SM40 Unpacking & Assembly Instructions The SM40 comes partially assembled. Follow the steps below to complete the assembly. WARNING: COMPONENTS OF THE SM40 ARE LARGE AND HEAVY. USE CAUTION WHEN ASSEMBLING THIS MACHINE. MATERIALS AND TOOLS REQUIRED FOR ASSEMBLY 1/2”, 3/8”, 5/8” & 9/16”...
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3. Remove the items in the parts box. These items are shown in Figure 1. A. Remove the bolts bag. B. Remove the parts shown below. Parts that are used to build the SM40 are described in the section HARDWARE at the end of these instructions.
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SM40 Unpacking & Assembly Instructions ASSEMBLY Figure 2 shows an assembled SM40. Figure 2. SM40 main components (seats and cables removed for clarity). 1. Cube 2. Low row bench 3. Lat bench 4. Lat top 1. Place the weight cube in its final resting spot.
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SM40 Unpacking & Assembly Instructions Figure 3. Configuration for 2-3/4” and 3” bolts. 2. Bolt on the teardrop pulleys above the benches (see Figure 3) using four 3/8” x 2- 3/4” hex head bolts. Include the 3/8” flat washer, end cap washers, end caps and 3/8”...
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SM40 Unpacking & Assembly Instructions 3. Mount the tops. Mount the 56” lat top to the cell by inserting two of the large 7/16” by 6” bolts using the hardware configuration shown in Figure 5. Use a 5/8” socket with extension and combination wrench.
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C. Prepare the weight stack- add bumpers to bottom, insert guide rods, put pull pin in bottom stack. SM40 Unpacking & Assembly Instructions D. Flip over the weight stack onto piano dolly. E. Hoist the weight stack onto the machine.
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SM40 Unpacking & Assembly Instructions F. With the top plate on the guide rods, bolt on the top plate to the top of the cells as shown in Figure 8 using a 9/16” socket and combination wrench and the 3” bolts (with cap washers) that were previously inserted.
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9/16” socket and combination wrenches, mount the benches as shown in Figures 11 and 3/8” x 2-3/4” (4) Figure 11. Mount the benches to the frame. SM40 Unpacking & Assembly Instructions Use a pinch bar to align the seat frame holes to the cubes 3/8”...
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SM40 Unpacking & Assembly Instructions Figure 12. Bolt the benches to the frame.
INSTALLING THE CABLES The SM40 uses four cables. There are three different types of cable used on the SM40. They are: 1. Adjustable cable (ball end cable) (1). 2. Low row cable (the long cable) (1). 3. Lat pulldown and tricep cables (2).
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SM40 Unpacking & Assembly Instructions ADJUSTABLE CROSSOVER CABLE ROUTING Once you’ve removed the pulleys as described previously, route the crossover cable as shown in Figure 14. Figure 14. Adjustable crossover cable routing.
SM40 Unpacking & Assembly Instructions Figure 15. Adjustable crossover cable end detail. Using a 7/8” wrench, tighten the jam nut onto the adjustable pulley threads as shown in Figure 15. Place a rubber cap on the top of the cable as shown in Figure 15 (right).
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SM40 Unpacking & Assembly Instructions Bolt the cable to the weight stacks as shown in Figure 17. Thread the 7/8” nut up on the cable bolt as shown at left. Screw the bolt down into the weight stack as shown at right.
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SM40 Unpacking & Assembly Instructions TRICEP PUSHDOWN CABLE ROUTING Route the tricep pushdown cable as shown in Figure 19. Screw the cable into the weight stack as shown previously in Figure 17. Figure 19. Tricep pushdown cable routing.
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SM40 Unpacking & Assembly Instructions HARDWARE ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ Hardware Figure 1. Assembly Parts.
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The parts shown in Hardware Figure 1 are used to assemble the SM40. They are: A. 7/16” x 6” hex head bolt (used to bolt the tricep top beam, adjustable crossover top beam, lat top beams, and connecting beam to the tops of the cubes) B.
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The part shown in Hardware Figure 3 is the 9/16” cable jam nut that’s used to secure the cables to the weight stacks. M. Cable jam nut Hardware Figure 4 shows the types of cables that are included with the SM40. N. Lat pulldown cable (same as tricep cable) P. Tricep cable (same as lat pulldown cable) Q.
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SM40 Unpacking & Assembly Instructions Hardware Figure 5. Top assemblies. S. Teardrop pulleys (bolt on above tricep station, lat pulldown and seated row benches) T. 56” Lat top (bolt to top of cells with pulleys above lat benches) U. 29” Tricep top (bolt on to 56” lat top bar)
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SM40 Unpacking & Assembly Instructions Hardware Figure 6. Weight stack rubber bumpers. W. Weight stack rubber bumpers (inserted under weight stacks) X. Floating pulley (bolt to 190 lb weight stacks other than tricep pushdown stack) Hardware Figure 7. Floating pulley.
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