Lubricating The Treadmill Belt - Maxxus 8.1 Operating Manual And Assembly Manual

The most important maintenance measure for a treadmill is regular and timely lubrication and regular
maintenance and care of the running belt. Damage or defects to the running belt resulting from lack of or
failure to care for or lubricate the running belt, are not covered by the warranty or guarantee under any
circumstances.
The treadmill belt must always be lubricated if a significant increase in friction of the running belt is noted. This can be
detected by a jerking movement of the belt while training, or an error message (eg. "E01") in the cockpit display.
Inadequate lubrication or care and the associated significant increase in friction inevitably leads to increased wear and
causes damage to the running belt, running deck, engine and circuit board. The frequency of use of the treadmill
largely dictates how often you must perform maintenance. Because this varies from user to user, we recommend
creating a service booklet. You should set a fixed day of the week to check the lubrication of the running belt during
the first 6 months of use. To do this, lift the front third of the running belt and feel with your hand towards the middle if
there is still lubricant present. If so, enter the date and "ok" in the service booklet. If little or no lubricant is present,
lubricate the belt and enter this with the date. After some time, you can see the lubrication interval required.
Even if you do not want to run a service book, be sure to check the lubrication of the running
belt once per week!!
If the treadmill is not used, or if the treadmill remains folded-up for some longer period you must check the lubrication
of the belt before use and lubricate it if necessary. Ideally you should lubricate the belt before using it for the first time
and then again one week later, and then at regular intervals from then on.
To achieve optimum lubrication of the belt, use the MAXXUS maintenance oil bottle, remove the normal screw bottle
top (Diagram 1) and screw on the thin tube top (Diagram 2). Before lubricating the belt, make sure that the treadmill is
switched-off and that the belt is no longer moving. Now lift the belt (Diagram 3)
The belt should be lubricated from both sides. Lift the belt from one side high enough so that you can reach the middle
of the belt with the end of the thin tube on the silicone oil bottle. Apply a wavy line of silicone oil from the middle of the
belt towards the sides. You should apply three to four lines of silicone oil running from the middle of the belt to the sides.
At each lubrication process you should not apply more than 10 to max 15ml of silicone oil. If too much silicon is applied
this may lead to the treadmill belt slipping through. In this case remove the excess oil from the deck and drive rollers
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with a dry cloth.
Rear Roller
Diagram 4
Centre of Deck
After completing a lubrication process, walk and run on the treadmill with the belt running at a speed of 4 km/h for
approx. 5 minutes. Whilst doing this, change your position constantly from left to right and in the middle of the belt to
distribute the silicone oil well. Following lubrication do not fold up the treadmill for at least 2 days.
Only use the silicone bottle supplied or MAXXUS® maintenance oil (available from www.maxxus.de) to lubricate
the treadmill belt. We do not recommend using any other types of silicone or lubricants containing Teflon at any
time.

Lubricating the Treadmill Belt

Diagram 1 Diagram 2
Treadmill Deck Treadmill Belt
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Diagram 3
Area to lubricate
Motor Housing