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Garage doors Kurt Ullman 05-29-2006
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Posted by Kurt Ullman on May 29, 2006, 7:33 pm
The cable that attaches to my garage door and then to the pulleys has
come off and wrapped itself around the bar or whatever it is that the
pulleys are attached to at the top. Is this something an amateur can
try to fix? If so, any tips would be greatly appreciated.

Posted by Joseph Meehan on May 29, 2006, 8:33 pm
Kurt Ullman wrote:
> The cable that attaches to my garage door and then to the pulleys has
> come off and wrapped itself around the bar or whatever it is that the
> pulleys are attached to at the top. Is this something an amateur can
> try to fix? If so, any tips would be greatly appreciated.

My suggestion is to hire a professional. Those springs are very strong
and can be dangerous if you don't know what you are doing. Right now you
are looking at something that is also broken and that makes it more
dangerous. I am also taking into consideration the fact that you asked. If
you are uncertain, have it done.

--
Joseph Meehan

Dia duit



Posted by BobK207 on May 29, 2006, 8:34 pm

Kurt Ullman wrote:
> The cable that attaches to my garage door and then to the pulleys has
> come off and wrapped itself around the bar or whatever it is that the
> pulleys are attached to at the top. Is this something an amateur can
> try to fix? If so, any tips would be greatly appreciated.


I'm sure you'll get all sorts of warnings about how dangerous garage
door systems can be. They involve very large forces & stored energy,
they can hurt you. If you're not experienced, mechanically inclined /
handy....the chances are good that you might get hurt, worst case you
might get badly hurt or killed.

That said, DIY garage door repair is possible IF you're handy, careful
& have tools.

here's a very useful link to garage door info provided by Richard J.
Kinch

http://www.truetex.com/garage.htm

In fact his web page is so good I refer to it when I occasionaly have
to do door work....... to refresh my memory, so I can think through my
work sequence.

If you read, understand & feel comfortable with the info he provides by
all means you can proablably do it yourself.

I've done a few doors / springs & just recently had to re-adjust some
torsion springs. I have some proper home made winding rods, I'm
reasonably strong & the srping almost got away from me.

You\'ve got to BE CAREFUL if you have any doubt hire somebody or get an
experienced person to help you.

cheers
Bob


Posted by Kurt Ullman on May 29, 2006, 8:43 pm

> Kurt Ullman wrote:
> > The cable that attaches to my garage door and then to the pulleys has
> > come off and wrapped itself around the bar or whatever it is that the
> > pulleys are attached to at the top. Is this something an amateur can
> > try to fix? If so, any tips would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
> I'm sure you'll get all sorts of warnings about how dangerous garage
> door systems can be. They involve very large forces & stored energy,
> they can hurt you. If you're not experienced, mechanically inclined /
> handy....the chances are good that you might get hurt, worst case you
> might get badly hurt or killed.
>
> That said, DIY garage door repair is possible IF you're handy, careful
> & have tools.
>
Not really. It looks like the cables just slipped off the pullies. I
take it that this involves more than just wrapping the cables back
around the pullies and that things will have to be played with that are
likely to bite me.

Posted by Tony Hwang on May 29, 2006, 9:39 pm
Kurt Ullman wrote:

> The cable that attaches to my garage door and then to the pulleys has
> come off and wrapped itself around the bar or whatever it is that the
> pulleys are attached to at the top. Is this something an amateur can
> try to fix? If so, any tips would be greatly appreciated.
Hi,
Do you have spare finger of two? I'd call pro and let him handle it.

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