A crooked garage door is almost always a broken cable, broken spring, or worn drum. Here's how to identify which—safely. Call 423-583-9355 anytime.
A crooked door is a 911 call If your garage door is hanging at an angle—one side noticeably lower than the other—stop using it immediately. The door is unbalanced, the opener is straining, and the second cable is one cycle from snapping.
The three causes 1. **Broken lift cable** — one side has no support and drops. 2. **Snapped torsion spring on a two-spring door** — one side lifts, the other doesn't. 3. **Cable jumped the drum** — the cable came off the spool and the wrap is uneven.
Don't try to "even it out" Forcing a crooked door bends panels and can launch a cable. Pull the manual release if the door is up, leave it, and call us.
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