Cables

Cable Replacement

When a lift cable frays or breaks, the door slumps and the spring takes the load alone. We replace both cables, always.

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Cables carry the lift load between the spring and the door. When one frays, the door slumps to one side and the spring is suddenly holding the weight alone — which is exactly when a door can drop fast.

When one cable frays, the other is already on borrowed time; they wore at the same rate. So Kooler replaces both, every visit, inspects the drums and bearings while the door is unloaded, and re-tensions the system so it balances mid-travel before we leave.

Since 2015. Local and family owned.

A frayed garage door lift cable — the exact failure Kooler replaces in pairs before the door drops
A frayed cable is a same-week priority — the spring is now carrying the load alone.
What's included

Every visit, the standard.

  • → Both cables replaced — galvanized, sized to your door weight
  • → Drum and bearing inspection
  • → Spring tension check and adjustment
  • → Track and roller inspection while the door is unloaded
  • → Door balance test before we leave
  • → Kraftsman's Guarantee — never expires
How we do it

The Kooler standard, broken down.

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Always both. Never one.

Cables wear together. Replacing only the broken one means you're back on the schedule in six months for the other side. We do both, every time, because the math is the math.

02

Inspect the drums.

A frayed cable usually means the drum has a burr or the bearing has play. We pull the cable off, inspect the drum surface, check the bearing, and fix what's actually causing the wear — not just the symptom.

03

Balance the door.

After fresh cables, the door has to balance mid-travel — hand-released, it should stop at chest height and stay. If it doesn't, the spring tension is off. We set it before we leave so the opener doesn't carry weight it shouldn't.

How it works

From book to done in three steps.

  1. 1

    Book online or call.

    Pick a time at koolergaragedoors.com or call 970-660-3456. Most jobs get a window within 24 hours.

  2. 2

    A Kraftsman walks the job with you.

    Door Score on-site. Good / Better / Best options. You see the price before any wrench moves.

  3. 3

    We finish what we quote.

    Most repairs and seal jobs land in one visit. New door, custom, or opener: scheduled, tracked, walked through with you.

Common questions

Things homeowners ask about this service.

Is it dangerous to drive my car under a cable that's frayed?

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When the cable is visibly frayed or partially broken, stop using the door — call us. The spring is now holding the load alone, and if it fails, the door drops fast. We treat frayed cables as a same-week priority.

How long does cable replacement take?

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60-90 minutes for a standard door. Sometimes longer if the drums or bearings need work, which we'll quote on-site.

Can I replace cables myself?

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Technically yes. Practically, no. Cable replacement happens while the spring is under several hundred foot-pounds of tension. Mis-set, the cable can whip. Mis-tensioned, the spring can. We do this safely because we do it every week.

Why did my cable break?

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Three common causes: a worn drum, a bearing with play, or a door that's been running out of balance long enough to fatigue the cable. The Door Score finds which one.
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