Procedure 6.2 - Replacing The Lift Platform - Precor 9.31 Service Manual

Procedure 6.2 - Replacing the Lift Platform

1. Set the treadmill circuit breaker in the "off" position. Remove the AC line cord from the AC
outlet.
2. Remove the treadmill hood. Carefully, lay the treadmill on it's right side.
3. Remove the hitch pin and clevis pin that fastens the lift motor tube to the lift platform. While
the lift tube is not fastened to the lift platform, care must be taken to not allow the lift tube to
rotate. If the lift tube rotates, the lift motor must be re-calibrated per Procedure 4.1.
4. Using a punch or stout screwdriver press the lift platform mounting pins toward the treadmill
frame and out of the lift platform. Remove the lift platform from the treadmill.
Diagram 6.1 - Lift Platform Mounting Pin
5. With a screwdriver or similar tool carefully pry the forward end of the aluminum treadmill
frame trim away from the treadmill frame, see Diagram 6.2.
6. Using a flat bladed tool, reach under the treadmill trim and press the lift platform mounting
pin into the lift platform. Replace the hitch pin in the lift platform mounting pin. Press the
treadmill frame trim back into place.
7. Hold the lift platform against the bottom of the treadmill and carefully roll the treadmill back
into an upright position. Carefully lay the treadmill on its left side and repeat the procedure in
step 6.
9.31, 9.33, 9.35 Treadmill
Lift Platform
Mounting Pin
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