Hi,
It's Adrian here from Gym Direct.
Got your email and will answer those issues soon.
To get the back posts upright, you may have to loosen off all the bolts in that area and set the uprights into the right position, then retighten in the right sequence.
The connector plate bolt holes should be slotted, not just a round hole, so there is some movement available.
When you assembled the rack, did you put all bolts in first, but leave them loose and then gradually tighten all around?
If you start tightening only one area first, racks can get out of square and you can't straighten them unless you loosen all bolts and start gradually tightening again.
Some of my parts wouldn't fit either, then I put it together without tightening the bolts and it all came together fine.
Mine is the other muscle motion rack, so they wouldn't be the same. Just had similar problems like you.
Some of my parts wouldn't fit either, then I put it together without tightening the bolts and it all came together fine.
Adrian,
I need to move the unit over about a foot from the window. I'll have 4 people over tonight, do you think its ok to move the unit in one go (ill take the weights off and any removable parts) ? Or should I do the long process of disassemble reassemble ?
Nice bit of kit mate.
Get a log happening hey?
If the floor were slightly out of level, it should not make much difference.
As you say the front posts are plumb, so the rear posts should be too.
This is what I would do based on what you have explained so far:Hopefully this will solve the problem.
- Loosen all bolts in these locations: where the 2 front posts bolt down to the base frame, where the rear posts bolt down to the base frame, where the plate holder posts bolt down to the base frame and connect to the rear posts and the 2 crossbeams which join the front and rear posts.
- Move the front posts as far forward as possible, as if these are towards the back, they may be pushing the base of the rear posts back via the crossbeams, causing the rear posts to lean forward. You can then tighten the front posts down as hard as possible.
- Then tighten the crossbeams connecting the front and rear posts. This will bring the base of the rear posts forward as far as possible. When connecting the crossbeam to the rear posts, I would only tighten the bottom 2 holes at first, leave the top 2 holes loose for now. Dont anchor the rear beams down to the base plate, they can just float for now and can be the last step.
- Play around with the weight plate holder posts and try to get the rear posts plumb, or even leaning slightly back if possible in case it pulls back when you tighten everything up. Gradually tighten the weight plate holder posts while trying to keep the rear posts in the correct position.
- Finally tighten the bottom bolts of the crossbeam to the rear posts and bolt the rear posts down.
Would also be good if you can circle any problem areas.
Then, will see what can be done to fix it.
Thanks
Adrian
That's a big one lol, rest are not too bad.
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