TL;DR
A lift cable is the braided steel cable on each side of a garage door that runs from the bottom bracket up to a drum on the torsion shaft, transferring the spring's stored energy to raise the door. Cables are sized to the door's weight, typically 1/8-inch or 3/32-inch aircraft cable, and they fray near the bottom bracket where moisture collects.
What it means
A lift cable is the braided steel cable on each side of a garage door that runs from the bottom bracket up to a drum on the torsion shaft, transferring the spring's stored energy to raise the door. Cables are sized to the door's weight, typically 1/8-inch or 3/32-inch aircraft cable, and they fray near the bottom bracket where moisture collects. Because they are under high tension and paired with loaded springs, replacement is a job for a door technician, and both sides are changed together.
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