Thanks for a perfect video. Camera and lighting are great, giving close-ups of tricky parts. You explain things slowly and clearly. The "subtitles" for what you say are helpful. You clearly took a lot of care in making this video. Wish DIY videos were this good. Thanks, from a very un-handy person.
I owe you a thanks. Bought a secondhand garagedoor and an automation kit figuring: "how hard can it be?" Turns out this channel was a lifesaviour for me seeing as it wasn't the easiest thing i've ever done and i'd been totally lost without this instruction.
Thanks for the great video. I had one cable snap and I was hoping that it was something I could fix. This is exactly what I was hoping to find. Much appreciated!
Nice video. I think you have the extension spring cable installed backwards. The pre-made loop goes around the post at the bottom. That way you don't need a cable clamp. The straight end of steel rope goes through the metal plate you discarded. You pull the extra rope through the plate and use the S-hook to connect the plate to the door frame.
I put new extension springs on. hooked everything up. When I push the button door goes down half way then goes back up. I can push button and put a little pressure on the door and it will go down. What do I need to do?
Need help. Put new extension springs on. Push button door goes half way down then goes back up. As the goes down I put a little pressure on door and it will go all the way down. What do I need to do?
My door it seems that the wheel is on the top near the wall side going out that the wheel is on the outside not the inside is that wrong whoever put that up before we moved in ? And should I just take the wheel off and put it on the inside like yours was ???
You installed the cable backwards. The precrimped end with the loop goes on the bottom roller bracket. And the other end gets mounted with the s-hook and clamp. The way youve got it is dangerous. The cable clamp being on the bottom roller bracket puts it at risk for getting caught on the tracks and track brackets. Espescially where your horizontal and vertical tracks meet. If the cable were to hang up on anything and get pulled off the bracket then you have a door thats lost half the spring support and is also waaayyy off balance. So if your using a door opener on the door its gonna wreck the lopsided out of balance door when the cable gets stuck or flips off. Aside from that never replace just 1 cable. Replace both sides at the same time. Cables do come apart visibly from the outside. But what happens alot is the cable starts breaking apart from the inside. Then you get a door thats crooked as hell cuz only one 30 year old cable got changed.
When should the extension spring be replaced? I'm not the original owner and I don't know how old the system is. However, the springs don't have any kinks, pulls, and they operate smoothly with the door. The only problem I have with the door is that it jumps/jerks 4-6" from the floor when I shut the door. I believe the problem is due to the pulley.
Never use a clamp for vertical lift wire. Extremely dangerous as the nuts will untighten over time and the cable will slide through. Tighten to length with the metal plate you discarded at the top. Use loop at the bottom. Good luck
No offense, I know you're trying to help but the actual camera angles and the blurry images really don't show too much you know what you're doing but a person watching the video doesn't know what they're doing.
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Thanks for a perfect video. Camera and lighting are great, giving close-ups of tricky parts. You explain things slowly and clearly. The "subtitles" for what you say are helpful. You clearly took a lot of care in making this video. Wish DIY videos were this good. Thanks, from a very un-handy person.
Thank you I too felt the same way about other diy videos. So I just decided to make my own.
I owe you a thanks. Bought a secondhand garagedoor and an automation kit figuring: "how hard can it be?" Turns out this channel was a lifesaviour for me seeing as it wasn't the easiest thing i've ever done and i'd been totally lost without this instruction.
So happy I could help thank you
Thanks for the great video. I had one cable snap and I was hoping that it was something I could fix. This is exactly what I was hoping to find. Much appreciated!
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thank you, your video presentation saved me from a lot of unusual words and frustration.
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👍Best video I have seen for my type of spring garage door 👍
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Nice video. I think you have the extension spring cable installed backwards. The pre-made loop goes around the post at the bottom. That way you don't need a cable clamp. The straight end of steel rope goes through the metal plate you discarded. You pull the extra rope through the plate and use the S-hook to connect the plate to the door frame.
You are correct I chose to do it this way
What he did will work but your right the wat a pro installer does it is the way you said!
Great video! You helped me replace a broken cable in 15 minutes!
Thats awesome. Glad I could help
It took him much longer. Btw, hold onto to that little adjusting plate. What he did is incorrect
this was driving me nuts....thank for putting the video up.
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Very professional job and extremely detailed. Awesome video!
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Thanks 2020 just found this video helped me fix mine thanks
Awesome glad it help. Thanks for watching
I have 4 cables and i could not figure out how they were routed i just found this video so i am going to try this today and hopefully it will work.
Please let me know how it goes
Great explanation!
Thanks!
I put new extension springs on. hooked everything up. When I push the button door goes down half way then goes back up. I can push button and put a little pressure on the door and it will go down. What do I need to do?
have you checked the up and down limits on the garage
Maybe you bought too strong of a spring for your door.
Need help. Put new extension springs on. Push button door goes half way down then goes back up. As the goes down I put a little pressure on door and it will go all the way down. What do I need to do?
Did you get the right strength springs? Sounds like you got too strong of springs
@@Hindsight101 130 was on it and that's is what I got
How do you get the door up?? I pulled the red string, but don’t know how to get the door up?
You have to manually pull the door up if it's aluminum. It's easy if you have a wood door, it could be a little hard since they're very heavy
Good teaching Job. This the fourth video I watched. I got the job done. Thanks
Good to hear glad the video helped
My door it seems that the wheel is on the top near the wall side going out that the wheel is on the outside not the inside is that wrong whoever put that up before we moved in ? And should I just take the wheel off and put it on the inside like yours was ???
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You should drill a hole at the bottom of door so that you can just attach the wire to something like a latch
You installed the cable backwards. The precrimped end with the loop goes on the bottom roller bracket. And the other end gets mounted with the s-hook and clamp. The way youve got it is dangerous. The cable clamp being on the bottom roller bracket puts it at risk for getting caught on the tracks and track brackets. Espescially where your horizontal and vertical tracks meet. If the cable were to hang up on anything and get pulled off the bracket then you have a door thats lost half the spring support and is also waaayyy off balance. So if your using a door opener on the door its gonna wreck the lopsided out of balance door when the cable gets stuck or flips off. Aside from that never replace just 1 cable. Replace both sides at the same time. Cables do come apart visibly from the outside. But what happens alot is the cable starts breaking apart from the inside. Then you get a door thats crooked as hell cuz only one 30 year old cable got changed.
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When should the extension spring be replaced? I'm not the original owner and I don't know how old the system is. However, the springs don't have any kinks, pulls, and they operate smoothly with the door. The only problem I have with the door is that it jumps/jerks 4-6" from the floor when I shut the door. I believe the problem is due to the pulley.
7 to 12 years is recommend buy I wait until I need to just as long as you have the safety measures in place.
good stuff
Thank you
Thank you. Now I know a wheel close to the entrance broke off too.
So I need a new cable and a new wheel.
Its always good to be able to fix something yourself
Whats is the size of the door??
It’s a standard one car garage door aluminum
Never use a clamp for vertical lift wire. Extremely dangerous as the nuts will untighten over time and the cable will slide through. Tighten to length with the metal plate you discarded at the top. Use loop at the bottom. Good luck
I've been thinking about updating the video thanks
No offense, I know you're trying to help but the actual camera angles and the blurry images really don't show too much you know what you're doing but a person watching the video doesn't know what they're doing.
Thanks for the feedback. I've improved since then if you check out some of my other videos
Painful to watch. 4:38
Sorry you feel that way