Services · San Antonio, TX
Garage Door Cable Replacement
The lift cables are the unsung workhorses of your garage door — thin steel ropes carrying the door's full weight every single cycle. When one frays, jumps the drum, or snaps, the door goes crooked, jams in the tracks, or drops on one side. Cable problems get worse fast; we fix them properly, usually in one visit.
Call now if…
- The door hangs crooked or one side sits lower
- A cable is visibly frayed, unwound, or dangling
- The cable has jumped off the drum at the top corner
- Grinding or scraping as the door moves
- The door jammed partway and won't move either direction
Why cables fail
Cables live under tension in a humid climate: strands rust from the inside, fray at the bottom bracket where moisture collects, and wear where they wind onto the drum. A broken spring or an out-of-balance door overloads them further. Most snapped cables we see in San Antonio had been fraying visibly for months — a quick service call would have cost far less than the jammed-door emergency.
The fix, done right
Cables can't be repaired safely — they're replaced, in pairs, with the correct length and gauge for your door height and drum type. Because the cables attach to the same system the springs load, this is another job for winding bars and experience, not a ladder and pliers. We unload the tension, fit new cables on both sides, reseat the drums, and rebalance the door.
Cables and springs go together
A cable that let go often signals a spring or balance problem upstream, so every cable job includes a spring, drum, and bottom-bracket inspection. If something else is on its way out, you'll hear it from us straight — with a price — not discover it two weeks later.
Common questions
Cable Replacement FAQs
Can I keep using the door if a cable is frayed?
Stop using it. A frayed cable can let go mid-travel, dropping one side of the door and bending panels, tracks, and rollers — turning a modest cable job into a major repair. Leave the door closed and call (210) 762-7135.
Why did my cable come off the drum?
Usually one of three things: the door hit an obstruction and kept running, the cable stretched or frayed enough to lose tension, or the springs are out of balance. We reseat or replace the cable and fix the cause, not just the symptom.
Do you replace both cables at once?
Yes — they age together, and a fresh cable paired with a worn one keeps the door lifting unevenly. Pairs cost little more than singles and the door leaves balanced.
Need cable replacement today?
Book online in under a minute or call — most San Antonio jobs get same-day service, 7 days a week.
Open 7 days · Serving San Antonio & the Hill Country