Running Belt Replacement Tmx Series - Trackmaster FVX325 Field Service Manual

Running Belt Replacement TMX Series

Tools Required
1/4 inch Allen wrench or socket
3/16 inch Allen wrench or socket
1/2 Inch Wrench or socket with extension
Jack stand or block capable of supporting the weight of the rear of the treadmill
Approximate Time to Complete – 60 Minutes
1. Elevate treadmill to 12%.
2. Turn treadmill main power switch to the off position.
3. Unplug treadmill plug from the wall receptacle.
4. Allow treadmill to discharge for 3 minutes.
5. Slide the hood grommets up the center handrail approximately 2'.
6. Remove the three hood securing bolts on the lower front end of treadmill.
7. Slide hood up treadmill center rail and force past the grommets, allow hood to hang from
grommets.
8. Lift rear of the treadmill and place jack stands or block to support the rear of the treadmill.
9. Use the 3/16 Allen wrench or socket to remove the button head Allen bolt securing the left and
right end caps from the rear of the treadmill.
10. Remove the end caps and place to the side.
11. Use a 1/4 inch Allen wrench or socket to completely remove left and right tension bolts from rear
roller. When removing the tension bolts maintain equal tension on the bolts to avoid stripping the
threads on the tension bolt or roller.
12. Push rear roller forward as far as it will go.
13. Lift the edge of the running belt up, use 3/16 Allen wrench or socket and remove the six flat head
Allen screws which secure the running deck cross braces. There are six screws total, three on the
left side and three on the right side.
14. Push the deck to one side of the treadmill and from the other side lift the edge of the deck up and
out over the rail, place deck to the side
15. Use a 1/4 inch Allen wrench or socket to remove bolt securing the front roller to the treadmill
frame.
16. Push the front roller from the right side of the treadmill to the left side and lift roller up and slip
timing belt off the front roller. Lift the front roller up and out of the treadmill. Use caution to
avoid pinching the belt.
17. Slide the rear roller out of the rear of the treadmill side rails and remover from the treadmill.
18. Use ½ inch wrench or socket with extension to remove the six bolts securing the deck cross
braces to the treadmill side channels. Remove the cross braces from the treadmill. Use caution to
avoid damage to the antistatic tinsel run between the two front bolts. Set the cross braces and the
tinsel off to the side. Verify all pieces of the deck cushions are accounted for and set off to the
side.
19. Remove old running belt and replace with new running belt. Verify the guide for the belt deck
and rollers is to the left during installation.
20. Replace the three deck braces and deck cushions, start the deck braces securing bolts but do not
tighten them. Replace the antistatic tinsel using the two from deck brace bolts.
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FVX, TMX Series Service Manual
TRACKMASTER
August, 2006