Peak Pilates ARTISTRY SERIES Assembly And Owner's Manual page 16

Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Installing the Gear Bar and Carriage Stop
The gear bar, also known as the spring bar, is where the carriage springs hook
onto and where the user can make adjustments to the position of the carriage.
The gear bar slides easily into any of the four grooves cut into the side of the rails
so the user can find the right fit. Be sure that the open ends of the hooks on the
bar face up to easily and safely lock the springs into place.
After installing the gear bar, place the color-coded ends of the springs over their
respective hooks on the gear bar. The color-coded ends should be attached the to
gear bar so that the color is visible when the reformer is in use.
The settings for the gear bar are -1, 1, 2, 3. The desired setting will be determined
by the user's height and length, or by the user's hip and knee flexion.
Position -1
Position 1
Position 2
Position 3
Carriage stop removed and placed in the storage hole in the gear
Carriage rests against wooden gear
Carriage stop in hole position 1 located in the rail
Carriage stop in hole position 2 located in the rail
Carriage stop in hole position 3 located in the rail
1. Each person should place their hands
on the short side of the carriage to
ensure that fingers do not get caught
between the carriage and the track.
(Fig. 2)
2. Lift the carriage and carefully place
one foot inside the frame. Then step
over and place the other foot in the
frame before lowering the carriage
onto the track. (Fig. 3)
3. Place the carriage within the inside of
the frame by aligning the wheels onto
the aluminum track. The head pad
and shoulder blocks should face the
head end. (opposite the foot bar, as
shown in Fig. 4)
4. Roll the carriage back and forth to be
sure the wheels are properly aligned
and that it slides backward and
forward with ease.