Running Belt Tension And Tracking Adjustment; About; Procedure - Precor GEN06 Series Service Manual

Running Belt Tension and Tracking Adjustment

About

This procedure provides instructions to verify and make adjustments to the running belt ten-
sion and tracking alignment. The running belt tension and tracking should be verified anytime
the running belt alignment is not centered or the running belt is replaced.
NOTE: Proper tensioning of the belt requires the use of two tensioning gauges, Pre-
cor part number PPP000000020007101....

Procedure

Review entire procedure before starting.
Running Belt Tension adjustment
1. Remove the front hood, and left/right side step covers.
2. Remove the drive motor belt from the drive roller pulley. . If is recommended that you
walk the belt off the smaller drive motor pulley.
NOTE: The drive motor belt must be removed to properly adjust the running belt ten-
sion.
3. Remove tension from the rear take-up roller. Alternately loosen the left and right bolts to
equally remove the belt tension.
4. Center the running belt and make sure that it is squarely positioned from the front Drive
roller to the rear Take-Up roller.
5. Move the running belt so that the seam is positioned underneath the treadmill.
6. Attach a running belt tension gauge on each side of the running belt opposite each
other.
7. Slide the gauge head to set the dial needle to a coarse setting of 3. You can then rotate
the gauge dial face to fine tune the needle to precisely 3.
Contact Precor Customer Support at support@precor.com or 800.786.8404 with
any questions.
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