How To Attach Cord To Garage Door Bottom

This video will show you how to repair a mis aligned garage door cable.

How to attach cord to garage door bottom.

The cables wrap around the drums as the door opens and unwind from the drums when closing. Attach weather stripping to the bottom edge of garage door. Rotate the drum to wind the cable into the winding grooves. Now attach the cable to the bottom bracket.

Screw cable brackets to the door to secure the weather stripping. Stand the bottom door panel on the floor in the garage doorway. Pull the cable as tight as possible before tightening the setscrews. If your garage door cable is at an angle or l.

Clamp it into place. The cables attach at the bottom end to the bottom bracket that is mounted to the bottom of the bottom panel. Diy garage door repair and save money. With the cable behind the roller and bracket install the bottom bracket on the garage door.

Insert rollers into the brackets attached to the door. Always be careful when using a sharp knife. Install the roller into the bottom bracket and thread the cables behind the rollers on the door. Fasten a new garage door bottom seal to a wood garage door.

Snap a locking pliers onto the torsion tube to lock it into place while you tighten the drums. Prepare the new cable by cutting off any pieces of tape wrapped around it. Use impact driver to mount hinges to the bottom panel of garage door. Remove the cable from the bottom bracket and then completely remove the cable from the door.