Balanced Body Rialto with Riser Konnector Instruction Manual

Installing the Balanced Body®Rialto with Riser
Konnector™
The Konnector is compatible with Balanced Body Rialto
Reformers ONLY. If you aren’t sure whether this system will
work with your equipment, please contact Balanced Body at
1-800-PILATES (US and Canada), or [phone] (all other
countries).
To view the installation podcast, please visit
www.pilates.com/instructions
TOOLS REQUIRED (NOT INCLUDED):
»Power Drill
»Phillips Head screw driver
PARTS LIST (INCLUDED):
ITEM PART NO. QTY
Konnector Rope 210-076 1
Tri-Loops (Grey) 210-061 2
Tri-Loops (Black) with pulleys 210-060 2
Twist lock flanged post ASM 616-401 2
Under carriage ASM 624-002 2
Pulley Assembly for Wood 620-083 2
Shoulder brackets 607-546 2
Riser tube assembly 607-547 1
Wood Template 607-542 1
#10 x 5/8 Phillips Pan Head Screw GEN9143 4
1/4-20 x 1/2 Flat head screws black GEN6671 4
1/4” Flat Washer GEN9204 6
1/4-20 Hex Nut GEN9056 6
1/4-20 Acorn Nut GEN9181 2
5/16” Drill bit TOL1059 1
3/32” (2.5 mm) Allen wrench TOL1605 1
5/32” Allen wrench GEN9282 1
7/16” Wrench 616-113 1
WARNING: Using the existing shoulder posts with a Konnector
system can cause the loops to fall off the posts during use
which may cause injury.
REMOVE ROPES, SHOULDER BRACKETS AND PADS
1. Remove the ropes and loops from your Reformer, they are no
longer needed.
2. Unthread each knob from the shoulder rest bracket by hand
and completely remove them from the shoulder rest bracket.
Remove the shoulder rest bracket from the carriage. Repeat
on the other side.
3. Using the provided small Allen wrench, remove the four flat
head screws from each shoulder bracket as shown in Figure
A. Keep theses screws, repeat on the other side.
WARNING: If you are only using some of the loops, the
unused loops MUST be stored on the flanged shoulder
posts.
1 2 3 4
Figure A
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INSTALL SHOULDER BRACKETS & PADS
4. Install the new shoulder brackets that have (2) threaded
holes, screw the shoulder pads using the removed screws.
Install the screws in the same holes in the same pad as they
were removed. See Figure B repeat for other side.
5. Install the flanged post and adapter plate assembly plates to
the shoulder brackets using the four 1/4-20 flat head screws.
See Figure C.
INSTALL UNDER CARRIAGE PULLIES
6. Unhook all of the springs from the springbar. Lift the carriage
out of the frame, turn it upside down, and rest it across the
Reformer frame with the underside facing up.
7. Remove the four screws on the bracket plates on the bottom
of the carriage. Keep these screws. See Figure D. Repeat for
other bracket.
8. Install the under carriage mounts, make sure the pulleys
point toward the headrest. Using the removed screws install
the under carriage brackets as shown in Figure E. Make
sure to align the center hole in plate with wood hole. Use
two additional #10 wood screws provided in the kit to finish
securing the bracket in place. Repeat for other side.
9. Turn the carriage back over onto its wheels and place it on the
rails with the headrest toward the riser.
10. Make sure the springbar is in the position closest to the foot
end of the reformer (“first gear”). Attach at least one red
spring to keep the carriage in place.
11. Install the shoulder rests back onto the carriage by inserting
the bracket into the cutout in the wood base. Align the hole
in bracket with hole in the wood and use the knob to secure
by rotating it clockwise. Repeat on the other shoulder bracket.
INSTALL RISER
12. Remove both pulleys from your existing riser by loosening
the hex nuts behind end of the pulleys. Keep all removed
hardware. Be gentle as to not loosen the insert in the riser
when removing the eyebolt, or else the hardware will not be
able to be removed.
13. Take the pulleys removed from the original riser and insert
them into the threaded insert on the new riser, facing the
pulleys the same direction as the already mounted pulleys.
Use one washer and a 1/4-20 hex nut to secure the eyebolt.
See Figure F.
Figure F
Figure E
Figure D
Figure C
Figure B
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14. Remove the old riser from your reformer. Use the provided
bigger Allen wrench to loosen the set screws in the legs to
release the riser. See Figure G.
15. Insert the new riser with pulleys installed into the leg tube
openings. Make sure the pulleys face the carriage. Tighten
the set screws in the legs to secure the riser tower.
INSTALLING LOWER MOUNT PULLIES
16. Using the provided wood template and drill bit you will drill
into the wood cross member at the head end. Hold the wood
template on the outside of the wood piece, flush with the
bottom of the wood and up against the left leg. The hole in
the wood template will be in the upper right corner of the
template. See Figure H. Hold the template firmly and drill
through the cross member. Flip the wood template over and
hold it up against the right leg and flush with the bottom
of the cross member. The hole should be in the upper left
position shown in Figure H. Drill through the cross member
holding the template in this position. You can also tape the
template into place if hard to hold. or use a pencil to mark
the holes when template is held in place, remove template to
drill marked hole.
17. Install the two provided pulleys into the drilled holes in the
head end cross member using two flat washer, two hex nuts
and an acorn nut per pulley. See Figure I for the order of the
hardware. Repeat this process for the other pulley.
INSTALL ROPE AND LOOPS
18. Place the black loops with pulleys on the shoulder posts
Figure J.
19. Thread one end of the rope through both pulleys under the
carriage and pull the ends evenly toward the risers Figure K.
20. Take one end of the rope and thread up through the lowest
pulley on the head end cross member. Continue threading
the rope up through the upper, inner pulley on the riser and
pull toward the carriage Figure L.
Figure L
Figure K
Figure J
Loop Pulley
Figure H
Figure G
Figure I 15

21. Thread the rope through the pulley attached to the black
Tri-Loop with pulley on the same side of the Reformer as the
riser and pull back toward the riser Figure M.
22. Thread the rope through the upper, outer pulley on the
riserblock and pull back toward the carriage Figure N. See
Figure O for a detailed view of the riser pulley rope routing.
23. Using a Soft-Touch connection Figure P, secure each end of
the rope to a grey Tri-Loop on the same side of the Reformer
as the riser.
24. Repeat steps 20-23 for the other side of the Reformer.
IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTE: Use of the Konnector system in a manner for which it is not intended may result in equipment damage
and/or injury to the user. Intense cardio work utilizing jarring movements may overload the system. Balanced Body is not responsible
for injuries caused by equipment misuse.
Questions? Call Balanced Body Technical Support at 1-800-PILATES (US and Canada), or [phone] (all other countries).
WARNING: Using the existing shoulder posts with a Konnector system can cause the loops to fall off the posts during use which
may cause serious injury.
Figure N
Figure M
Figure O
Figure P
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