Garage Door Cable Drum Install

Garage door cables can be purchased here.

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. Snap a locking pliers onto the torsion tube to lock it into place while you tighten the drums. Finally tighten the cable and set screws. 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.

Repair or install your garage door with north shore commercial door s selection of high quality overhead garage door cable drums. 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. Install new cable onto bottom bracket thread this cable up to the cable drum at the top of the door. Standard cable drum for garage door sizes ranging from 8 to 34 feet high.

Garage door cable drums are most commonly made from cast aluminum. After this insert the cable into the cable drum s slot and set it properly. Pull the cable as tight as possible before tightening the setscrews. Vertical lift cable drums are taller than standard lift drums.

Rotate the drum to wind the cable into the winding grooves. We carry three types of door cable drums including. Garage door cable drums. When the garage door is closed the cable is farther from the shaft.

Standard lift cable drums feature a raised groove to help stabilize the garage door. 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. These drums have a weight capacity of 265 pounds per drum and can handle cables up to 1 8 inch thick.