Garage Door Torsion Spring Safety Cable

Garage door spring repair costs 40 to 150 for a tune up or replacing cables.

Garage door torsion spring safety cable.

We won t cover how to replace garage door extension spring systems in this story. L torsion springs in orange left and right wound pair for sectional garage door. Depending on where you live doing this garage door spring replacement job yourself might save you 200 or more. In the event of spring failure the cable steps in to protect against spring recoil.

Garage door safety cable is made of galvanized steel and has a 1 8 in. The major garage safety issue and the most dangerous component of the overhead door is the garage door spring or springs depending on the design which supports the entire weight of the door panels sometimes over 400 pounds and helps you to lift lower the entire door assembly. But the garage door cable has another purpose. The overhead garage door is usually the largest mechanical thing around your house.

With 3 32 cable we only offer the open loop for the custom lengths of assembled cable. With winding bars you can lock the torsion springs. Garage door springs alone cost 30 to 100 for a torsion spring and 20 to 50 for an extension spring. Fixing a broken garage door cable.

What are the shipping options for garage door springs. The 5 32 3 16 and 1 4 diameter cables can be purchased with either the open loops or the thimbles. The overbuilt 8 ft. X 13 1 2 ft galvanized carbon steel pack of 2.

The cable runs through the torsion springs literally doing the heavy lifting each time the door is raised or lowered. You should never do any work on a garage door without ensuring safety around the springs they can cause serious harm. Garage door spring replacement costs 140 to 350 for torsion springs and 120 to 200 for extension springs. To fix a broken garage door cable yourself expect to spend a few hours.

We offer assembled and raw cable in both standard and custom lengths for torsion spring and extension spring garage door systems. The best rated garage door springs product is the 0 273 in. What is the best rated garage door springs product. All garage door springs can be shipped to you at home.

Wire x 2 in. It has 7 strands with 7 wires per strand for strength and durability and an end to end tensile strength of 1 400 lb. Stainless garage door cables for torsion springs garage door lift cables 8 6 by 1 8 4 cables in one pack prime line gd 52262 extension spring cable set 1 8 in.