Garage door cable repair in Spokane Valley, WA is usually tied to a spring problem. The lift cable is what the drum winds as the spring turns. When a strand breaks or the cable jumps the drum, the door goes crooked fast.
What you see
- A loose cable hanging in the garage opening
- Door higher on one side than the other
- Frayed strands near the bottom bracket
- A cable piled off the drum above the door
- The door jammed after a spring bang
Do not keep using the opener to "even it out." That pulls the remaining cable harder and can bend the track. If the door is in the opening, leave it.
How the repair goes
We unload the spring tension before anyone handles the cable. Then we reseat or replace the cable, check the drums and bottom brackets, and replace a spring if that is what threw the cable. The door gets a balance test. Opener force is set only after the door is light enough to lift by hand.
If the spring is the real failure, start with broken spring repair. If rollers have left the track, see off-track door repair.
Safety
A hanging cable still has spring tension on the other side. Do not grab it, and do not pull the red opener release while the door is crooked.
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FAQ
Can I run the door with one cable off?
No. The door will rack, and the track or the other cable is next. Stop and call.
Is a frayed cable always a full replacement?
If strands are broken, yes. A cable that only jumped the drum may reseat, but we still inspect the spring that let it jump.
Does a broken spring take the cable with it?
Often. Tell us if you heard a bang and then saw a loose cable. Call 509-414-6152 and describe both.
What happens when you call
- Call 509-414-6152. Tell us your city or neighborhood.
- Describe what the door is doing. Up, down, or stuck partway. A bang, a loose cable, a dead remote, or a door frozen to the slab. If a car is stuck inside or the house is open, say so.
- Get a free estimate and a time. We tell you what it sounds like, how the job is quoted, and the soonest a technician can come. If that is not today, we say so.
Call for a free estimate
Tap to call and tell us what the door is doing. The repair is quoted before any work starts.