My daughter tried to shut the garage door (automatic door opener) with an upright metal bar in the way. The door must have hit the bar pretty hard before retracting. The cable on one side ended up looping around the tension rod and the garage door was (and is still) stuck crooked and lopsided in the open position. In a novice effort to rewind the cable, I detached it from the door. Once I did that the entire cable fell off. This all happened after business hours and I would really like to figure out a way to get my garage door shut tonight and hope I can get a repairman to fix it tomorrow. The house is less than 2 years old. The spring is not visibly broken. The door does not appear to detach from the electric opener, even after pulling the emergency disconnect cord several times. Any suggestions for getting the door down? Is there a way to reattach the cable to the drum? Any help will be greatly appreciated!
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17 years ago