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Garage Door Cables

The garage door cable, also called the lifting cable, is connected to the bottom bracket of the counterbalancing mechanism.

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These cables are flexible, yet strong so they can lift a heavy load while rolling over pulleys or wound over a drum. Torsion spring and extension spring cables are different, so it is important to know which kind of springs your door uses to operate.

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Cables come in different sizes so they can fit the different garage doors properly. As an example, 11-gauge steel is not as thick or large as 14-inch gauge steel. The 14-gauge steel cable would not work well on a smaller garage door because it would be too thick for the pulleys. The higher the gauge, the thicker the cable.

You want to have a cable that is thick enough to do the job and haul the load, but you don’t want to overdo it and get a cable that is too thick to properly move over the pulley or drums. It is imperative to make sure you purchase the right sized cable for your garage door needs.

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