ProForm 400C - Manual (Page 10)

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8. Have a second person raise and hold the tread-
mill Frame (36).
Identify the Gas Spring (83). Note that the Gas
Spring has a piston end and a cylinder end. See
the two small inset drawings. Locate the Spring
Clip (90) in the piston end of the Gas Spring.
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
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)
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
the two indicated small holes in the piston end of
the Gas Spring (83). Then, rotate the Spring Clip
until it clips onto the Gas Spring.
83
90
83
36
36
Bracket
Cylinder
Piston
Bracket
8a
8
90
90
Holes
90
9. Pivot the cylinder end of the Gas Spring (83)
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) with the bracket in the center of the Base
(37). Press the end of the Gas Spring onto the
ball on the bracket. Note: It may be necessary to
pivot the Frame forward or backward slightly to
align the end of the Gas Spring with the ball.
See drawing 9a. Insert the Spring Clip (90) into
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
Frame (not shown) to the floor.
90
83
83
37
37
Holes
90
9a
Bracket
Bracket
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