Maintenance
TREADMILL MAINTENANCE
Proper maintenance is very important to ensure a faultless and operational condition of the treadmill. Improper
maintenance can cause damage to the treadmill or shorten the life of the product.
All parts of the treadmill must be checked and tightened regularly. Worn out parts must be replaced immediately.
BELT ADJUSTMENT
You may need to adjust the running belt during the first few weeks of use. All running belts are properly set at
the factory. It may stretch or be off center after use. Stretching is normal during the break-in period.
ADJUSTING THE BELT TENSION:
If the running belt feels as though it is “slipping” or hesitating when you plant you foot during a run, the tension
on the running belt may have to be increased.
TO INCREASE THE RUNNING BELT TENSION:
1.
Place 8mm wrench on the left belt tension bolt. Turn the wrench clockwise 1/4 turn to draw the rear roller
and increase the belt tension.
2.
Repeat STEP 1 for the right belt tension bolt. You must be sure to turn both bolts the same number of turns,
so the rear roller will stay square relative to the frame.
3.
Repeat STEP 1 and STEP 2 until the slipping is eliminated.
4.
Be careful not to tighten the running belt tension too much as you can create excessive pressure on the front
and rear roller bearings. An excessively tightened running belt may damage the roller bearings that would
result in bearing noise from the front and rear rollers.
TO DECREASE THE TENSION ON THE RUNNING BELT, TURN BOTH BOLTS COUNTER-
CLOCKWISE THE SAME NUMBER OF TRUNS.
CENTRING THE RUNNING BELT
When you run, you may push off harder with one foot than the other. The severity of the deflection depends on
the amount of force that one foot exerts in the relation to the other. This deflection can cause the belt to move
off- centre. This deflection is normal and the running belt will centre when no body is on the running belt. If the
running belt remains consistently off-centre, you will need to centre the running belt manually.
Start the treadmill without anyone on the running belt, press FAST-key until speed reached 6kph.
Observe whether the running belt is toward the right or left side of the deck.
If toward the left side of the deck, using wrench, turn the left adjustment bolt clockwise 1/4 turn and
the right adjustment bolt counter clockwise 1/4.
If toward the right side of the deck, turn the right adjustment bolt clockwise 1/4 turn and the left
adjustment bolt counter clockwise 1/4.
If the belt is still not centre, repeat the above step until the running belt is on centre.
After the belt is centre, increase the speed to 16kph and verify that it is running smoothly. Repeat the above
steps if it is necessary.
If the above procedure is unsuccessful in resolving the off-centre, you may need to increase the belt tension.
