Cable & Belt Tensioning - Matrix 7 Series Owner's Manual

S T R E N G T H E Q U I P M E N T
CABLE & BELT TENSIONING
TOOLS NEEDED:
• Medium-size adjustable wrench
• 6 mm Allen socket
Cables can stretch over their life and should be checked monthly for proper tension. Without proper tension,
users will lose some range of motion without weight applied to their exercise.
ULTRA CABLE TENSIONING
1. Loosen the jam nut and remove the weight stack pin.
2. Tighten the cable bolt until the head plate lifts up.
3. Tighten the jam nut using a wrench.
4. Putting on as much weight as possible, perform the exercise to set the cable.
5. Check cable tension with your finger, pushing the cable from side to side. If the weight stack lifts (no more
than 1 inch from the center) when pushing the cable, the cable is properly tensioned.
a. If the weight stack head plate does not move, repeat steps 1–4.
6. Check cable tension with your finger, pushing the cable from side to side. If the weight stack head plate lifts
(no more than 1 inch from the center), when pushing the cable, the cable is properly tensioned.
7 . Make sure the weight stack pin goes into every hole without hitting the bayonet.
IMPORTANT:
There must be seven
threads of cable
bolt in the head
plate adapter.
Note: Some 2018> Ultra equipment may also have the top-down tensioning shown for Versa below.
Revis i on Date: April 2 020
Red dashed arrow shows the cable too loose
Green arrow shows the cable properly tensioned
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