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Genie Cable & Drum Replacement: The Hollywood Owner’s Guide

Genie cable and drum replacement in Hollywood, FL typically runs $130-$250 installed, depending on whether one side or both need work and which Genie drum profile your door uses. We stock Genie-compatible cables and drums on the truck and can usually complete the swap same day. Most Hollywood homeowners discover this failure the moment the door refuses to open cleanly: one side lifts, the other binds, and the door looks cocked in the tracks.

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The cable is the braided steel line that runs from the bottom bracket on each side of the door up to the drum, which is the grooved spool mounted on the torsion tube above the door. When both parts do their job, the door rises level. When a cable frays or a drum’s grooves wear smooth, the door tells you within seconds.

Which Genie Models This Applies To

This replacement applies to nearly all Genie residential sectional doors using a torsion spring system. That includes the IntelliG series, the discontinued TriloG and ProMax lines, and the current wall-mount and trolley opener pairings you’ll find in track homes across Hollywood, from Lakes Drive to the 55-and-up communities off US-441.

The compatibility gotcha with Genie is drum profile. Older Genie doors built before roughly 2010 commonly use a four-inch tapered drum with a 0.192-inch cable, while newer units shifted to a flat-profile drum that pairs with a 0.125 or 0.156-inch cable. You cannot mix drum profiles side to side. A mismatched pair levels the door unevenly, repeats the failure, and takes the new cables with it. The bracket at the bottom of the door and the cable length spec stamped on the drum tell you which one you have. We check both before quoting a replacement.

On OEM versus aftermarket: Genie-branded OEM cables and drums are fine parts, though the aftermarket equivalents we carry from established manufacturers meet or exceed the same gauge and load spec, often at a lower parts cost. For Hollywood’s salt-laden air, we lean toward 7×19 construction stainless or galvanized cable, which resists the corrosion that kills cheaper 7×7 cable within two to three years beneath a coastal breeze. That lifespan reality matters here: a cable that lasts seven years inland often gives up in four or five this close to the Intracoastal.

We’re an independent service provider, not affiliated with Genie, and we also stock parts for LiftMaster and Chamberlain systems. Servo Garage Doors Hollywood has been operating under The Haven Standard since 2015, and every replacement starts with a written price and scope before any work begins; Clause 1 of The Haven Standard.

Signs Your Genie Cable & Drum Replacement Is Failing

• The door rises unevenly, left side lagging. One cable has stretched or begun to unravel inside the drum groove, and the lagging side is no longer lifting its share of the panel weight.
• You see visible fraying or a single broken strand near the bottom bracket. Once the first strand lets go, the remaining strands carry the entire load and fail progressively, often within weeks.
• The drum chirps or squeaks during travel. Worn grooves no longer seat the cable cleanly, and the cable skips instead of winding; the noise is metal sliding on metal.
• Two inches of slack cable hangs loose when the door is fully open. The drum has thrown the cable off its track, and the line is no longer under proper tension.
• The door shudders or stops mid-travel. A failing drum binds the cable at the same point every cycle, and the opener’s force settings register the drag as an obstruction.

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Replacement Cost & What’s Included

In Hollywood, a Genie cable and drum replacement lands between $130 and $250 installed. A single-side cable swap sits at the low end. Replacing both cables and both drums, which is the smarter move when the drums show groove wear, lands closer to the top of that range. Parts make up roughly 40 to 50 percent of the quote; the rest is labor, balancing, and a full travel and force check.

Every price is flat, written, and handed to you before a single bolt turns. You will see the part price, the labor, and the exact scope in writing. No ‘call for a quote’ runaround; that directly contradicts Clause 1 of The Haven Standard. The work is covered by our 365-Day Done Right Promise: if the replacement isn’t right, we make it right. At the end of the visit, you get a documented photo record of what we found and what we did. Clause 4 is why the technician photographs the failed cable and drum before quoting a replacement; you see exactly what failed.

DIY or Call Us?

Here is what a homeowner can safely check: open the door fully, or have someone hold it open, and visually inspect both cables for fraying and both drums for groove wear. Look for slack, rust, or a cable that has slipped out of its groove. Know your Genie model number from the label near the bottom corner of the panel. That identification work saves time on the call.

Here is what we recommend against: removing a cable from a torsion system without a professional. The torsion spring holds substantial stored tension even when the door is closed. Cable replacement means releasing that tension safely. If it lets go, the wound spring can throw a steel shaft with enough force to cause serious injury. This is not the job to learn on, and Genie’s own documentation points to professional service for cable work. So does Marcus Deller, our owner, who has walked Hollywood homeowners through enough failed DIY attempts to know they always cost more than the original fix. “Name the part, quote the range, then do the work.” Call (754) 465-7645 for a free estimate.

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Servo Garage Doors Hollywood: Here’s What You Get

You’ll get a written, flat price before any work begins, every time, per The Haven Standard. You’ll get background-checked, uniformed technicians with the license on the page, not buried. You’ll get live phone coverage 24/7, including holidays and after-hours emergency calls, answered by a real person. And you’ll leave the job with a documented photo record of what failed and what was replaced, because seeing the failed part before agreeing to the fix has been our founding rule since 2015. Over 18,000 garage doors made right, every one with a written price before work and a documented record when we left.

Call (754) 465-7645 for your free estimate on Genie cable and drum replacement in Hollywood. If you have a written estimate from another company, bring it; the Free Second Opinion costs nothing and requires no coupon.

Written by Marcus Deller, Owner, Servo Garage Doors Hollywood at Servo Garage Doors Hollywood, serving Hollywood and nearby areas.