ProForm 3.9 Xm Treadmill User Manual page 10

10. Have a second person raise and hold the tread-
mill Frame (74).
Identify the Gas Spring (99). Note that the Gas
Spring has a cylinder end and a rod end. See
the two small inset drawings. Locate the Gas
Spring Clip (98) in the rod end of the Gas
Spring. Using your fingernail or the end of a
screwdriver, press on the end of the Spring Clip
to loosen it, rotate the Gas Spring Clip, and then
pull the Gas Spring Clip out of the Gas Spring.
Be careful to avoid losing the Gas Spring Clip.
Note: Extra Gas Spring Clips are included.
Next, hold the rod end of the Gas Spring (99)
near the bracket in the center of the Frame (74).
Press the end of the Gas Spring as far as possi-
ble onto the ball on the bracket.
See the large inset drawing. Insert the Gas
Spring Clip (98) into the two indicated small
holes in the rod end of the Gas Spring (99).
Then, rotate the Gas Spring Clip until it clips
onto the Gas Spring.
11. Pivot the cylinder end of the Gas Spring (99)
down to the position shown. Remove the Gas
Spring Clip (98) from the end of the Gas Spring.
Next, align the cylinder end of the Gas Spring
(99) with the bracket in the center of the Base
(48). Press the end of the Gas Spring onto the
ball on the bracket. Note: It may be necessary
to pivot the Frame (not shown) forward or back-
ward slightly to align the end of the Gas Spring
with the ball.
See the inset drawing. Insert the Gas Spring
Clip (98) into the two indicated small holes in the
Gas Spring (99). Then, rotate the Gas Spring
Clip until it clips onto the Gas Spring.
With the help of a second person, lower the
Frame (not shown) to the floor.
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Cylinder
74
98
74
99
98
11
48
98
48
98
Holes
10
99
98
Rod
Bracket
98
Bracket
Holes
99
Bracket
99
Bracket