Noise Internally While Pedaling
Possible causes:
1. Crank disks rubbing against side cover.
2. Loose crank arms.
3. Improper alignment of the drive belt.
4. Crank pulley wheel is rubbing against the side of the brake assembly.
5. The drive belt may be over-tightened.
6. Defective flywheel or crank pulley wheel bearings.
Fix:
1. Inspect the crank disks as the machine is being used. If the crank disk
has some wobble to it as it is rotating, the crank disk may be rubbing
against the side cover. To resolve, verify which part of the crank disk
is hitting the side cover and remove the crank arm and crank disk
from the elliptical. Remove the crank disk from the crank arm by
removing the attachment screws. Insert additional washers between
the crank arm and crank disk in the area where the disk was rubbing
against the side cover. If problem persists, replace crank arm.
2. Remove the side covers and verify that the crank arms are tight.
There should not be any side-to-side play in the crank arms if
tightened properly. Tighten if necessary.
3. Remove the side covers and inspect the drive belt alignment. If the
drive belt is not centered on the one-way pulley, there may be
excessive noise created. Reposition the drive belt by carefully
walking the drive belt towards the appropriate direction with one
hand, while spinning the flywheel with the other. Take caution to
avoid pinched fingers.
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