Life Fitness SM50 User Manual

5 STACK MULTI-JUNGLE

WITH HIGH & LOW PULLEYS (SM50)

UNPACKING AND ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS

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SM50 Unpacking & Assembly Instructions

The SM50 comes partially assembled. Follow the steps below to complete the assembly.

WARNING: COMPONENTS OF THE SM50 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 ladder and a piano dolly to lift and position the weight stacks.

1/8”
hex key wrench

5/8” & 9/16”
Combination wrench

Pinch bar

ASSEMBLY TIME

Two people can accomplish this assembly in approximately 2 hours.

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UNPACKING

Follow the steps below when unpacking the components of the SM50.

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 SM50 are

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

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Figure 1. Parts box contents.

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ASSEMBLY

Figure 2 shows an assembled SM50.

Figure 2. SM50 main components (seats and cables removed for clarity).

1. 1 stack cell

2. 4 stack cell

3. Lat bench

4. Connecting beam

1. Place the two weight “cells” in their final resting spots. The cells will be
approximately 11’4” apart as shown in Figure 3.

5. Lat top

6. Tricep top

7. Low row bench

8. 300 lb. Weight stacks (2)

9. 190 lb. Wei

ht stacks (3

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Figure 3. Set the weight stack cells.

2. Bolt on the teardrop pulleys above the benches (see Figure 4) on the 4 stack cell
using two 3/8” x 2-3/4” hex head bolts. Include the 3/8” flat washer, end cap washers,
end caps and 3/8” Nyloc nut. Use the bolt configuration shown in Figure 5. You may
wish to use a pinch bar to align the bolt holes.

3/8” x 2-3/4” (6)

Figure 4. Bolt on the teardrop pulleys.

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Figure 5. Configuration for 2-3/4” and 3” bolts.

3. Bolt on the connecting beam (part 4 from Figure 2) using a 5/8” socket with
extension and combination wrench, to the cells using two of the large 7/16” x 6” bolts,
7/16” washers, and 7/16” nuts, end cap washers and end caps. Figure 6 shows the
connected cells.

7/16” x 6” (6)­mount on tops

Remove pulleys from
housings to give clearance
to socket extension

3/8” x 3” (2)­bolt top
beams together

Figure 6. Bolt on the connecting beam, lat top, and tricep top.

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4. Mount the 56” lat top (part T from HARDWARE section) to the 4-stack cell using a
5/8” socket and combination wrench. Insert two of the large 7/16” by 6” bolts using the
hardware configuration shown in Figure 7. Mount the 29” tricep top (part U in
HARDWARE section) to the frame and connecting beam (See Figure 7). 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.

Figure 7. Configuration for 6” bolts.

Figure 9. Mount the weight stacks.

5. Mount the weight stacks to the 4-stack cell. To do this:
A. Remove the tricep back rest bolts using a 9/16” socket and combination

wrench (see Figure 10).

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