How to Assemble a Weider 2980X

Assembling the Frame

• 1

  Insert four M8 by 63mm bolts through the holes in the base. The base is the long bar with support flanges at one end, and is intended to lay flat on the floor. Hold the bolts in place by placing squares of masking tape over the heads of the bolts.

• 2

  Insert the weight guide rods into the U-shaped stabilizer. Line up the holes in the bottom of each weight guide with the holes passing through the short axis of the stabilizer. Each weight guide has three holes passing through it, one at either end and one a third of the length from one end. The bars should be oriented so that this third hole is closer to the ground than the top of the rod.

• 3

  Place the stabilizer flush against the bracket at the end of the base. Connect the stabilizer to the base using two M10 by 67mm bolts, two M10 washers and two M10 nylon locknuts. Tighten the locknuts by grasping the head of the bolt with an adjustable wrench and tightening the locknut with a second wrench.

• 4

  Place the angled upright on the base so that the two rearmost carriage bolts in the base pass through the holes in the mounting bracket of the angled upright. The angled upright has a pulley just above the mounting bracket and a crossbar extending from the top quarter. The crossbar should face the front of the base with the angled upright leaning toward the back of the base. Screw two M8 nylon locknuts to the carriage bolts, but do not tighten them.

• 5

  Place the front leg on the base so that the two frontmost carriage bolts in the base pass through the holes in the mounting bracket of the front leg. The front leg has a pulley just above the mounting bracket and a U-shaped bracket at the top. The U-shaped bracket should face the front of the base. Screw two M8 nylon locknuts to the carriage bolts, but do not tighten them. Attach the cylindrical leg bumper to the center hole in the front leg using an M4 by 20mm self-tapping screw and an M4 washer, tightening the screw with a Phillips-head screwdriver. The leg bumper should point upward.

• 6

  Attach the seat frame to the upright and the front leg using four M8 by 65mm bolts, two M8 washers and two M8 nylon locknuts. Do not tighten the locknuts.

• 7

  Slide the two ring-shaped weight bumpers onto the weight guides. Slide the six weights onto the weight guides with the pin holes on the bottom of the weights facing the front of the base. Insert the weight selector cap into the weight selector, a metal rod containing seven holes. Slide the weight selector into the hole in the middle of the weights so that the pin at the top of the weight selector fits into the pin channel. Apply the included grease to the holes in the top weight and slide the top weight onto the weight guides.

• 8

  Attach the top frame to the upright using two M8 by 65mm bolts, two M8 washers and two M8 locknuts. Do not tighten the locknuts. The welded support on the top frame should face downward. Attach the top frame to the weight guides using one M10 by 155mm bolt, two M10 washers and one M10 nylon locknut. Place a 10mm spacer between the top frame and each of the weight guide.

• 9

  Tighten all locknuts using two adjustable wrenches.

Arm Assembly

• 10

  Grease one M10 by 77mm bolt using the included grease. Insert the end of the leg lever into the U-shaped bracket at the top of the front leg with the pulley facing downward and the welded support facing the front of the base. Attach the leg lever to the front leg using the greased bolt and an M10 nylon locknut. Tighten the locknut until the leg lever does not move from side to side, but not so tight that the leg lever does not pivot easily.

• 11

  Grease one M10 by 77mm bolt using the included grease. Line up the holes in the U-shaped bracket at the top of the pivot frame to the second hole from the front of the top frame. Attach the pivot frame to the top frame using the greased bolt and on M10 nylon locknut. Tighten the locknut until the pivot frame does not move from side to side, but not so tight that the pivot frame does not pivot easily.

• 12

  Attach the arm pins to the holes just above the H-shaped bracket on the pivot frame using two M4 by 20mm self-tapping screws. Insert the arm pins into the two holes in the crossbar of the upright. Grease on M10 by 51mm bolt. Attach a cable pivot to the left arm using the greased bolt and one M10 nylon locknut. Tighten the locknut until the cable pivot does not move from side to side, but not so tight that the cable pivot does not pivot easily.

• 13

  Wet the inside of a large foam pad using soapy water. Slide the large foam pad onto the end of the left arm until it clears the screw holes at the end of the arm. Attach a handle to the left arm with two M10 by 25mm button screws and two M10 washers. The handle should face the inside curve of the arm. Repeat the procedure to assemble the right arm.

• 14

  Grease an M10 by 85mm bolt and two arm bushings. Insert the left arm into the left-hand side of the H-shaped bracket on the pivot frame. Attach the left arm to the pivot frame using the greased bolt, two M10 washers, the two arm bushings and an M10 nylon locknut. The bushings should be placed on the top and bottom of the arm, between the flanges of the pivot frame bracket. The washer should be placed between the head of the bolt and the pivot frame bracket. Tighten the locknut so that the left arm does not move up and down, but not so tight that it does not pivot easily. Repeat the procedure to attach the left arm.

Cable Assembly

• 15

  Grease an M8 by 22mm shoulder bolt. Attach an arm cable to the cable pivot on the right arm using the greased bolt and an M8 nylon locknut. Pass the arm cable over a V-pulley. Place a cable trap against the outside of the V-pulley and a full guard on either side of the V-pulley. Attach the V-puller to the back of the angled upright using one M10 by 63mm bolt, one M10 washer and one M10 nylon locknut. Tighten the locknut so that the pulley does not move from side to side, but not so tight that it does not pivot easily. Route the arm cable under a 90mm pulley. Place a half guard on either side a double U-bracket and insert the pulley into the top half of the double U-bracket. Attach the pulley to the bracket using one M10 by 46mm bolt and an M-10 nylon locknut. Repeat the procedure to attach the second arm cable to the left arm.

• 16

  Route the low cable through the front leg and through the leg lever. Attach a 90mm pulley inside the leg lever using on M10 by 67mm bolt, two M10 washers, two 12mm spacers and an M10 nylon locknut. The spacers should be placed between the pulley and the inside of the leg lever, while the washers should be placed on the outside of the leg lever. Repeat the procedure to attach a 90mm pulley in the front leg and the angled upright. Route the low cable over a 90mm pulley and attach the pulley to the bottom half of the double U-bracket using two half guards, one M10 by 46mm bolt and one M10 nylon locknut. Attach the low cable to the U-bracket on the angled upright using an M8 washer and an M8 nylon locknut. Tighten the locknut on the cable until two threads are showing above the nylon locknut.

• 17

  Route the high cable up through the top frame and over a 90mm pulley. Attach the pulley inside the top frame using one M10 by 67mm bolt, two M10 washers, two 12mm spacers and an M10 nylon locknut. The spacers should be placed between the pulley and the inside of the top frame, while the washers should be placed on the outside of the frame. Wrap the high cable under a 90mm pulley. Attach the pulley to the U-bracket using a cable trap, two half guards, one M10 by 51mm bolt and one M10 nylon locknut. Route the high cable up through the top frame and over a 90mm thin pulley. Attach the pulley inside the top frame using one M10 by 67mm bolt, one 11 mm spacer, one M10 washer and one M10 nylon locknut. Route the top cable over a 90mm pulley and down through the top frame. Attach the pulley inside the top frame using one M10 by 67mm bolt, two M10 washers, two 12mm spacers and one M10 nylon locknut.

• 18

  Thread an M12 nut onto the high cable until it reaches the top thread. Place a large washer on top of the weight selector. Tighten the high cable into the weight selector until all the slack is removed from the cables. Tighten the M12 nut on the top cable against the large washer at the top of the weight selector.

Seat Assembly

• 19

  Attach the backrest to the angled upright using two M6 by 63mm screws and two M6 washers. The backrest should be oriented so that the narrow end faces upward.

• 20

  Attach the seat to the seat frame with four M6 by 16mm screws. The seat should be oriented so that the curved end presses against the angled upright.

• 21

  Attach the lock plate to the front leg using one M10 by 70mm bolt, one M10 washer and one M10 nylon locknut. Tighten the locknut so that the lock plate does not move from side to side, but not so tight that the lock plate does not pivot easily.

• 22

  Attach the leg lever pin to the front leg using one M4 by 20mm self-tapping screw. Insert the leg lever pin through the leg lever and the lock plate to connect the two components. Insert the pad tube through the hole at the top of the front leg. Slide two small foam pads onto the ends of the pad tube to hold it in place. Slide the other two small foam pads onto the rods at the bottom of the leg lever.

• 23

  Attach the curl pad to the curl post at the top of the front leg using two M6 by 16mm screws. The pad should be oriented so that the angled side is pointed downward.