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Clopay Cable & Drum Replacement: The Selma Owner’s Guide

Clopay cable and drum replacement in Selma typically runs $130 to $250 installed, and we carry the components on the truck so most jobs are done same day. You’ll know it failed when the door jerks going up, hangs crooked on one side, or you spot a frayed cable dangling from the drum. That cable is under serious tension, and once it lets go the door can drop hard and bend the track on the way down.

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We’re Otto’s Garage Door, Selma’s locally owned shop since 2004. We’re an independent service provider, not affiliated with Clopay, but we work on their doors every week and stock the cable assemblies and drums that match their specifications. If your Clopay door is acting up, call (830) 268-9233 and we’ll tell you what you’re dealing with before the truck even rolls.

Which Clopay Models This Applies To

Clopay puts its name on a lot of doors in this part of Texas, from the builder-grade Classic series you see all over the subdivisions near Retama Park to the heavier Coachman and Gallery steel and wood-look lines. The cable and drum setup differs by door weight and spring type. Standard-lift doors use a 4-inch drum on each side, but a Clopay with high-lift track has a tapered drum that changes cable travel, and you cannot mix the two without the door binding mid-cycle.

The easiest way to identify your part is to look at the metal tag on the left door jamb or the sticker on the inside of a panel section. It lists the model and often the drum size. If the tag is gone, we measure the drum diameter, cable length, and door height before quoting anything. Clopay’s OEM cables are 3/32-inch 7×7 aircraft-grade steel on most residential models, and a quality aftermarket cable of the same spec works fine and costs less. What we don’t do is install thinner cable to save you ten bucks. A Clopay door with a 200-pound counterweight doesn’t care about coupons.

Signs Your Clopay Cable & Drum Replacement Is Failing

• Door sits crooked or won’t stay level. One cable has stretched or slipped off the drum, so one side is doing all the lifting while the other side drags.
• Visible fraying or broken strands on the cable. Moisture from our Gulf humidity gets into cable sheathing over time, and once strands start popping, the rest will follow inside a few dozen cycles.
• Grinding or clicking from the drum area. The drum’s bearing surface is worn or the cable is walking off its groove and rubbing the drum lip.
• Door jumps or shudders on the way up. The cable has kinked inside the drum groove and is binding in bursts rather than paying out smooth.
• Gap between the cable and drum when the door is closed. The cable has stretched past its usable range and needs replacement before it jumps the drum entirely.

In Selma, we see cable failures peak after the windy season. Gusts shove the door against the track, the whole assembly works harder, and a cable that was marginal in January gives up by March. If you’re noticing any of these, the fix is always cheaper before the cable snaps completely.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

Clopay cable and drum replacement in Selma runs $130 to $250 installed, and the price depends on the drum type, whether one or both cables need replacing, and whether the door is standard-lift or high-lift. If the drum itself is fine, we charge for the cable and labor. If the drum is grooved out from a misaligned door, you replace both together and you’re closer to the $250 end.

Here’s how it breaks down:

• Cable only, single side: $130-$175
• Cable pair without drum replacement: $160-$220
• Full cable and drum pair: $220-$250

Every quote includes the parts, labor, adjustment, and a safety check on the springs and rollers while we’re up there. The price Otto gives you on the phone is the price on the day of the job, written down, not revised at the door. And the work falls under our 90-Day Done Right Promise. If it’s not right, one call brings Otto back. No runaround.

DIY or Call Us?

Straight answer: unless you have training with torsion spring systems, do not attempt Clopay cable and drum replacement yourself. Those cables are under full spring tension even when the door is down, and a cable that pops mid-install can take fingers or worse. Even with the door braced, you’re working in the same plane as a loaded spring, and a 200-pound door doesn’t give second chances.

What you can do safely is take a look and call us with what you find. Walk to the side of the door, tell us if the cable is frayed, off the drum, or hanging loose. Otto can usually diagnose it over the phone in about two minutes flat. Then we show up with the right part on the truck and the job’s done before lunch. Call (830) 268-9233 and we’ll give you a number you can hold us to.

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