ProForm PATL50707.0 User Manual page 10

10. Have a second person raise and hold the tread-
mill Frame (51).
Identify the Gas Spring (98). Note that the Gas
Spring has a cylinder end and a rod end. See
the two small inset drawings. Locate the Spring
Clip (96) 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 Spring Clip, and then pull the Spring Clip out
of the Gas Spring. Be careful to avoid losing
the Spring Clip. Note: Extra Spring Clips are in-
cluded.
Next, hold the rod end of the Gas Spring (98)
near the bracket in the center of the Frame (51).
Press the end of the Gas Spring as far as possi-
ble onto the ball on the bracket.
See the lower inset drawing. Insert the Spring
Clip (96) into the two indicated small holes in the
rod end of the Gas Spring (98). Then, rotate the
Spring Clip until it clips onto the Gas Spring.
11. Pivot the cylinder end of the Gas Spring (98)
down to the position shown. Remove the Spring
Clip (96) from the end of the Gas Spring.
Next, align the cylinder end of the Gas Spring
(98) with the bracket in the center of the Base
(52). 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 lower drawing. Insert the Spring Clip
(96) into the two indicated small holes in the
Gas Spring (98). Then, rotate the Spring Clip
until it clips onto the Gas Spring.
With the help of a second person, lower the
Frame (not shown) to the floor.
10
Cylinder
98
51
Bracket
96
51
98
96
11
52
96
52
96
Holes
10
96
Rod
96
Bracket
Holes
98
Bracket
98
Bracket