SM61 Unpacking & Assembly Instructions The SM61 comes partially assembled. Follow the steps below to complete the assembly. WARNING: COMPONENTS OF THE SM61 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 boxes. 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 SM61 are described in the section HARDWARE at the end of these instructions.
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SM61 Unpacking & Assembly Instructions ASSEMBLY Figure 2 shows an assembled SM61. 1. Cubes (2) 2. Lat bench (2) 3. Connecting beam (1) 1. Place the two weight “cubes” in their “final resting spots.” The cubes will be approximately 11’4” apart as shown in Figure 3.
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SM61 Unpacking & Assembly Instructions Figure 3. Set the weight stack cubes. 2. Bolt on the teardrop pulleys above the lat benches (see Figure 4) on both cubes using two 3/8” x 2-3/4” hex head bolts (used to bolt the cross beam to the cross members and the adjustable pulley tops to the top beams).
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SM61 Unpacking & Assembly Instructions Figure 5. Configuration for 2-3/4” and 3” bolts. 3. Using a 5/8” socket with extension and combination wrench, bolt on the connecting beam to the cubes using two of the large 7/16” x 6” bolts, 7/16” washers, and 7/16”...
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SM61 Unpacking & Assembly Instructions 4. Using a 5/8” socket and combination wrench, mount the 56” lat tops (part T from HARDWARE section) to the cells by inserting two of the large 7/16” by 6” bolts using the hardware configuration shown in Figure 7. Mount the 29” tricep top (part U in HARDWARE section) to the frame and connecting beam (See Figure 6).
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SM61 Unpacking & Assembly Instructions 150 lb. weight stack 300 lb. weight stack Figure 8. Mount rubber bumpers and the weight stacks. 5. Install the weight stacks. To do this: A. Using a 9/16” socket and combination wrench, remove the tricep back rest bolts (see Figure 9).
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6. Using a 7/8” combination wrench, bolt the floating pulleys into the 190 lb weight stacks (except for the tricep pushdown weight stacks- the one with the tricep back SM61 Unpacking & Assembly Instructions D. Flip over the weight stack onto piano dolly.
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SM61 Unpacking & Assembly Instructions rest mounted to the frame as shown in Figure 9). You will need to remove the pulley from the housing to thread the plug into the weight stack bayonet. Make sure the 9/16” jam nut is threaded 1-5/8” away from the pulley as shown in Figure 11. Leave the pulleys out since you will need to have them out when the cable is routed.
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SM61 Unpacking & Assembly Instructions Use a pinch bar to align the seat frame holes to the cubes Figure 13. Mount the benches to the frame. Figure 14. Bolt the benches to the frame.
SM61 Unpacking & Assembly Instructions INSTALLING THE CABLES The SM61 uses six cables. There are three different types of cable used on the SM61. They are: 1. Adjustable crossover cables (ball end cables) (2). 2. Lat pulldown and tricep cables (4).
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SM61 Unpacking & Assembly Instructions ADJUSTABLE CROSSOVER CABLE ROUTING Once you’ve removed the pulleys as described previously, route the three adjustable crossover cables as shown in Figure 16. Figure 16. Adjustable crossover cable routing.
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SM61 Unpacking & Assembly Instructions Figure 17. Adjustable crossover cable end detail. Using a 7/8” wrench, tighten the jam nut onto the adjustable pulley threads as shown in Figure 17. Place a rubber cap on the top of the cable as shown in Figure 17 (right).
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SM61 Unpacking & Assembly Instructions LAT PULLDOWN CABLE ROUTING Route the lat pulldown cable as shown in Figure 19. Screw the cable into the weight stack as shown previously in Figure 18. Figure 19. Lat pulldown cable routing. TRICEP PUSHDOWN CABLE ROUTING Route the tricep pushdown cable as shown in Figure 20.
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HARDWARE ½ ½ Hardware Figure 1. Assembly Parts. SM61 Unpacking & Assembly Instructions ½ ½ 2-3/4” & 3” Bolt Hardware 6” Bolt Hardware ½ ½...
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SM61 Unpacking & Assembly Instructions The parts shown in Hardware Figure 1 are used to assemble the SM61. 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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Hardware Figure 3. Cable jam nut. M. Cable jam nut Hardware Figure 4 shows the types of cables that are included with the SM61. Hardware Figure 4. Cables. N. Lat pulldown cables (same as tricep cable) (2) P.
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SM61 Unpacking & Assembly Instructions S. Teardrop pulleys (bolt on above lat and seated row benches) (2) T. 56” Lat tops (bolt to top of cells with pulleys above lat benches) (2) U. 29” Tricep top (bolt on to 56” lat top bar) (2)
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SM61 Unpacking & Assembly Instructions Hardware Figure 6. Weight stack rubber bumpers. W. Weight stack rubber bumpers (inserted under weight stacks) Hardware Figure 7. Floating pulleys. X. Floating pulleys (bolt to 190 lb weight stacks other than tricep pushdown stack)
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