Garage door repair · Cables
Cables hold the weight of your garage door as it opens and closes. A frayed or snapped cable makes the door unsafe to use. Our technicians replace the cables and balance the door again.
We give you the service call price on the phone before we book. Emergency service is available 24/7.
We call you back within 15 minutes during business hours.
There is one cable on each side of the door, next to the track. Each cable runs from a bracket near the floor up to a drum above the door. The cables and the springs work together to lift the door.
When a spring or a cable breaks, the other parts must carry more weight. The door becomes heavy and hard to lift. If you continue to use the opener, the motor can burn out.
Safety first
Leave the door closed and do not use the opener. A door with a broken cable can hang crooked or fall. Call 419-924-5533. Emergency service is available 24/7.
Frayed or snapped cables can be hard to see. If you see any of these signs, let a trained technician inspect the door.
A cable is frayed or has broken strands.
A cable hangs loose or came off its drum.
One side of the door is lower than the other.
The door jerks, stops or closes unevenly.
You heard a loud pop from the garage.
A spring broke recently.
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Tell us what the door is doing. We give you the service call price on the phone and book a time.
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We check both cables, the drums and the springs. You get the price before any work begins.
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We install new cables, and new drums when they are worn, then balance the door and test it.
AJ Door, West Unity, Ohio. Serving the tri-state area since 1996.
Our technicians have repaired garage doors in Ohio, Michigan and Indiana for almost 30 years.
We give you the service call price on the phone. The technician gives you the repair price before any work begins.
A door stuck open or a car trapped inside? Call us at any hour.
Our technicians work from our West Unity showroom and serve 26 counties in Northwest Ohio, Southeast Michigan and Northeast Indiana. Enter your ZIP code or town to check your address.
Enter your ZIP code or town, or tap a county on the map.
107 Linden St.
West Unity, OH 43570
Monday to Friday: 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM ET
Saturday: by appointment
Emergency service: 24/7
Williams, Fulton, Defiance, Henry, Paulding, Van Wert, Putnam, Allen, Wood, Lucas and Sandusky counties.
Hillsdale, Lenawee, Jackson, Washtenaw, Monroe, Branch, St. Joseph and Calhoun counties.
Steuben, DeKalb, Noble, Allen, LaGrange, Whitley and Adams counties.
Cables wear and fray over time, and a badly frayed cable can snap. Rust and worn drums also damage cables. Cables can break when a spring breaks and the door is still used.
Cables usually last 8 to 15 years. Routine maintenance helps them last longer.
This is normal. The cables carry the weight of the door as it moves. When the door is fully open, the springs hold the door and the cables become slack.
The price depends on your door and on whether other parts, such as the drums or springs, also need work. You get the exact price before any work begins.
Springs and cables share the weight of the door. We check both.
Spring repairA yearly tune-up finds worn cables before they snap.
Maintenance and tune-ups
