Garage Door Safety Cable Installation

Garage door safety cable is made of galvanized steel and has a 1 8 in.

Garage door safety cable installation. Then loop the cable through the eye bolt. Garage door torsion cables are a critical component of your garage door opening system. How to install a garage door safety cable. Garage doors are home components that are always in operation and therefore constantly exposed to wear and tear.

Safety cables keep a broken garage door spring from sailing around the garage. Placing or leaving the door in manual operation and leaving the garage door opener unplugged remove the clamps from the door. A garage door safety cable may look unnecessary to many people as it costs money. This video will show you a safe and easy way to replace your garage door cables.

They are attached to the garage door track or wall near the stationary pulleys lace through the garage door springs and connect to the same support that the spring does. But if you consider the amount of damage the breaking of the spring may cause to your garage car or to yourself any wise person would make sure to install it as soon as the garage door is installed. The overbuilt 8 ft. They are similar to the garage door cables though usually lighter weight.

Fortunately with the right parts and our simple guide you can replace your garage door cables in no time. Pull the safety cable tight and install the cable clamp to hold the cable in place. They are a safety feature of the garage door running through the torsion springs and does the heavy lifting of the door every time it comes up or goes down. It has 7 strands with 7 wires per strand for strength and durability and an end to end tensile strength of 1 400 lb.

Designed for garage doors. Standing in the center of the garage door.