don't have). This method only required one pair of vise grips without loosening anything else and I was done in about five mins after following this method. What a relief, thanks!
Glad to help out!
Yep that worked! Thanks so much I thought I was in deep trouble. My kid closed the door on a bike tire and threw the cable easy fix!!
@@jacobkrogmeier4256 I really appreciate the awesome feedback! Darn bike tire! 😂
Life happened and I thought $$ will come out the door again. Good thing there’s youtube and people like you.
Saving money is the name of the game! Glad to help. 💥💯💥
I really appreciate the feedback.
Thanks for this video! I had precision garage come to my house gave me estimate! $581 to fix! So I watched your video and rewound both sides and now it works prefect again! I feel as if they were trying cto rip me off. He said I had to have all new springs and everything! I will never recommend anyone to Precision Garage! Thanks again so much, you saved me a lot of money!
Hey that's what I'm here for! Thanks for watching and sharing your experience. 👍🏼
This is what I needed. Just had my drum spool blow both cables. Knowing how to wrap the cables properly is the major point here. You're my bestest buddy for life. Now, I'm going to fix this mother.
You got this bruh!! 💯
@@garagedoorgenius Hey, one quick question. I hear and feel like the tracks are sticking. Do you WD40 much of anything related to the entire chain, track, and pulley system? Should you ever WD40 the cables or will that cause them to be unseated in their proper grooves? Thanks.
@@djanderson6531 no need really to lubricate the cables or drums.
I like to lube the roller bearings, hinge points, springs, end bearing plates.
The opener, you can lube the chain a bit, but not necessary.
@@garagedoorgenius Excellent. Thanks, much.
Thanks for this fast and extremely easy fix. I fixed my issue in less time you took to explain the fix so concisely.
Keep reading if you want to read my story.
I was the last person home from work at 6pm Friday night, the eve of a looming snow storm (10 inches expected) and a very busy weekend in and out of the house. I tried to shut the garage when suddenly it stopped and went back up. I tried again with the same effect.
I noticed the door was now unlevel. I had only had broken springs in the past, so thought that there was another broken spring. Checked it out and the wire was off the hub on one side. Called a repairman and he indicated it was a $400 repair to get him out off of business hours.
This video is longer than it took for me to repair the door using these instructions. Prior to this I had little success getting the wire back on the hub.
Thank you for such a great and helpful video.
You're very welcome 😊!
Thank you for taking the time to post your story. For me, it's awesome to read that someone got something out of this video.
Glad to help!! 🤘🏼😁🤘🏼
🤣🤣🤣 Man today my cable came off the drum! You make it look so easy. Smooth operator! Glad i watched this instead of paying someone to do this. Thanks..GDG
Glad to help! 🙏
This technique worked like a charm. Thank you for posting the video. Saved me from calling a repairman out on a Sunday!
That's awesome!
Nice job getting it done.
We have the exact same set-up and this exact thing happened to me. The vise-grip trick really helped! This is what I needed to see. Thank you very much for your help.
You're welcome Leo!
Glad I could help you 😊.
Stay safe out there 🙏
My man!!! I’m not a handy man at all I mean I can do one thing or two so when my garage decided to do this at 12 am I didn’t have no choice but to fixed my self. Thanks God I found this video and I was able to get my garage door fixed and look like a here on front of my wife eyes and go to bed happy.
Glad to help you my friend! 💯
I am now a garage door repairman! Thanks.. Turned an all day frustration into a 45 minute solution.
🔥🔥 AWESOMENESS 🔥🔥
Thank you Garage Door Genius! Your video helped me out tremendously! The video was clear and easily understandable. My door was extremely heavily, but it's important to EVENLY raise your door open so you can vice grip your roller. Thanks again!
Another successful job completed thanks to you and TH-cam University!
🎓👍
Love this comment! Heck yeah!!
Thanks for the awesome feedback. 👍🏼
Im fairly new to this trade after becoming fluent in 5 others and I must say it is by far the best of the bunch. Least hours, most money and easiest work of the bunch. I got more respect in the community when I was a fire fighter, but, thats only a plus for people who have a constant desire to have their ego stroked as a hero.
This trade I wouldn't give for anything. You ask any carpenter if they like installing garage doors and they absolutely hate it. A lot of people have a misconception about the springs and how deadly they are. Yes they can give you a very bad day quickly. But as long as you focus and take your time it's not bad.
You have to think that most people have a garage door. And that garage door is used at least twice a day if not more. So we are the guys that keep that system up and rolling with no issues. There is no other door on a house that is used the more than a garage door. So with that being said that makes me proud of what I do.
Stick with it my friend. You'll see the benefits from this trade. It has an amazing community as well on social media. Not so much on Facebook but here on TH-cam you couldn't ask for a better group of people.
After watching the video it took less then 10 minutes to fix my wire on my garage, and It looked exactly like this one twisting up, but it’s done, thanks(first time ever working on a garage door), you’re a great teacher thanks again
You're welcome Michael 😊! Thank you.
Just saved me $100+.. you truly are an unsung hero.. thank you!!
Thank you for the positive feedback!
Years ago had the same problem (before youtube) I took the whole thing apart, 2 days of work to put back , today friend has the same problem THANKS
Hope the video made the time faster on fixing your friends door.
Thanks for watching!
tx man, fixed my garage door in 5 minutes. had to call and cancel the repair man and saved a bunch
Glad to help and save you some loot buddy. Especially during this crazy time.
Thanks for providing your knowhow. This video was very helpful. It confirmed my original thoughts and provided some details that I had not considered. My garage door was stuck part way up with the cable off the right side of the take up drum. I used two 2x4s the same length to support the door on each side while I detached the cable and rewound it on the drum. Works like a new door now!
You sir, are awesome!! Thank you very much. People like you make life less complicated.
Haha, not a problem!
Thanks for watching.
I wish I would have watched this yesterday. A 20 minute job of changing out the bottom weather stripping turned into 2 hours of cable messing around. I figured it out on my own, but I really wish this video would have came up in my search at the time.
Gordon McConnell
Hey thanks for watching my video. Good job on getting the door fixed. Those cables can be pesky sometimes.
Thanks from Avery Ranch! I fixed mine in 6 mins. You saved me I bet a few hundred not having to call a garage guy.
Glad to help!
Man, I miss Ol' Avery Ranch. 🥲
Yeah you gotta be careful in ATX and garage door companies.
Thank you for saving him and barisan moment into a triumph. I watched ur video and i was able to fix my garage door!!
Ronin Rios
Awesome!!
Merry Christmas!
6 year old video. Still got it! Thanks buddy!!
Glad to help! 👊🏼
Thank god for your video. I almost lost it when literally this happened to me. Managed to repair it thanks to you.
Wife let mine done on the lawnmower .. thanks for the video !! your method worked 🙏
Good day,
THANK YOU very much for this video. My garage door did the same thing this past Friday. Watching your video made it real simple to repair.
Again THANK YOU!!!
Glad to help! 🙏
You are a garage door genius! So much easier than the other videos I watched. Thank you for your time and experience.
Glad to help! Thank you for the positive feedback.
Thanks for the help boss!! Saved me a fee this holiday season. Sending blessings your way🙏
Glad to help my friend. 🙏🏼
Saving money is the name of the game!
Thank you!!! I backed into my garage and haven’t been able to close it all weekend 🤷🏾♀️😂 I watched this video & fixed it in 10 minutes!!
🔥🔥 AWESOMENESS 🔥🔥
Thank you Sir, you just save me some dough, took two hrs before your video and I could not fix it, once I looked it up and saw your video it took me 30 mins both sides were messed up, the pin that holds the trolley which hooks up the chain to the door came off and was unbalancing the door, thank you again and please stay safe!
You're very welcome Arnaldo!
Thank you for watching my video💯
You stay safe as well my friend 🙏
Awesome video and your instructions were very easy to understand. I finally fixed my cables and it didn't cost me a DIME. Thank you, brother!
Good stuff!
I'm glad the video helped.
Thanks for watching!!
Thank you very much! I fixed my garage door after watching your video. It was easy!
Jason Lambert
Nice job Jason! It's not hard at all. Easy fix!
THANK YOU tried to do this by myself and quickly realized i didnt have enough hands. vice/vice grips helped so much. only change i had was getting needle nose pliers to get the hook back connected to the door because our hoop was a bit more stingy and the needle nose helped me get around the door knob
You're welcome Kevin! Glad you was able to get it done. You da man! 👍🏼