Life Fitness 97Te Service Manual page 137

Life Fitness Model 97Te, 95Te, 97Ti, 95Ti and 93T Arctic Silver Treadmills
How To... Replace the LifeSpring
Special Service Tools Required: NONE
1. Turn the unit power OFF at ON/OFF Switch and unplug line cord at wall outlet.
2. Remove the inside upright covers, front cover, and motor cover. See "How To..." in this section.
3. Loosen the rear roller tensioning bolts so that the striding belt is loose enough for deck removal. Count the
number of rotations when loosening the roller adjusting screws to provide a starting point for belt re-tensioning.
Deck
Screws
4. Remove the four deck screws, one at each corner.
5. Remove the deck out from under striding belt.
6. Remove the Tinnerman clips.
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7. Remove LifeSpring
frame.
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8. Install LifeSprings with notch in the LifeSpring
facing towards the inside of the frame, and then
torque screws to 27-33 in lbs.
9. Reinstall Tinnerman clips on the LifeSprings
each corner of the unit.
10. Reinstall deck.
11. Re-tension striding belt. Refer to "How To" in this
section.
12. Reinstall motor cover, front cover, and the inside
upright covers.
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Lifespring Screws
Torque 27-33 in lbs
Tinnerman
Clips
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screws and LifeSprings
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Absorbers
Deck
Lifespring
Lifespring
from
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at
3-22
Deck
Tinnerman
Screws
Clips
Mounting
Screw & Washer