Garage Door Cable Length

The overbuilt 8 ft.

Garage door cable length. It has 7 strands with 7 wires per strand for strength and durability and an end to end tensile strength of 1 400 lb. Minimum end to end tensile strength of 1 400 lbs. You will need some information before beginning. Use the grid below to determine your correct replacement cable length for your garage door cables for doors using torsion springs only.

Made of galvanized steel for reliability. Open up the door and use a vice grip just below the bottom garage door roller on both sides to hold the door open while you change the cables. Overhead door parts carries a large variety of garage door cables for use with torsion spring and extension spring garage doors. Cables for 12 high door are 166 13 8 in length.

Cables for 14 high door are 15 8 in length. 1 your cable drum manufacture and part 2. Use steel rods at least 18 inches 46 cm long. Designed for garage doors.

Custom length cables are available by request. All of our overhead door cables are high quality and are the same products we use in our garage door repairs and installations. For opening and closing garage doors. A broken cable on a garage door can be a hassle if you don t know what to do especially when it comes to getting the proper length.

Go to the center of your door and loosen the sets screws on the springs with 1 4 turns. The necessary length of cable varies based on the door and the style of lift. The everbilt 12 ft. Garage door cable length calculator.

Before you can start taking any measurements you need to know what type of door you have as this can influence how you measure and replace the cable. Garage door safety cable is made of galvanized steel and has a 1 8 in. For standard lift residential garage doors the cable length should be the door height plus 18 inches. Set of 1 8 cables for garage door with torsion springs for 10 or 12 high doors made from strong aircraft grade 7 x 7 cable cables for 9 high door are 130 10 8 in length.

Cables for 10 high door are 142 11 8 in length. Made of galvanized steel. Vertical lift and high lift doors require longer cables than standard lift doors because of the positioning and style of the cable drums. If your cables are tightly wound on the pulley but 1 side of the door is uneven then you need to adjust the tension on the torsion spring mounted above the center of the garage door frame.