Sears 831.15403 Fitness Equipment User Manual


 
MAINTENANCE
Make sure all parts are properly tightened each time the weight system is used. Replace any wornparts imme-
diately. The weight system can be cleaned with a damp clothand a mild, non-abrasive detergent. Do not use
solvents.
TIGHTENING THE CABLES
Woven cable, the type of cable used on the weight system,can stretchslightlywhen it isfirst used. If there is
slack in the cables before resistanceisfelt, the cables shouldbe tightened.To tighten the cables, first insertthe
weight pin intothe middle of the weight stack.Slack can be removedfrom these cables several ways:
See drawing 1. _ghten the M8 Nylon Locknut
(115) that connects the end of a cable to a "U"-
bracket (50).
See drawing 1. Remove the M10 Nylon Locknut
(114) and the M10 x 52ram Bolt (102) fromthe
Small Cable Trap (48), 90mm Pulley (39), the two
Half Finger Guards (42), and a "U"-bracket(50).
Reattach the Pulley,Cable Trap, and Finger
Guardsto the other hole in the "U"-bracket. Make
sure that the Cable Trap and Finger Guards are
oriented as shown and that the cable and
Pulley move smoothly.
See drawing 2. Remove the M10 Nylon Locknut
(114) and the M10 x 52mm Bolt(102) from the
Small Cable Trap (48), the 90mm Pulley (39), the
two Half Finger Guards (42), and the two Pulley
Plates (51). Reattach the Pulley, Cable Trap, and
FingerGuards to the next closerhole tothe center
of the Pulley Plates. Make sure that the Cable
Trap is oriented to hold the cable in the groove
of the Pulley, that the Finger Guards are orient-
ed as shown, and that the Cable and Pulley
move smoothly.
See drawing 3. Loosen the M12 Nut (128) on a
cable. "13ghtenthe cable intothe Weight Tube (not
shown) untilthe slack isremoved from the cables.
Retightenthe M12 Nut againstthe M12 Washer
(129).
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48 114
Do not overUghten the cables. If the cables are overtightened, the top weight will be lifted off the weight
stack. If a cable tends to slip off the pulleys often, it may have become twisted. Remove the cable and
re-install it. Ifthe cables need to be replaced,see ORDERING REPLACEMENT PARTS on the back cover of
this manual.
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