The Challenger JSJ5-04-00CH lifting cable is the direct replacement for the Challenger lift it came off of. Cross-referenced as ALS-7234-412F x2, it is the genuine Challenger part — same part number, same fit, and same working specification as the one already on your lift. Ordering the Challenger lifting 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: ALS-7234-412F x2
• Brand: Challenger
• Type: Genuine OEM lifting cable

Rust is the quiet killer of lift cable. A shop in a salt-belt climate, or a lift that sat in a damp corner for a few years, loses cable to corrosion long before it ever wears out mechanically. Surface rust you can live with; rust that has eaten into the strands or frozen a sheave bushing you cannot. Once the steel is pitting under the outer wires, the rated strength is already gone.

The lock-release cable is the thin cable that pulls all the safety pawls out of the ladders at once so the lift can descend evenly. When it stretches, frays, or a return spring weakens, one lock hangs while the others let go and the lift comes down cocked. It's a small, cheap part doing a safety-critical job, and a lift that won't release evenly is a lift that isn't safe to run.

Related parts for this lift

The parts below are commonly ordered alongside this one — cables, sheaves, seals, and hardware wear on similar schedules, and most repairs go faster when the whole set is done in one visit.

• Cable, Lifting RF for Q4P12 - Challenger - 10322133 103202133
• Cable, Lifting LR for Q4P12 - Challenger - 10322138 103202138
• Cable, Eq. CL12-0 - Challenger - 12703-0x
• Cable, Eq. CL12-0 (Set of 2) - Challenger - 12703-0
• Cable, Eq. CL12-1 - Challenger - 12703-1x
• Cable, Eq. CL12-1 (Set of 2) - Challenger - 12703-1

Replacing your lifting cable

A lock-release cable replacement is a quick job with a safety payoff: the new cable has to pull every pawl out of its ladder at the same time so the lift descends level. Route it, set the tension, and cycle the lift watching that all the locks release together. The exact routing and adjustment vary by lift, so walk through the full procedure before you rely on it. Full step-by-step: how to replace 2-post lift cables.

Find the right part for your lift

Landed here but not 100% sure it is your part? Grab the model and serial from the data plate and open our Challenger parts lookup for the visual breakdown — the manufacturer-style drawing with every item numbered so you can match yours exactly. Plate missing? our guide to finding your model number helps, and we identify lifts from photos every week if you would rather ask.

Signs a cable or sheave is worn out

The tell on a cable is usually visual and tactile at once: fraying and popped wires you can see, broken strands you feel as burrs when you wipe it down. Check where the cable turns each sheave, because that's where it works hardest. A groove worn to a sharp V instead of a smooth radius, or a sheave that won't spin freely, means the pulley is chewing the cable — replace both.

Parts commonly replaced at the same time

The parts around this one tend to wear on the same clock — companion cables, the sheaves they run over, and the hardware that retains them. Bundling them into one order and one repair saves a second teardown. We keep the cross-references for your lift, so one call gets the whole set right.

Safety notes

Cables stretch and sheaves wear on a schedule; failures happen when someone stretches that schedule. Change tension parts as a set, confirm each cable is seated in every sheave before you tension it, and keep the safety locks in the loop the entire time you work — they are what stands between the load and the floor if something slips.

Before you order

Order the whole wear set, not just the one that failed — cables and sheaves age together, and doing them in one visit is cheaper than two. Have your model and serial ready so we can pull the right lengths and fittings for your lift, and ask if you want the companion parts added.

Ordering the right revision

Before this goes in the cart, grab two things off your lift: the model number and the serial number, both on the manufacturer's plate. The serial matters more than most people expect — lift makers revise components between production runs without renaming the lift, and the run your serial falls in determines which revision of this part is correct.

If you are working from a failed part rather than a plate, measure what you have and photograph how it mounts. Send that to us along with the lift brand, and we will check it against the same parts breakdowns our own techs use in the field before you commit to the order.

Why buy your Challenger lifting cable from Auto Lift Services

We install, inspect, and repair Challenger lifts every week — the ALS-7234-412F x2 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.