Garage Door Cable Came Off!!! ― A Quick and Easy Fix…

How-to quickly and easily fix a garage door cable that has come off the tracks! In this video, I show you how to fix a garage door cable that has come off of it's tracks - quick and easy!!!
You can find the pusher springs here: Garage Door Pusher Springs - Pair - amzn.to/4dHg2Zf
Thank you for watching Planet Mojo and have yourself a great day!
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[@PlanetMojo]

You can find the pusher springs here: Garage Door Pusher Springs - Pair - amzn.to/4dHg2Zf

[@brandonward369]

Thanks for an easy to follow video with proper light and camera angles. My cable came off this afternoon and door fell of the track on one side. With your video as a refresher lesson I made quick work of it. You sir just gave me my memorial day off back to spend it how It should be, honoring the fallen, not fixing garage doors. 🇺🇸

[@PlanetMojo]

You're quite welcome Brandon! 😊

[@Carson714-lg2lr]

Thanks for the help.The cable came off and I was able to fix it within 10 minutes 👍

[@PlanetMojo]

You're quite welcome Carson 😊

[@wval4379]

Thanks for doing this video. Probably seems simple to some but I had no idea how to fix the cable that came loose. Thanks again!

[@PlanetMojo]

You're welcome!

[@tlreed1]

If you’ve never worked on cables or springs before be very careful. You could very easily hurt yourself if you’re not sure what you’re doing.

[@ShedHomePro]

Never done that, but it's nice to know how!

[@jacktripper5911]

Towards the end of the video you showed the spring stops you were going to install. I tried looking for the video but couldn’t find it. Do you have a link or title to the video? Also a link to purchase the spring track stops. I think these are exactly what my door needs.

[@PlanetMojo]

Sorry Jack, my bad! Garage Door Pusher Springs - Pair - amzn.to/4dHg2Zf

[@jacktripper5911]

Thank you Sir. Much appreciated. 🙂👍

[@edday2636]

Thanks for the video. This helped as my cable jumped off the spool today. Saw a couple of other videos, but yours was the easiest explanation. Fixed it without breaking a sweat.

[@PlanetMojo]

Glad I could be of help Ed! 😊

[@ccrx6700]

When you mentioned clamping rail and not missing tracks... now you talking my language 🤣 excellent job today my friend. 😊👍❤️

[@PlanetMojo]

Thanks Dave! I'm the same way with woodworking lingo. When I hear a word, my ears perk right up! 😊

[@adenvet2830]

Hi Mojo, well you made that look easy good job we had 10c- yesterday today it's not that much better as we are at 6c- Sunday its shooting back up to 11c yippee. 🥵♨️🔥

[@PlanetMojo]

Sorry for the late reply Larry! We had a family emergency the past week, and I was taking care of that. Unfortunately the weather forecast here is pretty bad for at least the next ten days. We have three -7℉ (-22℃) days in a row this week, and two of them have 23 mph winds! That comes to -33℉ (- 36℃) with the wind chill! We try not to even go anywhere in that kind of weather as you can get frostbite in just a few minutes on exposed skin. We also have about 6" of snow coming at the same time - just a miserable week as far as weather goes. It's going to be slow going around here probably thru the end of the year! 😑🥶🥶

[@adenvet2830]

@@PlanetMojo it's fine just stay warm that is the main priority

[@frankorosz901]

It would have been easier to loosen the set screws on the drum. Then turn the drum to wind the cable on it making sure to stay in grooves. Then retighten the set screws on the drum to snug plus 1/2 turn then add 1/4 turn to each set screw.

[@Maxumized]

You have to mark the drum location with the rod, have more tools, and spend more time…sounds harder to me.

[@PlanetMojo]

Yea, that sounds easy.

[@suzannefye8300]

My cable came off my garage door at midnight…I came in and watched a couple of videos, and was able to fix it within 5 mins. Thanks you SO much!!

[@PlanetMojo]

You're quite welcome Suzanne All bad things happen at midnight 🥴 Glad you got it fixed!

[@Bodybydubs]

Mine keep coming off track as soon as I move the door. There is no tension

[@PlanetMojo]

You likely need the spring tightened.

[@Maxumized]

Adjust spools on each side to place just enough tension to keep cable lightly taught at the closest point to pulling bracket end. Remember, door should be in up position before working on cables.

[@vizn9118]

Great vid and explanation on repairing this issue. How the heck does this even happen in the first place? I have a motor driven opener. All it does is lift and lower. We don't mess with the door in any other way, so I'm curious of causes in order to hopefully avoid this in the future. Thanks!

[@PlanetMojo]

In my case, if the door tips to one side or the other even a little bit, it causes the cable to be loose for just long enough to pop off. I agree, I have no idea why it would do that being pulled from the center by an opener, but it obviously does 🤔 It may have to do with the length of the door. Ours is 18' wide (12' tall).

[@ryanyork837]

Use come alongs on booth sides

[@DAMCOOLDAV]

Help! I used the pliers to hold the door at the highest point, loosened the set screws, and wound it up and reattached to the door (both sides), but when I finished the 2nd side, it completely unwound itself when I let go even though everything was back to normal. What am I missing?

[@RobertRalphR]

Nice fix Mojo!

[@gabrielachissottizubiria2496]

Looks like your on Alaska! Nice!!

[@PlanetMojo]

Thank you Gabriela 😊

[@martinsalinas7339]

Im trying to replace my cable on one side but I can’t seem to access the cable on one side to take it out I nearly ripped off my finger when the tension bar went off

[@PlanetMojo]

You need to have someone come out and look at it then.

[@Maxumized]

You need to only work on the cable when door is in the up position without tension on the cable. There should be little to no tension on the cable when door is open.

[@michaelgonzales4813]

just fixed mine right now. life saver video, thank you

[@PlanetMojo]

You are quite welcome Michael! 😊

[@abyss338]

Thank you, short informative and to the point. I appreciate you.

[@PlanetMojo]

You are quite welcome Abyss33!

[@TeeMcneeley-os3uq]

Thanks your video helped us tremendously 😊😊

[@PlanetMojo]

You are quite welcome Tee! 😊

[@theseniortrekker7268]

Thank you! that's exactly what I needed to know.

[@PlanetMojo]

Thank you Senior Trekker! 😊

[@rustybrasher7500]

Interesting method

[@marlonearlgordon6974]

Both of my cables comes off, what way is better to set back them with the door open or shut,?

[@henstradesign4802]

From most videos I've seen, manually open the door. Disengage the red handle from the chain.

[@frankorosz901]

It's probably too late but you should have gone to videos on setting the springs on spring assembly like adding new or broken spring.

[@frankorosz901]

Door closed.

[@marlonearlgordon6974]

Okay great

[@Maxumized]

@@frankorosz901…you are dangerous

[@Redfish3240]

Exactly what I needed. Thanks!

[@PlanetMojo]

You are quite welcome! 😊

[@peterrodney3519]

I'm sorry, but if you fed the cable end BEHIND the torsion bar, you would not have to go through the trouble of pulling/dropping/pulling/dropping the cable onto the drum.

[@Maxumized]

If and when this happens to you…you’ll find out your method will never work

[@tjmasters7532]

Helpful😀

[@PlanetMojo]

Thank you Tj Masters! 😊

[@gabrielachissottizubiria2496]

I like your outdoor buggy!!

[@PlanetMojo]

Thanks again Gabriela 😊

[@flyingjeff1984]

Only the first track makes the difference. The rest will "spool" upon lowering and raising the door.

[@Maxumized]

Did you hear yourself? Doing it your way would allow less final length in the cable causing the unequal movement…again.

[@gusti77]

thank you lots!

[@PlanetMojo]

You're welcome!

[@kylescallion9790]

Thanks mojo

[@PlanetMojo]

You're welcome!

[@marlonearlgordon6974]

Great information watching from jamaica

[@PlanetMojo]

Thanks Marlon!

[@marlonearlgordon6974]

U r welcome

[@ms.akowski6067]

Thank you so much!

[@PlanetMojo]

You're welcome! 😊

[@catherinekuennen7970]

THANK YOU!!!!!

[@PlanetMojo]

You are quite welcome!

[@jonathanmoflori4915]

The springs need to have tension while you are doing that ? !

[@Mykhos]

It is a bit late, but for other viewers... As isaw on another video and my wire that gone off. As one wire still has tension on it, it keep the door, spring and drum where it should be.

[@baltjaramillo2007]

Nomás tienes la voz gruesa pero no entendí nada.

[@DickYoder999]

Great job Mojo!