Full replacement vs repair questions.
First off, standard single car garage door 4-5 inches vertical above door opening, then angled back towards normal garage height, current door is from 94 and possibly wood? Liftmaster from 2014. Broke a spring in 21ish and had it replaced.
Problem: For 2 years now, cables popping off of drums or getting tangled around tube. Had a locally recommended business out for repair 6 or 7 times now. Reattach or replace cables as necessary (they broke a few times) but no real solution because door runs beautiful after that. A little shaking/shuddering but it's an old door.
Most recent visit yielded the most likely cause. Torsion tube is slightly bent to fit into the space between door opening and ceiling. His recommendation was to replace door and track because bar is wrong, drums are rubbing against frame and bearings are shot, but LM is fine. Said it should be a low clearance track to account for ceiling slope and proper alignment (second track for first panel to ease through the corner).
Logically it all makes sense. Replace with correct frame for door and garage dimensions and boom done. But it's also been running for 30+ years like this. Were the previous owners really replacing drums springs and bearings every 5-7 years? Wouldn't a previous tech have pointed this out?