StarTrac Elliptical Edge, Service Manual

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Skate Rail Replacement
14. CAREFULLY slide the skate rail off the frame by pushing the skate rail forward and off
the front end.
15. Slide the shuttle off of the skate rail.
Reinstall the skate rail:
NOTE: MAKE SURE
the two Allen screws
engage the flats on the
crank
shaft.
NOTE: When installing
the stride belt in the
skate rail, the punched
in the belt face
p, the arrows point to
the rear of the skate
rail.
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1. Slide the shuttle onto the skate rail.
2. Slide the skate rail on from the front of the frame, engaging the skate rail with the rollers
attached to the rear of the frame.
3. Install one nylon washer on the crank arm shaft. CAREFULLY insert the crank arm shaft
through the skate rail, then install the remaining nylon washer on the crank arm shaft.
4. Insert the crank arm shaft through the crank arm.
5. Rotate the crank arm shaft, as needed, until the flats on the shaft are aligned with the
holes in the crank arm.
6. Using 5/32-in. Allen wrench, install the two Allen screws in the crank arm. TIGHTEN THE
SCREWS SECURELY.
7. Using 1/2-in. hex head socket wrench, secure the skate rail to the rear frame with two
bolts. TIGHTEN THE SOLTS SECURELY.
8. Insert the stride belt into the skate rail (from the rear end) and route the stride belt through
the skate rail. MAKE SURE the belt is straight when installed in the skate rail.
9. Install the front stride belt pulley in the stride belt. Using 1/2-in. hex head socket wrench
and 1/2-in. open end wrench, secure the front stride belt pulley to the skate rail with the
bolt. TIGHTEN THE SOLT SECURELY.
10. Install the rear stride belt pulley in the stride belt. Using 1/2-in. hex head socket wrench
and 1/2-in. open end wrench, secure the read stride belt pulley to the skate rail with the
bolt. TIGHTEN THE SOLT SECURELY:
11. Slide the shuttle forward on the skate rail until the shuttle rests against the front stride belt
pulley.
12. Using needle nose pliers, CAREFULLY pull the section of the stride belt with the three
holes out through the access hole in the side of the skate rail.
13. Assemble the capture plates on the stride belt, aligning the holes in the capture plates
with the holes in the stride belt.
14. Using 1/8-in. Allen wrench, secure the capture plates to the stride belt with the three Allen
screws. Insert the stride belt and capture plate back inside the skate rail.
15. Remove any extra slack from the stride belt by GENTLY pulling the stride belt out the rear
of the skate rail. MAKE SURE the stride belt is tight around both the front and rear stride
belt pulleys.
16. Insert the exposed end of the stride belt through the groove in the belt guide bracket.
17. Using 7/16-in. hex head socket wrench and 3/16-in. Allen wrench, secure the belt guide
bracket to the frame with the two bolts. TIGHTEN THE SOLTS SECURELY.
18. Slide the shuttle back along the skate rail and align the four holes in the rear of the shuttle
with the four holes in the capture plate. .
Elliptical -Edge Service Manual