Trackmaster FVX325, Field Service Manual

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TRACKMASTER
8-12
FVX, TMX Series Service Manual August, 2006
Running Belt Replacement FVX Series
Tools Required
1/4 inch Allen wrench or socket
3/16 inch Allen wrench or socket
1/2 Inch Wrench or socket with extension
Jack stand or block capable of supporting the weight of the rear of the treadmill
Approximate Time to Complete – 60 Minutes
1. Elevate treadmill to 12%.
2. Turn treadmill main power switch to the off position.
3. Unplug treadmill plug from the wall receptacle.
4. Allow treadmill to discharge for 3 minutes.
5. Remove the three hood securing bolts on the lower front end of treadmill.
6. Set hood to the side of treadmill.
7. Lift rear of the treadmill and place jack stands or block to support the rear of the treadmill.
8. Use the 3/16 Allen wrench or socket to remove the button head Allen bolt securing the left
and right end caps from the rear of the treadmill.
9. Remove the end caps and place to the side.
10. Use a 1/4 inch Allen wrench or socket to completely remove left and right tension bolts
from rear roller. When removing the tension bolts maintain equal tension on the bolts to
avoid stripping the threads on the tension bolt or roller.
11. Push rear roller forward as far as it will go.
12. Lift the edge of the running belt up, use 3/16 Allen wrench or socket and remove the four
flat head Allen screws which secure the running deck cross braces. There are four screws
total, two on the left side and two on the right side.
13. Push the deck to one side of the treadmill and from the other side lift the edge of the deck up
and out over the rail, place deck to the side
14. Use a 1/4 inch Allen wrench or socket to remove bolt securing the front roller to the
treadmill frame.
15. Push the front roller from the right side of the treadmill to the left side and lift roller up and
slip timing belt off the front roller. Lift the front roller up and out of the treadmill. Use
caution to avoid pinching the belt.
16. Slide the rear roller out of the rear of the treadmill side rails and remover from the treadmill.
17. Use ½ inch wrench or socket with extension to remove the four bolts securing the deck
cross braces to the treadmill side channels. Remove the cross braces from the treadmill.
Use caution to avoid damage to the antistatic tinsel run between the two front bolts. Set the
cross braces and the tinsel off to the side. Verify all pieces of the deck cushions are
accounted for and set off to the side.
18. Remove old running belt and replace with new running belt. Verify the guide for the belt
deck and rollers is to the left during installation.
19. Replace the two deck braces and deck cushions, start the deck braces securing bolts but do
not tighten them. Replace the antistatic tinsel using the two from deck brace bolts.