Gold's Gym fitness & exercise parts

Tightening the cables on your Golds Gym weight machine

• Cables stretch over time so inspect the slack in all weight machine resistance cables before using the weight machine each time.
• Tighten any loose cables to eliminate slack before using the weight machine. Don't overtighten the cables.
• To tighten cables that use a bolt and locknut adjustment, slide the cable stop away from the cable clip. Use a pair of pliers or a screwdriver to tighten the locknut on the bolt that goes into the cable clip to shorten the cable and remove slack. Slide the cable stop against the cable clip.
• To remove slack from a cable with adjustable sets of holds in a U-bracket, remove the nut and bolt that hold the adjustable cable pulley in place and move the bolt up to hold the pulley in a higher set of holes to remove cable slack. Reinstall the nut and tighten it firmly to hold the bolt and pulley in place.

Replacing a cable on your Golds Gym weight machine

• Wear work gloves to protect your hands when replacing the cable.
• Remove the key from the weight stack
• Create slack in the cable by adjusting the tension bolt.
• Remove the bolt that connects the cable to the lifting component.
• Release the cable from the weight stack.
• Release the pulley or pulleys that the cable goes through and remove the cable from the weight machine.
• Route the new cable through the pulley(s) and reassemble the weight machine. Tighten all fasteners securely. Remove slack from the new cable so it lifts the weight stack properly.