Running Belt And/Or Deck Replacement - Precor Energy Series Service Manual

Running Belt and/or Deck Replacement

1. Remove the end caps from the rear of treadmill to expose the take up roller mounting bolts.
2. Remove the treadmill's motor cover.
3. If applicable, remove the finger guard from in front of the take up roller.
4. Remove both take up roller mounting bolts. Remove the take up roller from the treadmill.
5. Slowly rotate the drive motor flywheel while pressing the drive belt off of the drive roller pulley.
Continue until the drive belt "walks" completely off of the drive roller pulley.
6. Using a fine tip marker or scribe, place a mark on the right hand drive roller mounting bolt directly in
front of the drive roller shaft. The bolt is being marked so that the drive roller can be returned to the
exact same position. The use of a fine marking line allows for more accuracy when the replacement
drive roller is installed.
7. Remove both drive roller mounting bolts. Remove the drive roller from the treadmill.
8. Remove the running belt and deck from the treadmill. If both sides of the deck have been used,
discard the deck. If the bottom side of the deck has not been used, flip the deck so that when it is
replaced it will now be the top side.
9. Decks with inserts that are being flipped need to be reversed so that the bottom of the deck can be
used, the inserts can be removed by threading the deck screw into the insert from the top. Using a
hammer or mallet the insert can be tapped out the bottom of the deck. Remove the insert from the
deck screw. Using one of the CATN025-150 bolts and a flat washer, to cover the hole, thread the bolt
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