Garage Door Extension Spring And Cable Diagram

Hinges 14 gauge.

Garage door extension spring and cable diagram. They are similar to the garage door cables though usually lighter weight. Hinges 11 gauge. Unplug the garage door opener. Collars couplers and couplings.

The cable has 7 strands with 7 wires per strand for strength and durability. Measure area labeled headroom 5 which is the distance between the top of the door opening jamb header and the ceiling or floor joist. Always stay out of the path of extension springs when the garage door is operating or when the door is closed assuming the cable or spring could break at any moment and the spring flies off and hits you. First open the door fully and place a clamp or vice grip under each bottom roller to prevent the door from closing.

For extension springs make sure there is no tension in the springs by blocking the door at its highest position before proceeding to spring adjustments. The cable is what is attached to both the springs and the electric garage door operator. Hinges 18. The pulley is used because garage doors are very heavy and can be upwards of 250 lbs.

End flanges and plates. For opening and closing garage doors. 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. They don t have loops at the ends closer to the h.

Safety cables keep a broken garage door spring from sailing around the garage. A quick way to install safety cables on an extension spring door. Replacing the pulleys must be done with the garage door open. The everbilt 12 ft.

Clopay safety cables are different. Garage door hardware kit. Here is our extension spring safety cable kit. This lifts the door.

Made of galvanized steel. Run one end of the cable through the back hanging like this. Carefully follow all of the safety instructions in this tutorial. Garage door extension cables 2 pack are made of galvanized steel and have a 1 8 in.

For extension spring systems they need safety cables so follow our video on how to replace your garage door extension spring safety cables. Minimum end to end tensile strength of 1 400 lbs. Installing a safety cable is a simple process. Commercial cable replacement the following pdfs are instructions for replacing commercial garage door cables in different situations a repair person may encounter in the field.

A pulley lessens the amount of force needed to pull the garage door upwards and let the garage door back down gently.