8. Have a second person raise and hold the tread-

8

Cylinder

 

mill Frame (36).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify the Gas Spring (83). Note that the Gas

 

83

90

Spring has a piston end and a cylinder end. See

36

Piston

 

the two small inset drawings. Locate the Spring

 

 

 

 

Clip (90) in the piston end of the Gas Spring.

 

Bracket

 

Using your fingernail or the end of a screwdriver,

 

 

 

 

 

press on the end of the Spring Clip to loosen it,

 

 

 

rotate the Spring Clip, and then pull the Spring

90

 

90

Clip out of the Gas Spring. Be careful to avoid

 

losing the Spring Clip. Note: Extra Spring Clips

 

 

 

are included.

 

 

 

Next, hold the piston end of the Gas Spring (83)

8a

 

 

near the bracket in the center of the Frame (36).

 

 

 

 

 

Press the end of the Gas Spring as far as possi-

 

 

 

ble onto the ball on the bracket.

 

 

 

See drawing 8a. Insert the Spring Clip (90) into

36

 

 

the two indicated small holes in the piston end of

83

 

the Gas Spring (83). Then, rotate the Spring Clip

 

 

 

until it clips onto the Gas Spring.

 

90

Bracket

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Holes

 

9. Pivot the cylinder end of the Gas Spring (83)

9

 

 

down to the position shown. Remove the Spring

 

 

 

 

 

Clip (90) from the end of the Gas Spring.

 

 

 

Next, align the cylinder end of the Gas Spring

 

 

83

(83) with the bracket in the center of the Base

37

 

(37). Press the end of the Gas Spring onto the

 

 

 

 

 

ball on the bracket. Note: It may be necessary to

 

90

 

pivot the Frame forward or backward slightly to

 

Bracket

align the end of the Gas Spring with the ball.

 

 

 

See drawing 9a. Insert the Spring Clip (90) into

9a

 

83

 

 

the two indicated small holes in the Gas Spring

 

 

 

(83). Then, rotate the Spring Clip until it clips

 

 

 

onto the Gas Spring.

 

 

 

With the help of a second person, lower the

37

 

 

 

 

 

Frame (not shown) to the floor.

 

90

 

 

 

Holes

Bracket

 

10

 

 

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Image 10
ProForm 400C user manual Losing the Spring Clip. Note Extra Spring Clips