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Hi. right now my garage door is stuck in the down postion and i cannot get
it to go into manual mode so i can get my car out. The cable on the left
side cable drum has snapped but the right side is still cable and cable
drum is still intact. I have tired to pull the string to switch it to
manual mode but that does not work. after looking at the garage i noticed
that the one pulley which still has the cable connected to the bottom of
the garage is super tight and that is stopping me from being able to lift
the door up. Any help with this would be amazing as i can not get my car
out.

thanks in advance


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Hi. right now my garage door is stuck in the down postion and i cannot get
it to go into manual mode so i can get my car out. The cable on the left
side cable drum has snapped but the right side is still cable and cable
drum is still intact. I have tired to pull the string to switch it to
manual mode but that does not work. after looking at the garage i noticed
that the one pulley which still has the cable connected to the bottom of
the garage is super tight and that is stopping me from being able to lift
the door up. Any help with this would be amazing as i can not get my car
out.

thanks in advance

Not sure what you mean by "pull the string", I expect you are refering to a
pull pin that disconnects the arm from the door to the opener chain.
It may be that the pressure of the door (one side unsupported) has it wedged
too tightly to release. You may have to try to reduce the weight on the arm
in order to disengage the opener (i.e. pull the string or disconnect the arm
from the door).

And be careful - I had forgotten just how heavy old doors can be when I had
to disconnect my double door from its opener a few years ago! Wowsers.

On 16 Jan 2008 23:20:17 GMT,
(vikwani) wrote:



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Hi. right now my garage door is stuck in the down postion and i cannot get
it to go into manual mode so i can get my car out. The cable on the left
side cable drum has snapped but the right side is still cable and cable
drum is still intact. I have tired to pull the string to switch it to
manual mode but that does not work. after looking at the garage i noticed
that the one pulley which still has the cable connected to the bottom of
the garage is super tight and that is stopping me from being able to lift
the door up. Any help with this would be amazing as i can not get my car
out.

thanks in advance


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This exact same thing happened to me. I tried to get the 2 car door
opened, but it became jammed because of the lack of tension on one
side.
I ended up calling a door company, and the guy had it opened, fixed,
and tuned up in 1.5 hrs, went over everything and checked all bolts,
lag screws, garage door opener, left a can of lube, adjusted the
springs, new cables on both sides, and was under $200.

Sorry, I don't know how he got the door unjammed.
samurai.

vikwani had written this in response to
http://www.thestuccocompany.com/main...ck-281947-.htm
:
Thanks for the quick reply. I have disengaged the arm which connects to
the door. so if the door was wedged any recommendations on gettin it loose
because i have tried.
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vikwani wrote:




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Hi. right now my garage door is stuck in the down postion and i cannot
get
it to go into manual mode so i can get my car out. The cable on the
left
side cable drum has snapped but the right side is still cable and cable
drum is still intact. I have tired to pull the string to switch it to
manual mode but that does not work. after looking at the garage i
noticed
that the one pulley which still has the cable connected to the bottom
of
the garage is super tight and that is stopping me from being able to
lift
the door up. Any help with this would be amazing as i can not get my
car
out.

thanks in advance


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vikwani had written this in response to
http://www.thestuccocompany.com/main...ck-281947-.htm
:
Thanks for the quick reply. I have disengaged the arm which connects to
the door. so if the door was wedged any recommendations on gettin it loose
because i have tried.
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vikwani wrote:




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Hi. right now my garage door is stuck in the down postion and i cannot
get
it to go into manual mode so i can get my car out. The cable on the
left
side cable drum has snapped but the right side is still cable and cable
drum is still intact. I have tired to pull the string to switch it to
manual mode but that does not work. after looking at the garage i
noticed
that the one pulley which still has the cable connected to the bottom
of
the garage is super tight and that is stopping me from being able to
lift
the door up. Any help with this would be amazing as i can not get my
car
out.

thanks in advance


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vikwani had written this in response to
http://www.thestuccocompany.com/main...ck-281950-.htm
:
Thanks for the reply mamba. right now i have disengaged the arm which goes
from the opener to the actual door. and still cannot lift the door. i
think the door has shifted a bit to the side when the cable broke. other
than pure strength do you recommend anything else for lifting the door. Is
the cable that is still connected to the one pulley on the right hand side
have anything to do with not beening able to lift the door up.

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Mamba wrote:

"vikwani" wrote
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m...


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Hi. right now my garage door is stuck in the down postion and i
cannot get
it to go into manual mode so i can get my car out. The cable on
the left
side cable drum has snapped but the right side is still cable and
cable
drum is still intact. I have tired to pull the string to switch it
to
manual mode but that does not work. after looking at the garage i
noticed
that the one pulley which still has the cable connected to the
bottom of
the garage is super tight and that is stopping me from being able
to lift
the door up. Any help with this would be amazing as i can not get
my car
out.

thanks in advance

Not sure what you mean by "pull the string", I expect you are
refering to a
pull pin that disconnects the arm from the door to the opener chain.
It may be that the pressure of the door (one side unsupported) has it
wedged
too tightly to release. You may have to try to reduce the weight on
the arm
in order to disengage the opener (i.e. pull the string or disconnect
the arm
from the door).

And be careful - I had forgotten just how heavy old doors can be when I
had
to disconnect my double door from its opener a few years ago! Wowsers.








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vikwani had written this in response to
http://www.thestuccocompany.com/main...ck-281952-.htm
:

Hey samurai thanks for the reply. now would i be able the re coil the
pulley that was broken in the down postion or does this have to be done in
the up postion. i have called a repair guy but i live in a small city and
but unable to come out for 3 days and i need to get my car out. any hellp
would be greatly appericated. i am pretty much willing to do anything to
get the car out as i need it for everyday life
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samurai wrote:

On 16 Jan 2008 23:20:17 GMT,
(vikwani) wrote:



-------------------------------------

Hi. right now my garage door is stuck in the down postion and i
cannot get
it to go into manual mode so i can get my car out. The cable on the
left
side cable drum has snapped but the right side is still cable and
cable
drum is still intact. I have tired to pull the string to switch it
to
manual mode but that does not work. after looking at the garage i
noticed
that the one pulley which still has the cable connected to the
bottom of
the garage is super tight and that is stopping me from being able
to lift
the door up. Any help with this would be amazing as i can not get
my car
out.

thanks in advance


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This exact same thing happened to me. I tried to get the 2 car door
opened, but it became jammed because of the lack of tension on one
side.
I ended up calling a door company, and the guy had it opened, fixed,
and tuned up in 1.5 hrs, went over everything and checked all bolts,
lag screws, garage door opener, left a can of lube, adjusted the
springs, new cables on both sides, and was under $200.

Sorry, I don't know how he got the door unjammed.
samurai.





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You've not told anyone how wide this door is or what it is made
of.

The cable that is tight is trying to help you raise the door. The
door probably weighs much more than you think. A normal double
wide door will weigh somewhere around 250 lbs. One spring is not
helping, so you are lifting about 125 lbs. from a very awkward
angle if you have the operator disconnected. If you did start to
get the door up, you need to be prepared to block it or pin it or
it will come back down to get you.

Hire a door company if you know nothing about them.

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DanG (remove the sevens)




"vikwani" wrote in message
m...


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Hi. right now my garage door is stuck in the down postion and i
cannot get
it to go into manual mode so i can get my car out. The cable on
the left
side cable drum has snapped but the right side is still cable
and cable
drum is still intact. I have tired to pull the string to switch
it to
manual mode but that does not work. after looking at the garage
i noticed
that the one pulley which still has the cable connected to the
bottom of
the garage is super tight and that is stopping me from being
able to lift
the door up. Any help with this would be amazing as i can not
get my car
out.

thanks in advance


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If you have or can borrow an automobile scissor jack.use that and a piece
of 2x4 to support the side that is low.
Then keep raising the door so you can get the car out. Then reverse
directions an slowly lower the door so it can be fixed.

Charlie


"vikwani" wrote in message
m...


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Hi. right now my garage door is stuck in the down postion and i cannot get
it to go into manual mode so i can get my car out. The cable on the left
side cable drum has snapped but the right side is still cable and cable
drum is still intact. I have tired to pull the string to switch it to
manual mode but that does not work. after looking at the garage i noticed
that the one pulley which still has the cable connected to the bottom of
the garage is super tight and that is stopping me from being able to lift
the door up. Any help with this would be amazing as i can not get my car
out.

thanks in advance


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vikwani wrote:
vikwani had written this in response to
http://www.thestuccocompany.com/main...ck-281950-.htm

Thanks for the reply mamba. right now i have disengaged the arm which
goes from the opener to the actual door. and still cannot lift the
door. i think the door has shifted a bit to the side when the cable
broke. other than pure strength do you recommend anything else for
lifting the door. Is the cable that is still connected to the one
pulley on the right hand side have anything to do with not beening
able to lift the door up.

Attached cable? No. It actually helps. However it may be pulling up one side
and jamming the other because the door is crooked.

Put a lever under the detached side and see if you can get the door to
budge.

On 17 Jan 2008 00:03:09 GMT,
(vikwani) wrote:

vikwani had written this in response to
http://www.thestuccocompany.com/main...ck-281952-.htm
:

Hey samurai thanks for the reply. now would i be able the re coil the
pulley that was broken in the down postion or does this have to be done in
the up postion. i have called a repair guy but i live in a small city and
but unable to come out for 3 days and i need to get my car out. any hellp
would be greatly appericated. i am pretty much willing to do anything to
get the car out as i need it for everyday life
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Rent or borrow a car? Walk, taxi, bus?

On Jan 18, 5:56*am, oo Mike oo wrote:
On 17 Jan 2008 00:03:09 GMT,

(vikwani) wrote:
vikwani had written this in response to
http://www.thestuccocompany.com/main...oor-stuck-2819...
:

Hey samurai thanks for the reply. now would i be able the re coil the
pulley that was broken in the down postion or does this have to be done in
the up postion. i have called a repair guy but i live in a small city and
but unable to come out for 3 days and i need to get my car out. any hellp
would be greatly appericated. i am pretty much willing to do anything to
get the car out as i need it for everyday life
-------------------------------------

Rent or borrow a car? Walk, taxi, bus?

Either way you slice it, you will need to deal with your torsion
springs. You will need to secure them and replace your cable or you
may have a busted torsion spring. Check out the videos on my site at
to understand the torsion system:
http://all-servicegaragedoors.com/Dangers.shtml