Matrix STRENGTH User manual

STRENGTH:
PREVENTIVE
MAINTENANCE
AND CLEANING
CHECKLIST

STRENGTH: PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING CHECKLIST
Revision Date: December 2022
WELCOME TO MATRIX
Regular cleaning and performing preventive maintenance extend the life of your equipment and will increase member loyalty!
The following checklists are broken out into tasks designated for facility staff and Matrix-certified technicians. Matrix-certified
technician tasks must be performed by a Matrix-certified technician.
Refer to the Approved Cleaners, Disinfectants and Lubricants document prior to performing cleaning or maintenance.
Contact [email protected] for more information.

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STRENGTH: PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING CHECKLIST
The checklists below are maintenance recommendations beyond the daily cleaning of the equipment.
Revision Date: December 2022
MATRIX SINGLE STATIONS: AURA, ULTRA, VERSA AND VERSA DUALS
QUARTERLY OR BI-ANNUALLY
Facility Staff Tasks Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Wipe entire frame and pads with approved cleaner
Clean and lubricate guide rods with approved lubricant
Matrix-Certified Technician Tasks
Visually inspect hardware for tightness
Inspect belts/cables for damage
Check belts/cables for proper tension
Inspect pulleys for damage
Perform a few reps with weight. Listen for noise, check smoothness
Check rep counter/console for proper operation*
Test push/pull pins for proper operation – ensure they are tightly secured to the frame then clean and grease
Clean and grease all tie rod ends (see picture at right)
*Ultra and Versa use 2-AA batteries.
Facility Staff Tasks Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Wipe entire frame and pads with approved cleaner
Clean and lubricate guide rods with approved lubricant
Matrix-Certified Technician Tasks
Visually inspect hardware for tightness
Inspect belts/cables for damage
Check belts/cables for proper tension
Inspect pulleys for damage
Perform a few reps with weight.
Listen for noise, check smoothness
Check rep counter/console for proper operation*
Test push/pull pins for proper operation – ensure they
are tightly secured to the frame then clean and grease

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STRENGTH: PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING CHECKLIST
The checklists below are maintenance recommendations beyond the daily cleaning of the equipment.
Revision Date: December 2022
MATRIX MULTI-STATIONS
QUARTERLY OR BI-ANNUALLY
Facility Staff Tasks Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Wipe entire frame and pads with approved cleaner
Clean and lubricate guide rods with approved lubricant
Matrix-Certified Technician Tasks
Visually inspect hardware for tightness
Inspect belts/cables for damage
Check belts/cables for proper tension
Inspect pulleys for damage
Perform a few reps with weight. Listen for noise, check smoothness
Clean and lubricate adjustable pulley chrome bars
Test push/pull pins for proper operation – ensure they are tightly secured to the frame then clean and grease
Facility Staff Tasks Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Wipe entire frame and pads with approved cleaner
Clean and lubricate guide rods with approved
lubricant
Matrix-Certified Technician Tasks
Visually inspect hardware for tightness
Inspect belts/cables for damage
Check belts/cables for proper tension
Inspect pulleys for damage
Perform a few reps with weight. Listen for noise,
check smoothness
Test push/pull pins for proper operation – ensure they
are tightly secured to the frame then clean and grease

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STRENGTH: PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING CHECKLIST
The checklists below are maintenance recommendations beyond the daily cleaning of the equipment.
Revision Date: December 2022
MATRIX BENCHES
QUARTERLY OR BI-ANNUALLY
Facility Staff Tasks Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Wipe entire frame and pads with approved cleaner
Matrix-Certified Technician Tasks
Visually inspect hardware for tightness
Clean and lubricate adjustable seat chrome bars
Test push/pull pins for proper operation – ensure they are tightly secured to the frame then clean and grease
Facility Staff Tasks Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Wipe entire frame and pads with approved cleaner
Matrix-Certified Technician Tasks
Visually inspect hardware for tightness
Test push/pull pins for proper operation – ensure they
are tightly secured to the frame then clean and grease

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STRENGTH: PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING CHECKLIST
The checklists below are maintenance recommendations beyond the daily cleaning of the equipment.
Revision Date: December 2022
MATRIX RACKS AND PLATFORMS
QUARTERLY OR BI-ANNUALLY
Facility Staff Tasks Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Thoroughly clean platform with approved cleaner
Matrix-Certified Technician Tasks
Visually inspect hardware for tightness
Visually inspect welds and accessories for defect
Facility Staff Tasks Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Spot clean platform with approved cleaner
Matrix-Certified Technician Tasks
Visually inspect hardware for tightness
Inspect all accessories for defect

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GENERAL TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS
Below is a list of torque specs you should follow while checking tightness of your strength equipment. Note that we recommend
applying red Vibra-Tite® Threadlocker to all frame bolts and axles.
Matrix part # ZMS4000792 or order here Vibra-Tite Threadlocker (Red)
KEY:
Axle Arm: 180 N-m / 133 ft. lb.
M10 Bolt & Nut: 77 N-m / 57 ft. lb.
M10 Bolt & Frame Rivnuts: 40 N-m / 30 ft. lb.
M8 Bolts: 25 N-m / 18 ft. lb.
M8 Plastic and M6 Bolts: 15 N-m / 11 ft. lb.
Pad Bolts: 10 N-m / 7 ft. lb.
A complete list of torque specs can be found in Online Remedy > Assembly Guide. You can also request them by contacting
Customer Technical Support.

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AURA: BELT TENSIONING PROCEDURE
▶Loosen bolts on “fold over” clamp or “barrel” clamp
▶Using your hand, pull out any slack of the belt and using a pliers on the cut end of the belt, pull to remove that slack
▶Tighten bolts using the instructions below
Note: Three (3) squares of extra belt must show on the opposite side of the clamp when tightening bolts.
▶For belting with the “fold over” clamp (Figure 1).
▶Add Red Vibra-Tite® Threadlocker to the four bolts and tighten to 5 N-m using a torque wrench. The bolts should be tightened in a uniform pattern.
▶For belting with the “barrel” clamp (Figure 2).
▶Add Red Vibra-Tite® Threadlocker to the two bolts and tighten to 30 N-m using a torque wrench. The bolts should be tightened in a uniform pattern.
Figure 1
Figure 2

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AURA: CABLE TENSIONING PROCEDURE
▶Loosen the jam nut on the cable bolt above the weight stack
▶Using your hand, pull any slack out of the cable and turn the cable bolt down removing the slack
▶Once slack is removed, tighten the jam nut down using a wrench, finger tight is not good enough
▶Insert weight stack pin into several different weight plates to ensure it goes in smoothly. If not, adjust cable tension back a bit until success
Note: On some machines, such as the cable Leg Press, there will be additional adjustment at the opposite side of the cable.
Only adjust there if you run out of bolt threads above the weight stack.

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ULTRA: CABLE TENSIONING PROCEDURE
▶Loosen the jam nut and remove the weight stack pin
▶Tighten cable bolt until head plate begins to move
▶Tightening jam nut using a wrench
▶Put as much weight on as possible, perform exercise to set cable
▶Check cable tension with your finger pushing the cable from side to side
▷If the weight stack lifts (moves) when pushing the cable no more than 1 inch from the center, the cable is tensioned properly.
▷If the weight stack head plate does NOT move, repeat steps 1-4
▶Check cable tension with your finger pushing the cable from side to side. If the weight stack head plate lifts (moves)when pushing the cable no more than
1 inch from the center, the cable is tensioned properly
▶Check to make sure weight stack pin goes into every hole without hitting the bayonet
Red dashed arrow is showing the cable too loose
Green arrow is showing the cable tensioned properly
IMPORTANT:
There must be seven
threads of cable
bolt in the head
plate adapter.
VERSA: CABLE TENSIONING PROCEDURE
▶The cables on all Versa can be adjusted at the bottom portion of the weight stack.
▶Loosen the two M10 bolts seen in the picture
▶Use a 6mm hex wrench, turn the adjuster bolt up or down to tighten the cable
▷A properly tensioned cable will lift the head plate with 10–12 mm of deflection of the cable
▶Torque the two M10 bolts to 77 N-m once the proper cable tension has been achieved

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FUNCTIONAL TRAINERS AND MULTI-STATIONS – CABLE TENSIONING PROCEDURE
1. CHECKING FOR PROPER TENSION:
▶Attach the bolt to the correct location (the weight stack or the carriage). Next, check the tension of the cable. Proper tension should leave 10mm of
clearance between the stopper and carriage or pulleys, as shown in the tightest conditions. See diagrams below.
▶If the stopper is too close to the carriage or pulley, use the adjustable wrench to loosen the bolt by a few threads. Important: A minimum number of threads
must be engaged. Do NOT loosen any more threads if you can see 45mm of the bolt (measuring from the top). It is imperative that the jam nut on the bolt
be tightened anytime an adjustment is made to secure the adjustment.
▷Some units may have an adjustable pulley on top of the weight stack. If a unit has this and you can-not meet the 10mm clearance
while keeping the minimum number of threads engaged, use a wrench and loosen the jam nut under the pulley housing. Turn the
pulley housing down towards the weight stack until you have met the requirements. Use a wrench to tighten the jam nut.

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FUNCTIONAL TRAINERS AND MULTI-STATIONS – CABLE TENSIONING PROCEDURE
2. PRE-STRETCH OR “SET” THE CABLE
▶Attached a short handle to the ball end of the cable then pin 50-70 lbs. on the weight stack.
▶Do 5-10 reps at a rapid rate but do not allow the weight stack to crash down. You want to keep constant tension on the cable.
▶Check the cable end measurement. Proper tension should leave 10mm of clearance between the stopper and carriage or pulleys as shown in Step 6.a. in
the tightest conditions.
▶Adjust cable as needed.

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IDENTIFYING DAMAGED CABLES
FRACTURES
Casing can crack or fracture under strains during use. Any crack in the casing merits cable replacement even if no wire rope
is exposed. Be especially observant for fractures near the components on the cable assembly - IE. Nylon Ball, Nico loop,
Threaded Plug, etc.
TWISTING / BINDING
Inspect casing to ensure wire rope is not twisting within its casing. Any sign of the cable twisting should be replaced
immediately.
BULGING
Internal wire rope strands can break within and coil, causing a bulge to appear. Cables should retain the same
diameter throughout.
FRAYED / EXPOSED WIRE ROPE
Any exposed wire rope protruding through the casing or at either end.
FLATTENED
Section of cable is compressed and will not retain its shape (outside diameter).

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IDENTIFYING DAMAGED CABLES
PERMANENTLY BENT
Cable has ‘kink’ and prohibits cable from laying straight. Wire rope may be unraveling beneath casing and is compromised
warranting replacement.
ENDS SEPARATING
Watch for component end of cable to pull away from cable assembly - look for exposed wire rope.