Garage door wire

[stealthwolf]

So the tension wire things on one side of the garage door has been fraying over the past week and snapped last night. £140 quoted to replace them.

Reasonable or attempt it myself?

[Seanl]

Price up the cable by diameter and length on ebay or similar, and do it yourself! Its just twisted wire like that found in a throttle or handbrake cable I'm assuming.

[Thom89]

Can you not convert it to a motorised set up?

Thom

[scarr89]

My dad and I tried this, f**king tough job, and very dangerous. The spring, like a torque tube kind of thing, is bloody big, and very strong. Lock your self inside and you'll figure it out. Just get a friend or 2 to help...

[JC]

as the educated man above said, those weights and springs can be a cnut 

let someone else struggle 

[clipperjay]

Mines on springs you could hold up seven bridge with, but I've got torque bolts through them!
15mm spanner go clock wise and they torque up with no problems. I would switch over to this type of tensioned system its simple and easy, as to where to go and buy a kit from fecK knows? LOL

[scarr89]

I think people have died trying to change the wire. That is how much energy is stored in those springs...

[stealthwolf]

Can't motorise it. Gas and electricity meters and pipes on either side just inside the door, and overheard fluorescent tubes.

Will pay the cash then.