How to Assemble a Bowflex Blaze

Place the Base Platform piece onto the floor. Line up the bolt holes in the Base Platform with the bolt holes in the Lower Lat Tower. Place 4 button head screws, 3/8-inch by 3-inch, through the top of the Lower Lat Tower and 4 through the bottom of the Base Platform. Place 3/8-inch washers over the ends of the screws. Secure screws and washers with 4 Nylock nuts, 3/8-inch. Insert stems from each Base Leg into the tube ends on the Base Platform, with the two pulleys facing upwards. Line up the bolt holes on the legs with the bolt holes on the Base Platform and Lower Lat Tower assembly. Secure the Base Legs to the Base Platform Assembly using 4 button head screws, 3/8-inch by 3/4-inch, and 4 washers, 3/8-inch.

Lift up the front of the Base Platform/Lower Lat Tower assembly and slide the Squat Platform underneath the legs. Slide it under with the rubber-side down. Line up the bolt holes on the Squat Platform with the bolt holes on the legs. Secure with 2 button head screws, 3/8-inch by 3 1/4-inch, and 2 washers, 3/8-inch. Secure the screws and washers with 2 Nylock nuts, 3/8-inch. Cover the Nylock nuts with 2 bolt covers, 3/8-inch. Also place 2 bolt covers, 3/8-inch, over the bolts that are attaching the Pulleys to the Legs. Line up the bolt holes on the brackets on the Chest Bar with Pulleys with the bottom bolt holes on the Lower Lat Tower assembly. The Pulleys should be facing forward. Insert 2 screws, 3/8-inch by 5-inch, through the bolt holes on the Chest Bar with Pulleys and the Lower Lat Tower. Secure the screws with washers, 3/8-inch, and Nylock nuts, 3/8-inch.

Place the Seat Pad on the floor with the cushion-side facing down. Place the seat bracket onto the Seat Pad with the side that has the cut-out facing the angled edge of the seat cushion. Align the holes in the Seat Pad with those on the bracket. Secure with 4 screws, 5/16-inch by 3/4-inch, and 4 washers, 5/16-inch. Place the seat rail in line with the seat assembly, with the pull pin facing the seat assembly. The pull pin on the seat assembly needs to be on the same side as the pull pin on the seat rail. Pull out the pull pin on the seat bracket and slide the seat rail through the seat bracket. Re-insert the pull pin to attach the seat rail to the seat assembly. Install seat rail pivot bushings to the seat rail.

Locate the Rear Leg and Rear Leg Cross Tube pieces. Align the holes in the Rear Leg bracket with the holes in the Rear Leg Cross Tube. Secure each hole with a screw, 3/8-inc, washer, 3/8-inch and a Nylock nut, 3/8-inch. Remove the twist ties from the Pivot Bushings on the end of the Rear Leg assembly and align the middle screw holes with the holes on the End Bracket of the Seat Assembly. Secure each screw hole with a screw, 3/8-inch by 3 1/4-inch, washer, 3/8-inch and a Nylock nut, 3/8-inch. Place a bolt cover over the Nylock nut but leave loose enough so that the Leg Assembly can move freely.

Line up the holes on the Seat Rail assembly with the screw holes in the Rail Bracket on the main assembly. Slide the Seat Rail assembly into the Seat Rail Bracket and secure with a screw, 3/8-inch by 4 1/4-inch, a washer, 3/8-inch and a Nylock nut, 3/8-inch. Also place a bolt cover over the screw and thread the Seat Rail Knob onto it, without over-tightening. Locate the Leg Extension Pivot Tube and align the holes on it with the holes of the bracket of the Rear Leg. Secure the pieces using a screw, 3/8-inch by 2 3/4-inch, washer, 3/8-inch and Nylock nut, 3/8-inch. Place a bolt cover over the Nylock nut.

Locate the three Chrome Roller Tubes that are on the Leg Extension. Place the Long Chrome Roller Tube through the hole that is closest to the Seat Assembly. Insert the Chrome Roller Tubes into the holes on the Leg Extension Pivot Tube and Rear Leg. There are two sets of holes to choose from and you can decide accordingly which to use based on your height. The Roller should rest on your lower shin. Slide the Roller Tube Spacers over the ends of the Long Chrome Roller Tubes. Slide the Foam Rollers over the ends of all three tubes and cap the Tubes with Foam Roller End Tubes.

Take the hooked end of the Leg Cable and slide it beneath the Leg Extension Pulley. Slide it through the hole on the Leg Extension Pivot Tube. Secure the hole in the Leg Extension with a screw, 3/8-inch by 2 1/2-inch, and a washer, 3/8-inch. Cover with a Nylock nut, 3/8-inch, and a bolt cover. Line up the holes in the bottom of the Leg Extension Seat Pad with the holes in the Leg Extension Seat Support Tube. Secure with 4 screws, 5/16-inch by 3/4-inch, and 4 washers, 5/16-inch. Line up the holes in the Lat Cross Bar with the hoes in the bracket of the Upper Lat Tower. Secure with 2 screws, 3/8-inch by 3-inch and 2 washer, 3/8-inch. Cover each screw and washer with a Nylock nut, 3/8-inch. Slide the end of the Upper Lat Tower into the end of the Lower Lat Tower and line up the screw holes. Secure the two pieces with 6 screws, 3/8-inch by 3/4-inch and 6 washers, 3/8-inch.

Lie the Rod Box Frame and the Rod Box with Power Rod on the floor next to one another on one side. Slide the Rod Box with Power Rod onto the Rod Box Frame. The Rod Box will be completely seated into the Rod Box Frame. Secure with 3 Phillips head screws, #10 by 1-inch, and 3 washers, 1/4-inch. Attach the Rod Box Frame to the Lat Tower by lining up the bolt holes on the two pieces and securing with 2 screws, 3/8-inch by 5-inch, and 2 washers, 3/8-inch. Top the washers with 2 Nylock nuts, 3/8-inch. Locate the machine Faceplate and place is against the Lower Lat Tower with the textured side facing in. Secure it by inserting the plastic "stems" into the holes on the Lower Lat Tower and threading 2 Phillips head screws, #10, into the "stems." Locate the Faceplate Back Panels and place them, textured side out, against the textured back side of the Faceplate. Secure the Back Panels with 2 Phillips head screws, #10 . Tighten all screws on the Faceplate pieces.

Tighten the nut and bolt on the Seat Assembly using the included Allen wrench. Attach the Bench Pad to the Seat by inserting the half hinge on the end of the Bench into the half hinge on the seat. Carefully inspect your entire assembled machine and verify that all screws, nuts, bolts and pieces are secure and tightened. Attach the Accessory Basket by placing the hooks over the Chest Bar.

Unwrap the cables from both of the Chest Bar Pulleys. Pull one end of the cables upward and attach each cable to one Rod cap by hooking the Rod Hook through the hole on the Rod cap. Attach a hand grip on the other end of each cable with the Snap Hook. Unwrap the Lat Cables from the pulleys on the Lat Bar. Pull one end of each cable down and fasten to the Chest Cable Snap Hooks. Unwrap the cables from the Rear Leg Pulley and attach the other end to a Snap Hook on the Rod Cable. Unwrap Cables from both Base Leg Pulleys. Route one end of each cable up from the Leg Pulley and hook onto a Snap Hook on the Chest Bar.