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Tredmill belt problems

wormy80
wormy80 Posts: 64 Member
edited January 15 in Fitness and Exercise
Lately I have noticed my tredmill belt is acting up. It will drag and lag as I'm walking and then all of a sudden "leap" forward and throw me off balance. The speed is not accurate as one minute I'm forcing it to move and then the next minute I'm sprinting to keep up with it when it jumps ahead. Has anyone ever had this problem before? Is there something I can do about it?

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  • spickard34
    spickard34 Posts: 303 Member
    You may need to fix the tension on it. Mine is old and I had to do this once so far. I googled how to do it, I had to take the front cover off and get a allen key to adjust each side. Maybe that is what is wrong.
  • tracymat
    tracymat Posts: 296 Member
    I agree. Mine was doing this too. The belt stretches out over time and it gets loose.

    I called Sears and they wanted $100 just to come and look at it. I had a guy friend come over and tighten it - took him like 3 minutes!! :)
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