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Cheers followed your advice on an Apex door 30 mins both sides. Quotes came in from £150 to £282 - parts and a punch £40 (next day delivery). Great advice Have a pint on me. Many thanks
thanks i bought a second hand door and the whole spring was flipped over to the front of the door. nearly cut the cables to release the tension to flip it over, saved me a lot of time and messing about with it thanks again. local garage door suppliers wanted 120 quid to come out and fix it.
Great help. Thanks. I’m not sure I’d have managed to do the job without your help. That said, you suggest in the vid that if you lose the tension in the spring you’re in real trouble. That’s not the case. I just wound it back on according to your the instructions in your tensioning vid. Thanks for your help
My mechanism is exactly the same as yours, so ordered a kit with cables, the bobbins didnt have the plastic nut on the end, but mole grips on metal bar fixed that problem, thanks
Thanks David it's a bit daunting when you don't know what the job's going to entail so when i saw that the door you were working on was the same type as mine it gave me confidence to tackle the job, however for some reason i couldn't get the locking pin to locate into the shaft it was as if the hole in the collar wasn't in line with the hole in the main shaft, in the end I had to release all of the tension in the spring so that I could remove the right hand fixing bracket and then reinstate the tension back into the spring when I had changed the cone and cable and new roller shaft. Thanks again I couldn't have done it without your video..
This is even better than your tensioning video. You are very knowledgeable and have a great delivery...to the point, confident, no nonsense. Very helpful; Thank you. NoAxe
My father had been trying to fix the left hand side. But he and I did not know that there was a left and right as the ones we bought off ebay were both black. Thank you for the advice in your video.
Thanks for the videos. I just fixed my garage door and it now works perfectly. Had to retention the spring and replace my cones and cables. Your videos are perfect. You are a star.
Great information. Just done mine. Wouldn't been able to do it without watching this. Had a job getting the pins out. Ended up drilling them out with a 4mm bit.Thanks.
Just replaced both my cones/cables as one of them had snapped, my door is slightly different to yours but using this guide I replaced them and tensioned the main spring using your other video. Perfect step by step videos, thank you saved me getting someone out to it.
Your videos are very helpful. I've had a garage door the same as yours for about 12 years. To be honest the spools hardly ever break on them. BUT I have had to replace a cable more than once. I just just poke the new cable through the hole in the spool and fit a cable holder on it. I've actually just had to replace a new cable on one side of my garage door. And I hadn't done it for a few years so I checked on your video just to refresh my memory. So thank you. 👍PS. You have a great name. Lol
thank you so much i thought i was gonna have to modify my door to weights until i saw your last tension video then this one ,.. i have a kit on its way ! thank you so much didn’t realise they sold them . i need to get car out for MOT next week atb Daniel
I fit a variety of different garage doors professionally and greasing the tracks is a big no! Over time dirt and dust builds up in tracks and the grease acts almost as a glue and actually stops the wheels rolling. Just use a generous spray of WD40 and clean rag every 6 months/ year!
A fellow garage door man! we use spray grease find it lasts longer than WD40! but then again we are based by the coast so the rust is our best friend lol.
Thanks for the video David. One of my cables decided to get wound up rather then sit on the cone tidly and door was out of alignment and jamming in frame. Bought the kit, swapped just one cone, greased the runners and bingo!
@Jon 1 the rollers are supposed to roll in the track, not slide. The oil goes on the point where the plastic roller meets the metal shaft, not on the surface of the roller.
Great video, I a have a KING garage door and the right side does not seem to have a place where you insert the pin before taking off the RED cone and removing pins, is this necessary, can I get away with just adding tension to the spring to make the cables loose ?
well done david you had me on the edge of my seat when you was holding the spring tension with a screw there should of been a safety pin with the cones and cables
@@garagedoors247 thank you, from you I will take that as a big compliment seeing that you are the man that would know about these things,hi just learn as I go and pass on what I find to try help others, i don't always get it right but I do my best, so thank you for the Kind words
Hi David... Thanks for your brilliant videos.. Yours were the first I found, they are extremely informative ! Question for you....my up an over cable snapped on the left side... kit has just arrived. Can you tell me if ALL cable kit wires are the same length.. my new one appears to be slightly longer... if so will I need to roll the cone a couple of turns first before fitting or adjust the tension spring to take up any slack ? Thanks again.. Ray
When i took the cones off my door after the cables snapped. The shaft on the left side came out of the bracket and the only way to get it in seems to be to torsion the spring. Is that correct? Seems sketchy tensioning the spring before i can even get new cones on
If your predicament is that of a frayed cable loop, and your frame is set between brick pilasters that prevent cone replacement without door removal, here is a quick and easy solution that works well: It requires a short length of 2mm cable and 2 x 2mm oval wire clamps (these still clamp old 1.5mm cable effectively). NB Estimate where to cut off the frayed cable loop very carefully - you probably have 130mm or less to accommodate the new arrangement. Cut a short length of new 2mm cable - 250 to 275mm should be sufficient. Form a new loop held by one of the oval clamps - one end of the cable will need to protrude enough for it to be held by the other oval clamp, along with the cut end of the old cable. Note that manufacturers/vendors of wire clamps warn against their being used for lifting operations and typically quote 50-70% of proof load. NB Be sure to check existing cable for serviceability. NB The use of such an arrangement on both sides of the door cannot be endorsed - do so at your own risk. Thanks for an informative post that has attracted some useful comments, especially preventative maintenance using an aerosol light lubricating oil.
Hi! Can i ask, before I change the cones you mention tensioning the cable before hand, am I supposed to be upping the tension or releasing it?? Thankyou
Hi, I have a King Door Products Ltd. Warwick 7'0" x 6'6" garage door and the spring has snapped. House bought 1999 early. What size and best replacement I can buy, please? There are so many and don't want to buy the wrong one. Many Thanks S
I can't get the pin out, any recommendations for a specific tool small enough? I'm trying to hammer screwdrivers but only got to the point where the pin is pushed inside the main body of the spring, can get it to move further
Very helpful just pointing out which colour cone goes where. I had two black cones and a snapped cable too. Hell of a job drifting out the old pins but the cones pulled off by hand. However I had no holes to lock off the bar other than the cone holes on my now defunct Birtley and the mole grips shot off and aargh spring tension gone. Fortunately I was able to restore it so I can advise if it happens to anyone else.
how did you restore the tension in the spring? mines gone completely as i had to change the wood surround as it had rotted and thewhole thing fell down now its all back in place there is no tension in the spring at all.
The idea of the tension is to be constantly pulling on the cables and if the cables are disconnected for any reason with the spring being locked it will spin out is in brief YES I'm afraid say
@@dmgladden Thank you David I found this out today but just trying to sort out which one I need ..Your video make it easy to follow instructions...I am a women thats learning all these new things..Thanks loads again.
That's good keep it up, I think you will find my channel will cover a lot of the subjects you may need but if there's something you need to learn I might be able to help
Had a go at this for a mate, everything went really well until I tried to get the pins out, would it shift would it buggery, after 3 hour of frustration I gave up. Couldn't even drill it out. 😢
Hi. David. Thanks for your vidio very helpfully. Can you help me I am trying to replac broken cable but I can not remove the pin from corn. Is it possible to remove tension then remove the corn?
I had the same problem what i did was find a hard steel pin just a little thinner than the pin in the bar and with a hammer i drifted out the old pin leaving the replacement in and then i could work. Hope that helps
I have a hormann up and over, installed couple of years ago, never been adjusted, id like to do this but the winding cone only has 3 holes for poles? Any advice?
Hi David, one of my cables has snapped, the cones are very close to the brick door pillars, so getting the cones off is very very difficult. can the centre rod be tension locked and moved from side to side to get the cones off. I was thinking lock the tension, remove the cone, intention, remove centre rail split pin and slide either left or right to remove the cones?
To be honest i have the same with one of mine and the only way i could find to do it was to close the door and fully remove the top bar. It's a pain but its cheap if you can
I have a snapped cable as yours in video but it’s impossible to get the cone off because of a brick pillar at both ends that the door is fitted between! Does this mean the whole door and tension bar etc will have to be removed for this repair? Thanks
@@alfiedog2942 no just have to door closed, I can't see your situation but you might be able to just free up the top bar and try move it sideways so you can get to the cone without removing the complete door
Please could you come round and fix my door for me? 😆. No matter what I do it keeps cross threading and there does not seem to be a guide to stop the wire from kinking! or loading on the coil correctly!
Hi David 2 quick questions for you 1,the cable on my garage is the opposite to yours in the video, is the procedure the same? 2,would it be worth changing both cables at the same time. Cheers.
Hi Paul to your firstbi wouldn't think it matters as long as it lines up as for the other will I can say to that is my second one is still in the box just in case, I wouldn't as you might get a lot more time out of it
I have managed to get it done, I put Alan keys in the holes and tightened it myself, with about 40 or so half turns and alot of pressure, it has more tension than it did previously, your video was a big help!
Cheers, the problem I have is that the cone is virtually touching the wall so there is no room to pull it off, I'm going to have to slacken off the spring and pull it away from the top of the door to allow enough room to pull off and put on the new one....stupid builders! I've got the parts and I'm going to eventually do it but film it as well and upload to my other channel. Thanks for the advice
@@darrenlaw5018 Mate, I've had the part for months but due to ongoing renovations have not had time to give it a go. It's a pain in the arse because I can't use that garage door. I will do it, when things go back to normal here. Thanks for asking.
@@mufuliramark I'm halfway there, had to unscrew from the wall to release the bar up, wasn't too complicated. Gave up on the tension to get them working, we go again another day.
Very good video, simple step by step guide, Managed to do it following your video.. Did you change both sides while you was at it or just the one that snapped
its even more difficult in the dark with a spindle that has no space to see or use any tools while your family is screaming about the garage being open and murderous skunk, hoodie vultures circling waiting to steal everything and stab anything, even each other. but thanks for video if i survive ill donate to charity of choice (not the local tory party though)
Unfortunately im like you just a guy that has a go and without seeing it i can't sergeant anything more as i would just keep playing untill i found the answer, sorry
@@dmgladden don't want too look at you just wanted to see what you were doing but your head was in the way, I suggest you redo it moving your head out of the way from time to time so people can actually see what your talking about you tool!
Cheers followed your advice on an Apex door 30 mins both sides.
Quotes came in from £150 to £282 - parts and a punch £40 (next day delivery).
Great advice
Have a pint on me.
Many thanks
thanks i bought a second hand door and the whole spring was flipped over to the front of the door. nearly cut the cables to release the tension to flip it over, saved me a lot of time and messing about with it thanks again. local garage door suppliers wanted 120 quid to come out and fix it.
Cheers matey, I was getting stressed thinking i need to replace the entire door but thanks to you cone n cable on its way. You're a star pal.
Great help. Thanks. I’m not sure I’d have managed to do the job without your help. That said, you suggest in the vid that if you lose the tension in the spring you’re in real trouble. That’s not the case. I just wound it back on according to your the instructions in your tensioning vid. Thanks for your help
Brilliant, these are the best videos on up and over doors. Thank you David you are a legend.
My mechanism is exactly the same as yours, so ordered a kit with cables, the bobbins didnt have the plastic nut on the end, but mole grips on metal bar fixed that problem, thanks
This requires a degree in engineering! Great video 👌
Thanks David it's a bit daunting when you don't know what the job's going to entail so when i saw that the door you were working on was the same type as mine it gave me confidence to tackle the job, however for some reason i couldn't get the locking pin to locate into the shaft it was as if the hole in the collar wasn't in line with the hole in the main shaft, in the end I had to release all of the tension in the spring so that I could remove the right hand fixing bracket and then reinstate the tension back into the spring when I had changed the cone and cable and new roller shaft. Thanks again I couldn't have done it without your video..
This is even better than your tensioning video. You are very knowledgeable and have a great delivery...to the point, confident, no nonsense. Very helpful; Thank you.
NoAxe
My father had been trying to fix the left hand side. But he and I did not know that there was a left and right as the ones we bought off ebay were both black. Thank you for the advice in your video.
Thanks for the videos. I just fixed my garage door and it now works perfectly. Had to retention the spring and replace my cones and cables. Your videos are perfect. You are a star.
Great information. Just done mine. Wouldn't been able to do it without watching this. Had a job getting the pins out. Ended up drilling them out with a 4mm bit.Thanks.
Your welcome glad to help
Just replaced both my cones/cables as one of them had snapped, my door is slightly different to yours but using this guide I replaced them and tensioned the main spring using your other video. Perfect step by step videos, thank you saved me getting someone out to it.
Your welcome Kev glad I could help
Great video , sound local to me in Blackburn .
Saved me hundreds of pounds was dead easy to fix . Thanks so much fella
Legend Dave !!! Bolts out to get the cones out was a life saver !!
Glad I could help thanks for watching
Helpful video ! Cable replaced and tensioned with no fuss 🙂
Your videos are very helpful. I've had a garage door the same as yours for about 12 years. To be honest the spools hardly ever break on them. BUT I have had to replace a cable more than once. I just just poke the new cable through the hole in the spool and fit a cable holder on it. I've actually just had to replace a new cable on one side of my garage door. And I hadn't done it for a few years so I checked on your video just to refresh my memory. So thank you. 👍PS. You have a great name. Lol
Thanks Dave for a great comment and yes I fully agree we have a great name lol
@@dmgladden Lol. You are welcome mate. Take care 👍
Thanks you saved me shit load money. 2cables snapped lost all tension. Seen your video.. refitted cables full retension now works mint
thank you so much i thought i was gonna have to modify my door to weights until i saw your last tension video then this one ,.. i have a kit on its way ! thank you so much didn’t realise they sold them .
i need to get car out for MOT next week
atb
Daniel
Mate this helps no end I did garage doors 30 years ago and to say I couldn’t remember how is a understatement so thanks for this video ✌🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I fit a variety of different garage doors professionally and greasing the tracks is a big no! Over time dirt and dust builds up in tracks and the grease acts almost as a glue and actually stops the wheels rolling. Just use a generous spray of WD40 and clean rag every 6 months/ year!
A fellow garage door man! we use spray grease find it lasts longer than WD40! but then again we are based by the coast so the rust is our best friend lol.
@@scott4418 yeah but you shouldn't put grease or oil in the channels.
@@nakkadu I dont 👍
@@scott4418 cool...I misunderstood then - yeah spray grease ftw 👍
Thank you for your advice, that really was useful and saved me a pretty bob!
Thanks for the video David. One of my cables decided to get wound up rather then sit on the cone tidly and door was out of alignment and jamming in frame. Bought the kit, swapped just one cone, greased the runners and bingo!
Your welcome do I take it I earned a like for my efforts, thanks
Why did you grease the runners?
@Jon 1 that's like greasing your car tyres.
@Jon 1 the rollers are supposed to roll in the track, not slide. The oil goes on the point where the plastic roller meets the metal shaft, not on the surface of the roller.
@Jon 1 lol I know what I'm talking about. Channels are supposed to be clean and dry so the roller can "roll" up and down them freely.
Very useful videos, many thanks
Awesome, I'd knew I'd find a handy video on how to do this! I'll have a go soon, but thank you for the clear instructions. 👍 Wish me luck lol
Good luck, beat the pin and you will will as that's the hard bit
Excellent work mate. I was gonna go out and buy roller doors. Now, I think I will just do what you just did. :)
Glad I could help
Your a genius 👌 Helped me out of a vey sticky situation, Thankyou
Good one David.
great video thank so much.
One tip pluck the cables. If the tension is equalised they should act like a guitar string and both make the same note if twanged!
Thanks for your help
Cheers David thanks for your prompt reply you are a gent. great videos also.
Nice job David
Thank you very much for your amazing help !
Your very welcome
Great video, I a have a KING garage door and the right side does not seem to have a place where you insert the pin before taking off the RED cone and removing pins, is this necessary, can I get away with just adding tension to the spring to make the cables loose ?
well done david you had me on the edge of my seat when you was holding the spring tension with a screw there should of been a safety pin with the cones and cables
Yes it would have helped but as you know in life we sometimes have to improvise and it worked
David Gladden well done David you done a good job 👍
@@garagedoors247 thank you, from you I will take that as a big compliment seeing that you are the man that would know about these things,hi just learn as I go and pass on what I find to try help others, i don't always get it right but I do my best, so thank you for the Kind words
Cheers saved me a few hundred quid!
I wish you could come and do mine mate .My steel cable snapped and puuled the roller bar off the runner .Gee I just managed to close the door.
Very helpful thanks David but in my case it isn't so easy, the hollow pins are corroded in place and will not drift out 🥺
Thank you for the videos. I replaced only the cables. one side cable is under tension and the other side is not. How do I sort that out? Any ideas?
You breezed over the first part a bit quick. Am I using mole grips to spin the cone around until I see the pin I have to drift out?
Your the first to say so but use what ever tools you deem necessary in some cases the pins can be easy to remove but in my case it wasn't
Super NYC door
Hi David... Thanks for your brilliant videos.. Yours were the first I found, they are extremely informative ! Question for you....my up an over cable snapped on the left side... kit has just arrived. Can you tell me if ALL cable kit wires are the same length.. my new one appears to be slightly longer... if so will I need to roll the cone a couple of turns first before fitting or adjust the tension spring to take up any slack ? Thanks again.. Ray
Any tips to get the cone pins out. I'm using a punch tool advised but they're not budging.
When i took the cones off my door after the cables snapped. The shaft on the left side came out of the bracket and the only way to get it in seems to be to torsion the spring. Is that correct? Seems sketchy tensioning the spring before i can even get new cones on
Great video. Both my cables snapped, would I repair the same way, I tried to tension the door but it came up crooked, help
Just you have one cable wound to much remove one turn from the highest one and it should go level
Good job
If your predicament is that of a frayed cable loop, and your frame is set between brick pilasters that prevent cone replacement without door removal, here is a quick and easy solution that works well:
It requires a short length of 2mm cable and 2 x 2mm oval wire clamps (these still clamp old 1.5mm cable effectively).
NB Estimate where to cut off the frayed cable loop very carefully - you probably have 130mm or less to accommodate the new arrangement.
Cut a short length of new 2mm cable - 250 to 275mm should be sufficient.
Form a new loop held by one of the oval clamps - one end of the cable will need to protrude enough for it to be held by the other oval clamp, along with the cut end of the old cable.
Note that manufacturers/vendors of wire clamps warn against their being used for lifting operations and typically quote 50-70% of proof load.
NB Be sure to check existing cable for serviceability.
NB The use of such an arrangement on both sides of the door cannot be endorsed - do so at your own risk.
Thanks for an informative post that has attracted some useful comments, especially preventative maintenance using an aerosol light lubricating oil.
Thanks for the brilliant video
I have a snapped cable which I am now going to try and fix myself
Are the kits on eBay all a standard fit ?
Thanks
I believe so
No, some bobbins dont have the plastic nut attatched, mine didnt but managed to turn the bar with mole grips anyway to pull locking pin out
Some have different roll pins mine did
Hi! Can i ask, before I change the cones you mention tensioning the cable before hand, am I supposed to be upping the tension or releasing it?? Thankyou
Hi I am tensioning mine but only the left side is tensioning the right is not spooling any ideas?
Hi, I have a King Door Products Ltd. Warwick 7'0" x 6'6" garage door and the spring has snapped. House bought 1999 early. What size and best replacement I can buy, please? There are so many and don't want to buy the wrong one. Many Thanks S
I can't get the pin out, any recommendations for a specific tool small enough? I'm trying to hammer screwdrivers but only got to the point where the pin is pushed inside the main body of the spring, can get it to move further
I used a cut nail the size of the pin
Very helpful just pointing out which colour cone goes where. I had two black cones and a snapped cable too. Hell of a job drifting out the old pins but the cones pulled off by hand. However I had no holes to lock off the bar other than the cone holes on my now defunct Birtley and the mole grips shot off and aargh spring tension gone. Fortunately I was able to restore it so I can advise if it happens to anyone else.
how did you restore the tension in the spring? mines gone completely as i had to change the wood surround as it had rotted and thewhole thing fell down now its all back in place there is no tension in the spring at all.
If both of my cables have snapped will the tension in the spring still be there or would of it been lost?
The idea of the tension is to be constantly pulling on the cables and if the cables are disconnected for any reason with the spring being locked it will spin out is in brief YES I'm afraid say
Hello there great video...but how do I know what size I need or are the all the same...Thank you ..hope you can help me out.
i took a photo of mine then did a search on ebay and compared the photos, but no there not all the same
@@dmgladden Thank you David I found this out today but just trying to sort out which one I need ..Your video make it easy to follow instructions...I am a women thats learning all these new things..Thanks loads again.
That's good keep it up, I think you will find my channel will cover a lot of the subjects you may need but if there's something you need to learn I might be able to help
Thank you David.
Thanks again David for all your help.
Had a go at this for a mate, everything went really well until I tried to get the pins out, would it shift would it buggery, after 3 hour of frustration I gave up. Couldn't even drill it out. 😢
Yes it can be a B I used a hard punch to get mine out
Thanks for this video. It has been instrumental. Cannot help saying though, you are a dead ringer for Adolf Hitler.
Hi. David. Thanks for your vidio very helpfully. Can you help me I am trying to replac broken cable but I can not remove the pin from corn. Is it possible to remove tension then remove the corn?
I had the same problem what i did was find a hard steel pin just a little thinner than the pin in the bar and with a hammer i drifted out the old pin leaving the replacement in and then i could work.
Hope that helps
Why do you have to turn the cone half a turn? I don't understand?
I have a hormann up and over, installed couple of years ago, never been adjusted, id like to do this but the winding cone only has 3 holes for poles? Any advice?
Sorry i only know my door
Hi David, one of my cables has snapped, the cones are very close to the brick door pillars, so getting the cones off is very very difficult. can the centre rod be tension locked and moved from side to side to get the cones off. I was thinking lock the tension, remove the cone, intention, remove centre rail split pin and slide either left or right to remove the cones?
To be honest i have the same with one of mine and the only way i could find to do it was to close the door and fully remove the top bar. It's a pain but its cheap if you can
I have a snapped cable as yours in video but it’s impossible to get the cone off because of a brick pillar at both ends that the door is fitted between! Does this mean the whole door and tension bar etc will have to be removed for this repair? Thanks
Hi Alfie sorry for missing your question, yes going by what you day I would think the only answer it to remove the whole door fix it and then refit.
@@dmgladden ok David I thought I may have to do that, so will I have to release all of the tension in the spring before I remove from the wood frame?
@@alfiedog2942 no just have to door closed, I can't see your situation but you might be able to just free up the top bar and try move it sideways so you can get to the cone without removing the complete door
One cable snapped when I shut my garage door, will I still be able to open it please?
With difficulty
Please could you come round and fix my door for me? 😆. No matter what I do it keeps cross threading and there does not seem to be a guide to stop the wire from kinking! or loading on the coil correctly!
Hi their,I get the pin out but the problem I have is I can't get the cone off its too close to the wall any help what to do regards Glen.
No the only way I can think of is to undo the centre bolts and try push it over otherwise the door has to come off
@@dmgladden ye thanks for that that's what I was thinking but don't know about garage doors, I will try that, thanks again 👍
Hi David
2 quick questions for you
1,the cable on my garage is the opposite to yours in the video, is the procedure the same?
2,would it be worth changing both cables at the same time.
Cheers.
Hi Paul to your firstbi wouldn't think it matters as long as it lines up as for the other will I can say to that is my second one is still in the box just in case, I wouldn't as you might get a lot more time out of it
@@dmgladden cheers, I'm going to order a set and fit it.
Removed cones fairly easily now cant get loop over spindle as everything is enclosed and no space to get cable over spindle.
Any advice?
Cheers.
I literally have no idea what this man is talking about! I’m so bad at DIY!!!!
It's not for everyone, always best to know your limits before you start, but thanks for watching
David Gladden Thanks for replying!
I tensioned off the spring but it slipped and lost all tension, any tips on doing it back up yourself?
No I'm not sure it can be, but I guess in your position I would try with a couple of pairs of grip lock pliers as I think it's about 15 full rotations
I have managed to get it done, I put Alan keys in the holes and tightened it myself, with about 40 or so half turns and alot of pressure, it has more tension than it did previously, your video was a big help!
Dave, brilliant video, but both the cables are snapped on my garage door!!
Any pointers on how to do it ?
Hi Chris to do both is the same as to do one, I guess you need to have the door closed and make sure both are wound the same and this should work
Cheers, the problem I have is that the cone is virtually touching the wall so there is no room to pull it off, I'm going to have to slacken off the spring and pull it away from the top of the door to allow enough room to pull off and put on the new one....stupid builders!
I've got the parts and I'm going to eventually do it but film it as well and upload to my other channel. Thanks for the advice
I've got the same problem, how did you go about it?
@@darrenlaw5018 Mate, I've had the part for months but due to ongoing renovations have not had time to give it a go. It's a pain in the arse because I can't use that garage door. I will do it, when things go back to normal here. Thanks for asking.
@@mufuliramark I'm halfway there, had to unscrew from the wall to release the bar up, wasn't too complicated. Gave up on the tension to get them working, we go again another day.
@@darrenlaw5018 Great stuff.
Guru problem with my garage door is after replacing cable's door jam halfway up and cable's warped around corns can you help
Me i would just start again, take both cables back off and with the door fully closed refit and fully tension it should correct its self
Very good video, simple step by step guide, Managed to do it following your video..
Did you change both sides while you was at it or just the one that snapped
Thank you, no i just changed the one but have the other ready and waiting incase.
How u adjust the tension
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Cable broken one side but door stuck open - how do I get it shut?
Yes it's not easy but you must close it before you can fit the new cable maybe get some help
@@dmgladden will it come down with a broken cable? Is it just a case of forcing it? Does it need two people? Thanks.
@@Dave20105 yes two people and force it down it will go in the end just watch how its moving and take it steady
@@dmgladden should I cut the other cable first?
@@Dave20105 I didn't but it's up to you
Hi David, I want to remove an up and over garage door. Do I let all the tension off the spring or what is the procedure?. Cheers and Thanks
No lock the spring with a pin as i do in the tensioning video then you can remove the wires from the door
its even more difficult in the dark with a spindle that has no space to see or use any tools while your family is screaming about the garage being open and murderous skunk, hoodie vultures circling waiting to steal everything and stab anything, even each other. but thanks for video if i survive ill donate to charity of choice (not the local tory party though)
Try it still doing same
Unfortunately im like you just a guy that has a go and without seeing it i can't sergeant anything more as i would just keep playing untill i found the answer, sorry
all you can see is the back of his head!
Why do you want to look at me for? I'm showing you how to fit the cone and no one else has made any bad comments about it
@@dmgladden don't want too look at you just wanted to see what you were doing but your head was in the way, I suggest you redo it moving your head out of the way from time to time so people can actually see what your talking about you tool!
All i could see was the back of your head.
Hi I am only getting tension on the left side the right does not seem to roll up any ideas?