Snap a locking pliers onto the torsion tube to lock it into place while you tighten the drums.
How to fix garage door cable drum.
After replacing the broken cable you should check the drum and cable on the other side of the door to make sure it hasn t come unwrapped while you were working.
This could be the issue.
Garage door cables can spin off.
Garage door cables can spin off.
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Rotate the drum to wind the cable into the winding grooves.
Garage door crooked and the cable came off.
This can be an easy fix.
Most of the time your able to do i.
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Pull the cable as tight as possible before tightening the setscrews.
Be sure not to over tighten the drum.
This can be an easy fix.
Leave the locking pliers in place and repeat the tightening procedure on the other side.
Keep your hand on the cable at all times and wind it neatly until you can attach the loop at the other end to the pin at the bottom of your garage door.