Garage Door Arm Broke Off

The springs on your garage door are designed to open and close the door a set number of times.

Garage door arm broke off.

Replacing just the cable is possible but the job isn t for everyone. By using the top steel reinforcement and this new vertical bracket the door will be repaired and no replacement. One morning on our way out for the day we tried to open the garage door but the opener pulled out of the door and broke the door mount. How to fix a garage door when it becomes detached.

The bracket that connects the push arm of our garage door opener is getting ripped off from the door see picture below. Garage door cables so small yet so integral to the function of the door. If it continues to operate the door can sustain serious damage. Adjustable to fit different size sections and some are non adjustable and fit specific size doors.

If your garage door is operated by a screw drive its mounting bracket can hold the motor head but most of the time it is the railing for the screw drive. If you re having problems opening or closing your garage door or if you have loose wires hanging down by your garage door you may have a broken garage door cable. When a garage door spring breaks it makes a loud noise almost like a firework going off in your garage. If it is damaged you need to replace it.

It shouldn t be so hard to lift the door that the bracket pulls off. Eventually they will break and you will know it if you are at home. The door is probably sticking resisting and binding. Place the step ladder near the bracket so that you can inspect it properly.

The above is just a symptom. Set up the second ladder under the damaged bracket. If your garage door ever comes off its track stop operating it immediately. We ended up fixing i.