General Safety and Maintenance Manual: Daily Inspection 8
Inspect Cables and End Connections
CAUTION: Carefully inspect the cables, pulleys, fasteners, and
related hardware regularly. Replace any cable at the first sign of
wear using only Precor-supplied replacement parts. With regular
use in a club environment, a cable can become worn and may
possibly fail. Sudden failure of a worn cable can cause severe
injury to a user. Refer to Obtaining Service to purchase
replacement parts.
Inspect the cables and end connections each day, and replace if
damaged. Check for kinks, frayed wires, deterioration of the cable
coating, and broken thimbles. Look for signs of wear particularly at
crimped ends of the cable and near pulleys. (Refer to Figure 1.)
Important: Cables must be replaced immediately if they are
damaged to avoid possible injury to users. All cables should be
replaced annually.
Obvious signs of cable damage are as follows:
• Exposed inner wire or broken coating in the area that passes
over a pulley
• A “ballooned” cover
• A zigzag or wavy pattern
• Kinks, which may indicate internal damage
• A necked-down cover
• Stretching or cuts in the coating
Figure 1: Signs of cable damage
In addition to inspecting the cables and end connections for damage,
check the following:
• Ensure that each cable is properly adjusted and tightened at the top
of the weight stack.
• Check cable pulleys, end connections, and end fittings. Make sure
all connections are tight, adjusting cable tension as necessary.
• Ensure that the cable bolt is threaded a minimum of seven threads
into the selector stem, and the locking jam nut is tight. (Refer to
Figure 2.)
Exposed inner wire
Zig-zag/wavy
Kinked
Necked-down
Ballooned
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