Balanced Body Rialto with Tower Konnector Instruction Manual

Installing the Balanced Body®Rialto
with Tower Konnector™
The Konnector is compatible with Balanced Body Rialto
Reformers with tower 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 210-054 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
Pulley Block Assembly 624-003 2
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
7/32” Allen wrench TOL1358 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 TOWER PULLEYS
12. Remove the current pulleys that are mounted on your tower
near the bottom, using the provided biggest 7/32” Allen
wrench. See Figure F. Keep the bolts and outside washers,
you will reuse these. The washer and block spacer on the
inside of the tower will not be used.
Figure E
Figure D
Figure C
Figure B
Figure F
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13. Install the new pulley blocks with the pulleys as shown in
Figure G. Use the removed bolt and outer washer to install
the new blocks with pulleys.
Note: When properly installed the eye bolt facing the carriage
is higher than the eyebolt on the end of the block. Repeat on
the other side.
INSTALLING LOWER MOUNT PULLIES
14. 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. You can also hold up the
template and use a pencil to mark the hole on the wood.
Then remove the template to drill the wood.
15. 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
16. Place the black loops with pulleys on the shoulder posts
Figure J.
17. Thread one end of the rope through both pulleys under the
carriage and pull the ends evenly toward the tower. Figure K.
18. 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 tower and
pull toward the carriage Figure L.
Figure J
Loop Pulley
Figure H
Figure I
Figure K
Figure L
Figure G
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19. Thread the rope through the pulley attached to the black
Tri-Loop with pulley on the same side of the Reformer as the
pulley block and pull back toward the tower. Figure M.
20. Thread the rope through the upper, outer pulley on the pulley
blockblock and pull back toward the carriage. Figure N. See
Figure O for a detailed view of the tower pulley rope routing.
21. 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.
22. Repeat steps 18-21 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 P
Figure M
Figure N
Figure O
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