Garage Door Extension Spring Safety Cable Installation

When not if a cable or springs breaks and safety cables are not present.

Garage door extension spring safety cable installation.

Move the remaining cable out of the way. Garage door extension springs stretch to provide lifting power for the door. Extension springs are under extreme tension when the door is down or in operation. Garage door safety cable is made of galvanized steel and has a 1 8 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. Depending on where you live doing this garage door spring replacement job yourself might save you 200 or more. If you cut off the excess cable you may need new cables the next time you replace your extension springs. But we ll show you garage door spring replacement on the more common torsion springs the kind that mount on a bar above the garage door.

Slide the safety cable through the extension spring. A safety cable should run through your extension springs to prevent possible injuries or property damage. The overbuilt 8 ft. They are similar to the garage door cables though usually lighter weight.

This will keep the cable from damaging the garage door as it opens and closes. 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. Using a staple gun works well. These springs are typically made of steel and mounted above the horizontal track of the garage door.

Your door is closed for the majority of the time and when the door is in the down position the springs are fully charged and at their most dangerous. Installation of safety cables on your garage door springs can.