FUCK YOU, garage door.  I win!  
Reference this thread.





http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/1212821_Garage_cable_came_off_and_now_my_garage_door_is_____DIY___PICS_.html







The tools used.











Oh yeah. And I cut the steel bar in two with the dremel to make the most important tools.











Dremels are teh coolest tool.
 

Oh man, you're going to get a warning for that stylized curse word in the title!

Is that against the rules?

Warning? I predict a 7 day ban

Fixed.  

Crow bar = Winning!

I use to work for Overhead Doors in the service department when the wife was in college.  About every six months or so, I would go to a house where there was blood splattered all over the garage from someone trying to repair their door.  

Last month I had a tenant who throw a cable on the garage door and attempted to repair it with the help of a buddy.  The door ended up collapsing on the friend sending him to the hospital in the back of the EMS wagon.  In addition to the hospital bills, it cost the tenant $550  for a new door.  For a competent service man replacing the cable and adjusting the door is no more than a 30 minute job.  Most of the time when the door throws a cable it is because the door bound up on one side.

I am glad you were not hurt repairing the door.  My advice is that unless you know what you are doing, don't mess with them.

BTW, your door operator is mounted too high.

You mean the machine? Builder installed it. It works, should I mess with it?
And since I'm 1-0, do I qualify as "knowing what I'm doing."?





BTW, it took me 3 hours.  And I ended up getting to redo the cables on both sides.

Good Job!

I bet that ladder felt a little small though.

Actually it was just right.  It does look small in the pic though.

Thanks to all the guys in the other thread that gave me advice.  It really helped.



One important thing.  Make sure you get TWO spring release rods.  Mine were 1/2".  



I got a rod and just cut it with the dremel.

Oh, you used a rod huh?



Nearly sent a couple of large screwdrivers into my face dealing with one of those springs once.



 

Am I the only one who read the title with a Dr. Doofenshmirtz voice?

Yes, and find one that fits snugly and make sure it is fully seated each time you insert it.
No double entendre intended.