Weider 8530 TROUBLE-SHOOTING and Maintenance, Tightening the Cables, Tightening the Long Cable

TROUBLE-SHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE

Inspect and tighten all parts each time you use the home gym system. Replace any worn parts immediately. The home gym system can be cleaned using a damp cloth and mild non-abrasive detergent. Do not use solvents.

TIGHTENING THE CABLES

Woven cable, the type of cable used on the home gym system, can stretch slightly when it is first used. If there is slack in the cables before resistance is felt, the cables should be tightened.

Tightening the Medium and Short Cables		1
If any slack is felt when using the front weight stack,
both the Medium Cable (58) and the Short Cable (23)
will need to be tightened. Insert the weight pin into
the middle of the weight stack. Slack can be removed		58	15
from these cables three ways:
¥	See drawing 1. Tighten the 1/4Ó Nylon Locknut	66	57
	(2) that connects the end of the Short Cable (23)
	to the Long ÒUÓ-Bracket (57).	21	12
¥	See drawing 1. Move the 3 1/2Ó Pulley (15) to the
	other hole in the Long ÒUÓ-Bracket (57). Remove		23
	the 3/8Ó Nylon Locknut (21) and the 3/8Ó x 2Ó Bolt	2

(12)from the Cable Trap (66), Pulley, and Long ÒUÓ-Bracket. Re-attach the Pulley and Cable

Trap. Be sure that the Cable Trap is in the proper	2
position and that the Cable and Pulley move	72
smoothly.	58
¥ See drawing 2. Tighten the 1/4Ó Nylon Locknut	71
(2) that connects the end of the Medium Cable
(58) to the Small ÒUÓ-Bracket (71).	2
Tightening the Long Cable	71
If any slack is felt when using the rear weight stack,	2
the Long Cable (72) will need to be tightened. Insert
the weight pin into the middle of the weight stack.
Slack can be removed from these cables two ways:

¥ See drawing 2. Tighten the 1/4Ó Nylon Locknut
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(2) that connects the end of the Long Cable (72)
to the Small ÒUÓ-Bracket (71).

¥See drawing 3. Move the ÒVÓ-Pulley (50) to another hole in the Squat Arm Upright (56). Remove the 3/8Ó Nylon Locknut (21) and the 3/8Ó x 5Ó Bolt (not shown) from the Long Cable Trap

(not shown), and Pulley. Re-attach the Pulley and	56
Cable Trap. Be sure that the Cable trap is in the
proper position and that the Cable and Pulley	21
move smoothly.
Do not overtighten the cables. The top weight will	50
be lifted off the weight stack.

Note: If a cable tends to slip off the pulleys often,

the cable may have become twisted. Remove the cable and re-install it.

If the cables need to be replaced, see ORDERING REPLACEMENT PARTS on the back cover of this manual.

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