When one cable leaves its drum, one side of the door may rise while the other remains lower. This can distort the sectional door and place significant side pressure on tracks and rollers.
Baytown TX Garage Door Repair checks for roller binding, track damage, panel distortion, and spring problems when correcting an off-drum cable. Simply winding the cable back onto the drum may not prevent the problem from happening again. Garage Door Cable Repair Baytown TX focuses on restoring equal lifting force to both sides.
Torsion System and Pulley Interaction
Cable behavior depends on the counterbalance configuration. Torsion systems use drums and a spring-loaded shaft. Some extension-spring systems rely on pulleys and cables positioned near the horizontal tracks.
A worn pulley, damaged bearing, broken spring, or misaligned drum can alter cable movement. Garage Door Cable Repair Baytown TX therefore considers the entire lifting system. Baytown TX Garage Door Repair checks bottom fixtures and other connected hardware for structural wear.