The BendPak 5595831 safety cable is the direct replacement for the BendPak lift it came off of. This is the genuine BendPak part — same fit and same working specification as the one already on your lift. Ordering the BendPak safety cable from us gets you the OEM piece that matches the lift, not an aftermarket knock-off that is close but not the same.

Specifications

• Part number: 5595831
• Brand: BendPak
• Type: Genuine OEM safety cable
• Fits: 10AP

Sheaves are the grooved pulleys the cable turns on — usually two per column on a two-post, more on a four-post with its runway and crossbeam pulleys. Each one rides a pin on a bushing and has to spin true so the cable tracks in the groove. When the groove wears wide or the bushing pushes out the side, the cable no longer sits where it should and starts sawing itself apart on every cycle.

There is no cheaper insurance on a lift than fresh cable and sound sheaves. A cable set costs a fraction of a day's labor; a dropped vehicle costs the car, the downtime, and possibly somebody standing next to it. These parts hold real weight in the air. The moment a cable shows broken strands or a sheave won't turn true, the lift comes out of service until it's fixed — no exceptions worth making.

What lifts this safety cable fits

This safety cable fits the lift models below. Click a model to open its visual parts breakdown — the exploded drawing with every part numbered, so you can confirm this is the right part for your exact lift before you order.

• 10AP

Replacing your safety cable

Swapping a sheave means getting the cable off it, driving out the pin without mushrooming it, and putting every spacer and clip back in the exact order it came apart. Anti-seize the pin on reassembly and install the new sheave with the bushing facing out. It's a short job that goes wrong fast if the retention hardware goes back in the wrong sequence, so the step-by-step is worth reading before you start. Full step-by-step: how to replace 2-post lift cables.

Find the right part for your lift

If you are not sure this part matches your setup, the fastest check is the visual breakdown: open our parts lookup, pick your model, and match your part against the drawing where every item is numbered. Can't read the model plate? our guide to finding your model number shows exactly where it lives on each lift type, and we are a phone call away if you would rather have us confirm it.

Signs a cable or sheave is worn out

Compare side to side. On a two-post, both cables should look and feel alike; a marked difference — one furrier, one rustier, one with more broken wires — flags the one that's failing. Also check that each cable still sits fully in every sheave groove and hasn't jumped a pulley. A cable riding the edge of a groove instead of the bottom wears fast and can pop off.

Parts commonly replaced at the same time

Think in sets when you order tension parts: cables in pairs, sheaves with their pins, and the lock-release cable if it is due. It is far cheaper to do the whole wear group while the lift is open than to reopen it for the piece you skipped. Tell us your model and we will assemble the kit.

Safety notes

Safety here is simple and non-negotiable: a frayed cable or cracked sheave is an out-of-service condition, not a watch-and-see. Replace at the manufacturer's interval or at the first sign of broken wires, corrosion, or groove wear, and always equalize and cycle the lift empty before it carries a vehicle again.

Before you order

A quick prep before ordering saves a wrong box: confirm your model and serial, and measure the old cable if you can. The same lift can take different cable lengths across its run, so matching the actual part beats matching the brochure. We will verify fit for your serial before anything leaves.

Confirm this is the right part before you order

Lift manufacturers revise parts mid-production without changing the model name, so the same lift bought two years apart can take two different revisions of the same component. Before you order, find the model plate on the lift — on most 2-post lifts it rides on one of the columns at eye level, on 4-post lifts it is usually on a column or the power-unit side runway — and note the full model number and serial. The serial dates the lift to a production run, and that is what decides which revision fits.

If the plate is painted over or missing, take a photo of the part you are replacing next to a tape measure and send it to us. Between the dimensions, the mounting pattern, and what lift it came off of, we can almost always identify the exact part before you spend money on the wrong one.

Why buy your BendPak safety cable from Auto Lift Services

We install, inspect, and repair BendPak lifts every week — the 5595831 is a part we handle in the shop, not a random SKU we drop-ship. The phone answers if you have a question mid-install — call 800-674-9302 — and every part ships genuine, no aftermarket substitution unless you ask for it.