In the miriad of crap that has gone wrong in my crappy move, my jeep banged against the lift cable on the tail gate and broke the pulley. Where should I look for parts and ideas on how I don't kill myself doing the repair?
In the miriad of crap that has gone wrong in my crappy move, my jeep banged against the lift cable on the tail gate and broke the pulley. Where should I look for parts and ideas on how I don't kill myself doing the repair?
Pictures, year, model?
I'm not exactly sure what you are dealing with here, but the first place I would look is McMaster Carr.
IIRC, the pulley is pretty similar to what is used in a garage door. Check the Big Box stores in their garage door sections.
In reply to pinchvalve :
Very similar. That's what scares me. I know those springs can kill. Of course it is unloaded now so pre-loading it may be a big challenge.
You are talking about the tension cables that lift the rear door of an enclosed trailer, not a power tailgate. The question makes more sense now.
Exactly the same deal as an overhead door. It needs to be unwound, etc, so if you haven't done such a thing before, make sure your health insurance is paid up. The pulley should be pretty typical, I imagine most trailer dealers can help you out there.
What gait does the trailer usually adopt - fast walk? Spirited trot?
Already unwound due to the broken pulley. I'll have to pre-tension. THe pulley that the cable goes into broke.
wspohn said:What gait does the trailer usually adopt - fast walk? Spirited trot?
Also came to see this trailer with a gait.
https://www.etrailer.com/Enclosed-Trailer-Parts/M-3/ERS120D81.html
The 2nd pic shows the pulley that broke.
Are these the same as the ones on a standard garage door??
In reply to markwemple :
I just measured my garage door drums and they're about 4.5" diameter and 1.5" wide. The ones in your link are considerably wider than mine, but there are probably more than one size in use. Trailer door cables may extend longer than my doors (7 ft.) and require a larger diameter drum , or more turns on it. Counting the numbers of turns/grooves might help. ( and before some smartalec says it, yes , we all know there's only one groove on these)
Door drums seem to be numbered by diameter and cable length, so a 400-12 is 4 inch diameter and 12 feet of cable. Can you see any numbers on your drums? Mine have the number 450-8 cast in the flange.
Thanks! I'll look. Didn't even dawn on me.
Buy the two steel rods and follow directions carefully, it’s not bad if you do.
Mark, if you haven't worked on torsion type doors before, be very very careful and/or get professional help.
At the very least wear a mouth guard or helmet. E36 M3 happens fast!
It appears that there is little to no tension in the spring when the door is up. But, yeah, I know these things can kill. Literally kill
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