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TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE ARES 2.0 R E P F I T N E S S W W W . . C O M...
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SAFETY • ANY STEPS INVOLVING DISASSEMBLY OR REASSEMBLY OF THE POWER RACK SHOULD BE PERFORMED BY TWO PEOPLE FOR SAFETY. • A LADDER OR STEP-STOOL IS RECOMMENDED FOR EASE OF INSPECTION AND ADJUSTMENT OF PARTS. • THIS PRODUCT MUST BE ASSEMBLED ON A FLAT, LEVEL SURFACE TO FUNCTION PROPERLY.
TABLE OF CONTENTS EQUIPMENT CARE AND GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING ADJUSTING CABLE TENSION ISSUES FLOATING HEADPLATES TWISTED CABLES HARDWARE AND TOOLS NOTE: TOOL REQUIREMENTS WILL VARY POWER RACK ADJUSTMENT CABLE ADJUSTMENT 24 MM WRENCH 17 MM WRENCH 2X REQUIRED 2X REQUIRED FOR 4000 SERIES RACKS 36 MM WRENCH 19 MM WRENCH 2X REQUIRED...
MAINTENANCE IF THE ARES 2.0 ATTACHMENT IS NOT FUNCTIONING SMOOTHLY, PERFORM THE FOLLOWING: 1. LOOSEN ALL BOLTS 2. PLACE WEIGHT SELECTOR PINS INTO THE BOTTOM PLATE OF WEIGHT STACK 3. RETIGHTEN ALL BOLTS DO NOT APPLY ANY FORCE TO ANY ARES COMPONENTS, UPRIGHTS, OR CROSSMEMBERS WHILE MAKING THESE ADJUSTMENTS.
ADJUSTING CABLE TENSION: CABLE TENSION: OVER TIME THE CABLES WILL STRETCH AND TENSION WILL REDUCE. TO KEEP IDEAL PERFORMANCE, DO THE FOLLOWING: 1. FOR SMALL ADJUSTMENTS, TIGHTEN THE ADJUSTER BOLT ON THE TROLLEY. WHEN DONE, TIGHTEN THE JAM NUT. 2. FOR LARGE ADJUSTMENTS, FULLY LOOSEN THE ADJUSTER BOLT ON THE TROLLEY AND MOVE THE PULLEY STACK DOWN ONE HOLE POSITION ON THE FLOATING PULLEY.
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE FLOATING HEADPLATES: FLOATING HEADPLATES CAN RESULT IF EXCESSIVE TENSION IS PLACED UPON CABLE SYSTEM. TO REMOVE HEADPLATE FLOAT, THE CABLE WILL NEED TO BE RELIEVED OF THE EXCESSIVE TENSION. USE THE STEPS PROVIDED ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES TO RELIEVE CABLE TENSION UNTIL THE HEADPLATE RESTS GENTLY ON THE WEIGHT STACK.
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19 MM WRENCH 1X REQUIRED MINOR SLACK ADJUSTMENT CAN BE GIVEN TO CABLE BY LOOSENING THE ADJUSTER BOLT. NOTE: THE ADJUSTER BOLT MUST REMAIN THREADED NO LESS THAN 12MM INTO THE TROLLEY, OR ABOUT 7 FULL ROTATIONS. R E P F I T N E S S W W W .
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24 MM WRENCH 36 MM WRENCH 2X REQUIRED 2X REQUIRED FOR 4000 SERIES RACKS FOR 5000 SERIES RACKS ADDITIONAL SLACK CAN BE GIVEN TO CABLE BY SLIGHTLY RAISING THE REAR LOWER CROSSMEMBER ON EITHER OR BOTH SIDES OF YOUR RACK. BEGIN BY REMOVING CABLE ROUTING SHROUDS TO ALLOW TOOL ACCESS TO THE BOLTS CONNECTING THE CROSSMEMBER(S) TO THE UPRIGHTS.
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24 MM WRENCH 36 MM WRENCH 2X REQUIRED 2X REQUIRED FOR 4000 SERIES RACKS FOR 5000 SERIES RACKS 1. LOOSEN EACH OF THE FOUR (4) BOLTS CONNECTING THE LOWER CROSSMEMBER TO THE UP- RIGHTS UNTIL THE NUT CAN BE TURNED FREELY BY HAND. 2.
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE TWISTED CABLES: CABLE TWISTING CAN RESULT FROM INCORRECT COMPONENT INSTALLATION, OR CAN BE A RESULT OF CABLE STRAIN DURING CONTINUED USE. VERIFY THAT PARTS ARE INSTALLED IN THE CORRECT CONFIGURATION LEFT AND RIGHT, AND THAT THE CABLE PULLEYS ARE IN THE CORRECT ORIENTATION. WHEN POSSIBLE, TAKE CARE TO RETURN HANDLES AND CONNECTED ACCESSORIES TO THEIR ORIGINAL POSITION WHEN COMPLETING YOUR WORKOUT.
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TWIST THE HANDLE REPEATEDLY IN ONE DIRECTION TO RELIEVE TWIST DRIVEN INTO THE CABLE DURING YOUR WORKOUTS. THEN, DESELECT ALL WEIGHT AND FULLY EXTEND CABLE FROM MACHINE TO RELIEVE TWIST. THIS TECHNIQUE MAY REQUIRE REPEATED EFFORTS TO IDENTIFY THE DIRECTION THE CABLE HAS BEEN TWISTED DURING USE.
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VERIFY THAT CABLES FOLLOW THEIR CORRECT PATH AND ARE PARALLEL TO ONE ANOTHER, NOT CROSSING. LEFT - LOWER R E P F I T N E S S W W W . . C O M...
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LEFT - UPPER R E P F I T N E S S W W W . . C O M...
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RIGHT - LOWER tooltip toolti tooltip R E P F I T N E S S W W W . . C O M...
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RIGHT - UPPER R E P F I T N E S S W W W . . C O M...
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VERIFY YOUR ASSEMBLY MATCHES THE DIAGRAM. (6-POST RACK SHOWN, 4-POST USES SAME COMPONENTS.) CABLE ROUTING HARDWARE IS DIRECTION-DEPENDENT FOR PROPER FUNCTION. LEFT ASSEMBLIES MAY BE MARKED WITH LETTER “A”: PR-5000 - 25-2082 PR-5000 - 25-1998 PR-4000 - 25-2065 PR-4000 - 25-2097 TOP LEFT PULLEY BRACKET TOP LEFT PULLEY BRACKET UNDERSIDE - A...
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VERIFY YOUR ASSEMBLY MATCHES THE DIAGRAM. CABLE ROUTING HARDWARE IS DIRECTION-DEPENDENT FOR PROPER FUNCTION. RIGHT ASSEMBLIES MAY BE MARKED WITH LETTER “B”: PR-5000 - 25-2083 PR-5000 - 25-1999 PR-4000 - 25-2098 PR-4000 - 25-2066 TOP RIGHT PULLEY BRACKET TOP RIGHT PULLEY BRACKET UNDERSIDE - B PR-5000 - 25-003129 PR-5000 - 25-003131...
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