Life Fitness SM40 User Manual

4 STACK MULTI-JUNGLE (SM40)

UNPACKING AND ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS

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SM40 Unpacking & Assembly Instructions

The SM40 comes partially assembled. Follow the steps below to complete the assembly.

WARNING: COMPONENTS OF THE SM40 ARE LARGE AND HEAVY. USE CAUTION
WHEN ASSEMBLING THIS MACHINE.

MATERIALS AND TOOLS REQUIRED FOR ASSEMBLY

1/2”, 3/8”, 5/8” & 9/16”
Socket wrench with
extension

You will also need a piano dolly to lift and position the weight stacks and a ladder.

1/8”
hex key wrench

5/8” & 9/16”
Combination wrench

Pinch bar

ASSEMBLY TIME

Two people can accomplish this assembly in approximately 1 hour.

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UNPACKING

Follow the steps below when unpacking the components of the SM40.

1. Cut off the shipping wrapper.

2. Remove the parts box and shipping boards.

3. Remove the items in the parts box. These items are shown in Figure 1.
A. Remove the bolts bag.
B. Remove the parts shown below. Parts that are used to build the SM40 are

described in the section HARDWARE at the end of these instructions.

SM40 Unpacking & Assembly Instructions

Figure 1. Parts box contents.

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ASSEMBLY

Figure 2 shows an assembled SM40.

Figure 2. SM40 main components (seats and cables removed for clarity).

1. Cube

2. Low row bench

3. Lat bench

4. Lat top

1. Place the weight cube in its final resting spot.

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5. Tricep top

6. Adj. X-over top

7. 150 lb. Weight stacks (2)

8. 300 lb. Weight stacks (2)

SM40 Unpacking & Assembly Instructions

Figure 3. Configuration for 2-3/4” and 3” bolts.

2. Bolt on the teardrop pulleys above the benches (see Figure 3) using four 3/8” x 2­3/4” hex head bolts. Include the 3/8” flat washer, end cap washers, end caps and 3/8”
Nyloc (locknut). Use the bolt configuration shown in the figure. You may wish to use a
pinch bar to align the bolt holes.

3/8” x 2-3/4” (4)

Figure 4. Bolt on the two teardrop pulleys.

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SM40 Unpacking & Assembly Instructions

3. Mount the tops. Mount the 56” lat top to the cell by inserting two of the large 7/16” by 6”
bolts using the hardware configuration shown in Figure 5. Use a 5/8” socket with
extension and combination wrench. Mount the 29” tricep top and adjustable crossover top
to the frame and connecting beam. You will need to remove the pulleys from the teardrop
pulley assemblies to gain clearance for the socket wrench extension. Leave the pulleys
out of the housings until the cables have been installed.

3/8” x 3” (2)

T

7/16” x 6” (4)

V

U

Remove pulleys from
housings to give clearance
to socket extension

Figure 5. Mount lat top (V), tricep top (U), adjustable crossover top (V).

Figure 6. Mount rubber bumpers and the weight stacks.

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4. Install the weight stacks. To do this:

A. Using a 9/16” socket and combination wrench, remove the tricep back rest bolts

(see Figure 10).

B. Using a 9/16” socket and combination wrench, unbolt the top plate and remove

the guide rods (see Figure 10).

SM40 Unpacking & Assembly Instructions

Figure 7. Remove the tricep back rest, the top plate and the guide rods.

C. Prepare the weight stack. Slide the guide rods (2) through the weight stacks (1)

as shown below. Place rubber bumpers (3) on the bottoms of each guide rod.
Make sure the pull pin (4) is in the bottom weight plate.

D. Flip over the weight stacks. When shipped, the weight stacks have the pull pins

facing upward. You will need to flip the stacks over so that the pull pins are facing
outward when they are loaded onto the machine. Since the pull pins will be facing
downward when they are flipped over, it is recommended that you put the stacks
on a padded carpet to keep the pins from being damaged.

E. Set the weight stacks onto the machine. Using a piano dolly, lift the weight

stacks over the bottom plate and set the stacks onto the rubber bumpers with the
plate numbers facing outward. The 300 lb weight stacks need to be facing the
“sides” of the cells (where the benches will be attached- see Figure 6). The 190 lb
weight stacks will need to be facing the “outsides” and “insides” of the cells
(where the tricep pulley and adjustable pulley will be attached- see Figure 6).
Make sure the pull pins are facing outward.

C. Prepare the weight stack­add bumpers to bottom, insert
guide rods, put pull pin in
bottom stack.

D. Flip over the weight stack

onto piano dolly.

E. Hoist the weight
stack onto the machine.

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