Garage Door Cable Drum Install

Snap a locking pliers onto the torsion tube to lock it into place while you tighten the drums.

Garage door cable drum install.

These drums have a weight capacity of 265 pounds per drum and can handle cables up to 1 8 inch thick. Finally tighten the cable and set screws. Torque force 400 96 cable drums are four inches in diameter and are most commonly used for residential garage doors up to eight feet high. Garage door cable drums.

Standard cable drum for garage door sizes ranging from 8 to 34 feet high. Standard lift cable drums feature a raised groove to help stabilize the garage door. Install new cable onto bottom bracket thread this cable up to the cable drum at the top of the door. We carry three types of door cable drums including.

Remove the bottom bracket then remove the cable from the bracket. Pull the cable as tight as possible before tightening the setscrews. After this insert the cable into the cable drum s slot and set it properly. Garage door cables can be purchased here.

As the door opens the cable wraps up on the drum and comes closer to the shaft see how vertical lift and high lift garage doors work pictured to the right is the 11 vertical lift cable drum vertical lift cable drums come in three outer diameters. Leave the locking pliers in place and repeat the tightening procedure on the other side. Repair or install your garage door with north shore commercial door s selection of high quality overhead garage door cable drums. Rotate the drum to wind the cable into the winding grooves.

Towards the bottom the of the door take your ratchet and socket of appropriate size and remove the bottom lag screw from the jamb bracket. Vertical lift cable drums are taller than standard lift drums. When the garage door is closed the cable is farther from the shaft.