Weider 831.159730 manual

® USER’S MANUAL Model No. 831.159730 Serial No. The serial number is found in the location shown below . Write the serial number in the space above. CAUTION Read all precautions and instruc- tions in this manual before using this equipment. Save this manu- al for future reference. Serial Number Decal Patent Pending Visit our website at www .weid[...]

2 Important Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Before Y ou Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Assembly . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

3 ASSEMBLED DIMENSIONS: Height: 77 in. Width: 80 in. Depth: 55 in. Low Pulley Station Foot Plate Leg Lever Press Arms Backrest Curl Pad Butterfly Arms Ab Pulley Station Weight Stacks Leg Press Lever Thank you for selecting the innovative and versatile WEIDER ® PRO 9940 Home Gym. The WEIDER ® PRO 9940 offers a unique selection of weight stations d[...]

4 Note: This introduction will save you more time than it takes to read it! Identifying Parts T o help you identify the small parts used in assem- bly , we have included a P ART IDENTIFICA TION CHART located in the center of this manual. Place the chart on the floor or work table and use it to quickly identify different parts as you open the pack- [...]

1. Before beginning, make sure that you have read and understood the information on page 4. Locate and open the parts bag labeled “FRAME ASSEMBL Y .” See drawing 1a. Press a 2” Square Inner Cap (28) into each end of the Butterfly Base (4). Press two 2” Square Inner Caps (28) into the Weight Base (5). Insert four 5/16” x 2 1/2” Carriage [...]

3. Place the bracket on the lower end of the Butterfly Upright (1) over the indicated 5/16” x 2 1/2” Carriage Bolts (92) in the Butterfly Base (4). Hand tighten two 5/16” Nylon Locknuts (64) onto the Bolts. Do not tighten the Nylon Locknuts yet. 3 6 4. Press three 2” Square Inner Caps (28) into the Butterfly T op Frame (33). Press two 1” [...]

7. Press a 1” Square Inner Cap (98) into the small tube on the Press Upright (2). Place the bracket on the lower end of the Press Upright (2) over the indicated 5/16” x 2 1/2” Carriage Bolts (92) in the Press Base (6). Hand tighten two 5/16” Nylon Locknuts (64) onto the Bolts. Do not tighten the Nylon Locknuts yet. Place the bracket on the [...]

8 10. Lubricate the 3/8” x 3” Bolt (88). Attach the Leg Press Lever (83) to the Press Base (6) with the Bolt and a 3/8” Nylon Locknut (50). Do not overtighten the Nylon Locknut; the Leg Press Lever must pivot easily . 10 1 1. Place two Weight Bumpers (51) over the indicated holes in the Weight Base (5). Slide a W eight Guide (15) into each of[...]

9 14. Attach the Weight T op Frame (66) to the Press T op Frame (9) with one 3/8” x 2 3/4” Bolt (46), a Support Plate with 4” center holes (94), and a 3/8” Nylon Locknut (50). Slide a 3 1/2” Pulley (24) with a Cable T rap (25) onto a 3/8” x 4” Bolt (78). Insert the Bolt through the Support Plate (94) and hand tighten a 3/8” Nylon Lo[...]

15 15. Attach each of the four Weight Guides (15) to the Weight T op Frame (66) with a 3/8” x 3 3/4” Bolt (59), a 3/8” Flat W asher (48), and a 3/8” Nylon Locknut (50). Important: Go back and fully tighten all Nylon Locknuts used in steps 1 through 15. 10 16 48 59 59 15 48 15 50 50 17. Press a 1 3/4” Square Inner Cap (35) into the top of [...]

11 20. Locate and open the parts bag labeled “PULLEY BAG 2.” Remove one “V”-Pulley (27) from the bag. Leave the remaining pulleys in the bag for identification of the Pro Pulley . Wrap the Butterfly Cable (73) around a “V”-Pulley (27) in the direction shown. Attach the “V”-Pulley and a Large Cable T rap (32) to the bracket on the ba[...]

12 23. Attach the Butterfly Cable (73) to the bracket on the Right Butterfly Arm (1 1) with a 3/8” x 1” Bolt (84) and two 3/8” Nylon Jamnuts (63). Note: The loop on the Cable and the two Nylon Jamnuts must be mount- ed underneath the welded bracket. 23 84 11 63 73 Bracket 24. Identify the Ab Cable (74). It is approximately 224” long, and it[...]

13 26. Wrap the Ab Cable (74) around a 3 1/2” Pulley (24) in the direction shown. Attach the Pulley to the Small Pulley Bracket (22) with a 3/8” x 1 3/4” Bolt (57) and a 3/8” Nylon Locknut (50). Make sure the Pulley Bracket is oriented as shown. 26 25. Remove both 3 1/2” Pulleys (24) from the pre-assem- bled Adjustable Pulley Plates (23).[...]

14 29. Wrap the Ab Cable (74) around a 4 1/2” Pulley (82) in the direction shown. Attach the Pulley inside the indi- cated bracket on the Weight T op Frame (66) with a 3/8” x 1 3/4” Bolt (57) and a 3/8” Nylon Locknut (50). Make sure the threaded end of the Ab Cable is routed through the bracket, as shown. 28. Wrap the Ab Cable (74) around a[...]

15 31. Remove a Pro Pulley (26) from the bag labeled “PULLEY BAG 2”. Identify the Low Pulley Cable (75). It is approximately 143 1/2” long and it has a ball on one end and a loop on the other . Route the end with the loop through the slot in the cable guide on the Butterfly Base (4). Route the Low Pulley Cable (75) under a Pro Pulley (26) as [...]

16 35 75 46 48 48 63 35. Attach the loop on the end of the Low Pulley Cable (75) to the indicated hole in the Small Leg Lever (41) with a 3/8” x 2 3/4” Bolt (46), two 3/8” Flat W ashers (48), and a 3/8” Nylon Jamnut (63). 36. Remove a Pro Pulley (26) from the bag labeled “PULLEY BAG 2”. Identify the Press Cable (72). It is approximately[...]

17 39. Important: Although the following steps are not difficult to perform, the correct routing of the cable is critical to the functioning of the home gym. Please make sure that you wrap the cable around the pulleys exactly as shown in each step. Route the Press Cable (72) through the opening in the Press Frame (8), and wrap the Cable around a 3 [...]

18 43. Wrap the Press Cable (72) around a 3 1/2” Pulley (24) in the direction shown. Attach the Pulley and a Cable T rap (25) to the indicated hole on the far side of the Leg Press Lever (83) with a 3/8” x 4 3/4” Bolt (60) and a 3/8” Nylon Jamnut (63). Note: Thread the Jamnut only two turns onto the Bolt; you will later attach another Pulle[...]

19 47. Route the threaded end of the Press Cable (72) around the 3 1/2” Pulley (24) that was mounted on the bracket on the Weight Base (5) in an earlier step. 47 24 5 72 48. Wrap the Press Cable (72) over a 4 1/2” Pulley (82) in the direction shown. Attach the Pulley inside the indicated bracket on the Weight T op Frame (66) with a 3/8” x 1 3[...]

20 Seat Assembly 50. Locate and open the parts bag labeled “SEA T ASSEMBL Y .” Attach the Backrest (12) to the indicated holes in the Butterfly Upright (1) with two 1/4” x 2 1/2” Bolts (79) and two 1/4” Flat W ashers (71). 50 79 79 1 12 71 51. Insert a 1/4” x 2 1/2” Carriage Bolt (45) through the center hole in a Seat Plate (65). Atta[...]

21 Miscellaneous Assembly 52. Insert a 1/4” x 2 1/2” Carriage Bolt (45) through the center hole in a Seat Plate (65). Attach the Seat Plate to a Seat (13) with two 1/4” x 3/4” Bolts (49). Insert the 1/4” x 2 1/2” Carriage Bolt (45) into the indi- cated hole in the Butterfly Seat Frame (14) and secure it with a 1/4” Flat W asher (71) a[...]

22 56 56. Apply the WEIDER PRO 9940 decal in the location shown. Important: The warning decals shown below have been attached to the home gym in the locations shown. If a decal is missing or illegible, please call our customer hotline at the number on the front cover of this manual to order a replacement decal. Apply the new decal in the appropriat[...]

23 Cable Diagrams The Cable Diagrams below and on the next page show the proper routing of the Butterfly Cable (73), the Ab Cable (74), the Low Pulley Cable (75) and the Press Cable (72). The numbers show the correct route for each Cable. Make sure that the Cables are routed correctly , that the Pulleys move smoothly , and that the Cable T raps do [...]

24 14 2 1 5 15 13 6 9 3 7 11 4 8 10 12 Press Cable (72)[...]

25 Adjusting the Leg Press Plate T o adjust the position of the Leg Press Plate (55), pull out the Lock Pin (91) and slide the Adjustment T ube (90) backwards or forwards in the bracket on the Leg Press Lever (83). Line up one of the adjustment holes in the Adjustment T ube with the hole in the bracket and re-insert the Lock Pin. 91 83 90 55 Attach[...]

26 Slack can be removed form the Press Cable (72) by moving one or both of the “V”-Pulleys (27) on the Press Cable. One “V”-Pulley (27) is attached to the small tube on the Press Upright (2). There are three free holes in the small tube, and you can move the “V”-Pulley to any one of them to tighten the cables. Start by moving the “V?[...]

27 The threaded ends on the Press Cable (72) and the Ab Cable (74) that are attached to the weight stacks can also be used to tighten the cables. T o tighten the Ab Cable (74), remove the “U”-Bracket (97) from the Short Weight Tube (17) by removing the 5/16” x 1 3/4” Bolt (96) and the 5/16” Nylon Locknut (64). T ighten the 1/4” Nylon Lo[...]

3/4" Round Inner Cap (43) 1” Retainer Ring (31) 1" Round Outer Cap (38) 1" Square Inner Cap (98) 1 3/4" Square Inner Cap (35) 1" Round Inner Cap (76) 1" Round Inner Cap (86) 2" Square Inner Cap (28)[...]

3/8" Nylon Locknut (50) 3/8" Nylon Jamnut (63) 3/8" x 3 1/2" Bolt (56) 5/16" Nylon Locknut (64) 3/8" x 4 3/4" Bolt (60) 1” T ap Screw (80) 3/8" x 2 3/4" Bolt (46) 3/8" x 2" Bolt (54) 1/4" Flat W asher (71) 5/16" x 1 3/4" Bolt (96) 3/8" Flat W asher (48) 1/4" x 3/4&quo[...]

Note: “#” indicates a non-illustrated part. Specifications are subject to change without notice. Part List—Model No. 831.159730 R0800A Key No. Qty . Description Key No. Qty . Description 1 1 Butterfly Upright 2 1 Press Upright 3 1 Support Frame 4 1 Butterfly Base 5 1 Weight Base 6 1 Press Base 7 1 Press Seat Frame 8 1 Press Frame 9 1 Press T [...]

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Part No. 158051 R0800A Printed in Canada © 1999 Sears, Roebuck and Co. SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO., HOFFMAN EST A TES, IL 60179 Model No. 831.159730 QUESTIONS? If you find that: • you need help assembling or operating the WEIDER ® PRO 9940 Home Gym • a part is missing • or you need to schedule repair service call our toll-free HELPLINE 1-800-736[...]