Door hangs lower on one side
A cable has slipped off its drum or snapped.
Safety critical
Garage Door Cable Replacement
Lift cables carry the door's weight alongside the springs. A frayed or snapped cable leaves the door crooked, unbalanced and genuinely unsafe to operate.
What is involved
A cable job is never just the cable
A cable rarely fails on its own. Something caused it — a misaligned drum, a worn bottom bracket, or a door that has been running out of balance.
- Matched-gauge replacement cables on both sides
- Drums re-seated and set to equal wraps
- Bottom brackets and bearing plates inspected
- Full re-tension and balance test before we leave
- Opener force settings reset to the corrected door
Warning signs
When to call us out.
If any of these sound like your door, it is worth a look before it turns into a callout at midnight.
Frayed strands near the drum
Replace before it lets go completely.
Cable slack while door is down
Tension is wrong, or a spring has failed.
Door jams diagonally in the track
Uneven cable length pulling it out of square.
Why AAA
What you get either way.
Quoted before we start
A fixed price on the spot. Nothing happens until you approve it.
Stocked trucks
Springs, cables, rollers and openers on board, so most calls finish in one visit.
Repair before replace
If a component fixes it, we will not try to sell you a whole new door.
Open 24/7
Nights, weekends and holidays — a real person answers the phone.
Straight answers
Cable Replacement
questions.
More answers on the full FAQ page, or call and describe what the door is doing.
Yes. The door is unbalanced and can drop. Stop using it, leave it where it is and call.
They wear together, and matched lengths are what keep the door square. Replacing one leaves you with mismatched tension.
The bottom bracket is under full spring tension. It should only ever be removed by someone who has released that tension first.
Also available
Other things we fix.
Garage Door RepairFull-system diagnosis and repair for residential and commercial doors.
24/7 Emergency RepairAnswered any hour, any day — for doors that cannot wait until Monday.
Spring ReplacementCycle-rated springs, replaced in pairs and balanced properly.
Opener Repair & InstallMotors, sensors, remotes and limits — repaired or upgraded.
Roller ReplacementNylon roller sets for a quieter, smoother, longer-lasting door.
Tracks, Chains & AlignmentBent track, loose chain and off-the-rail doors put back square.
Ready when you are