INSTALL THE HAIR GUARD AND CARRIAGE
PULLEY BRACKETS
1. Bolt the hair guard
to the two carriage
pulley brackets
using the 3/8” long
flanged button
head screws. Make
sure the threaded
holes are facing
inward, and the hair
guard is aligned as
in Figure B. Fully
tighten the bolts
that are through the circular holes in the hair guard, and
finger-tighten the bolts that are through the slotted holes.
2. Unhook all of the springs from the springbar. Remove the
rope from the cam cleats and carriage. Lift the carriage out of
the frame, turn it upside down, and rest it across the Reformer
frame with the underside facing up.
3. a) If you have a shoulder rest lockdown kit, loosen and remove
the black knob on the underside of the carriage (see Figure F,
for reference). Set the knob and Allen bolt aside.
b) If you do not have a shoulder rest lockdown kit already
installed, remove the silver detent pins. You will need the two
2” Allen bolts and the knurled plastic knobs for the next steps.
4. Align the hair guard and
pulley bracket assembly
with holes on the
underside of the carriage
as shown in Figure C.
Insert an Allen bolt
through the top of the
shoulder rest bracket so
it protrudes through the
pulley bracket on the
bottom. Tighten the black
knob over the protruding
bolt. Make sure the pulleys
point toward the headrest.
Repeat with the other
carriage pulley bracket.
See Figure F for a finished
view.
5. Find the pre-assembled bolt, washer
and nut (Figure D).
6. Put the bolt with washer
and nut into the 5/8”
hole (where the original
rope passed through)
from the padded side of
the carriage (Figure E).
It should slide through
a slot in the carriage
pulley bracket (refer
back to Figure C). Apply
a 1/4” washer and nylock
nut under the carriage
and finger tighten.
See Figure F for a finished view.
7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 for the other carriage pulley bracket.
8. Make sure the front edge of the carriage pulley bracket is flush
along the edge of the wooden beam on the carriage. Tighten
the black knobs by hand. Tighten the nylock nuts with a wrench
(socket wrench, preferred) to secure the brackets in place.
9. Turn the carriage back over onto its wheels and place it on the
rails with the headrest toward the risers.
10. Make sure the springbar is in the position closest to the foot
end of the reformer (“first gear”). Attach at least one red
spring to keep the carriage in place.
Figure C
Step 6
Step 4
Step 6
Step 4
Figure D
Figure E
Figure F
Shoulder rest lockdown knob
Rope hole
Figure B
Slotted holes
Circular holes
Threaded holes
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