are the bolts supposed to be loose after you put the pieces together? I cant seem to connect the bolts and nuts very tightly.
384604
All joints should be tight. The provided nuts are lock nuts. They are harder to tighten because they are more likely to stay on once installed. It is a solid construction if everything is done correctly.
384605
They should not be lose at all. I used some high quality washers to make the connection more rigid - also put some weights on the 3 corners to reduce the friction on the nuts/bolts
384606
Do not over tighten. They are locking nots. If you keep turning they will strip. Just make then snug
384607
No, they shouldn't be loose at all. The ones on mine fit snug, and I've taken it apart and rebuilt it several times. Check the orientation of the nuts and make sure you're putting them on correctly, with the "larger end" screwing onto the screw. Also, the washers prevent the bolts from being loose, make sure you are using those on every bolt. There may be a little movement after you screw them in, when you use a try to turn either side without a brace on the opposite side.
1258183
I don't think ours did either. My husband placed out the boards with corresponding lengths and attach with screws that will tighten as you screw them into the predrilled holes. Good luck. ( Once you get them layed out it should go together for you. Have more questions? Let me know. Sorry for the typos. See corrected text. The two larger screws are to hang the cabinet. We have them screwed into sheet rock and they are holding it up. Didn't use molly bolts (so far so good) again sorry.
1590821
Yes, as stated, loosening the nuts work! :) I just put mine together tonight and found the reviews and these comments to help keep the entire assembly process from becoming a fight with my wife, hee hee. We put the thing together in about 9 minutes and then another 30 minutes of trouble shooting etc... Not too bad. The foot pedals still make a little noise but I suspect this is due to the fact they are cheap plastic.
2068887
When I put the bolts in I left them all loose then tighten when they were all in
810499
I really can't provide a satisfactory answer, because I've never been able to get the pieces properly connected. The instructions I received don't seem to match the product. I'm not very good at mechanical things :(
734393
it has been a while since I bought mine but I remember when I first put it together I screwed the wheels on too tightly and I could not push it very well. I loosened the wheels and it worked fine.
1063
I had the exact same issue. I put them together, with some struggle because of quality control, and one is wobbly as you described. The bolts are completely tight yet they still shake and rattle. In my opinion it is due to poor QC and design. This will be my one and only purchase from Gorilla Fitness.
623799
Th pieces all appear to be the same. We had to constantly tighten them during normal use. Fixed the problem using Tight Loc.
446200
I installed mine just as you plan and it is perfectly fine. It will not fit tightly, but it isn't too loose either. You'll be more annoyed that the bolts will go into the corners rather than the sides.
2051619
Yes! Be sure to put all of the bolts in loosely first, and only then tighten them. Otherwise it will be much harder to assemble than it needs to be.
88349
Yes, the bolt will tighten it firmly. I have to wiggle the rack around to get the bolt tightened all the way. Then the rack is solid and not wiggling at all.
2068886
We had a slight problem getting the last bolt in the bottom to line up with the hole. We went back and loosened the other bolts, and then we were able to get that last bolt to line up. Afterwards we went back and re-tightened the other bolts.
1733245
I would imagine you UNdo the screws you tightened when assembling. If you lost the little Allen wrench you can get another at the hardware. I'd keep them sorted by size. Hopefully you kept the instructions...i remember one part was tricky. The company would send new instructions I'm sure. Good luck.
219554
The popular answer seems to be 'not for me' - (it really is a pretty simple item) I always assemble whatever I buy. I know the nuts are tight, things don't leak etc...You understand the way it works and that helps down the road. Take your time - have enough space and lay out everything. Have a good set of tools (not many) and enjoy it. Then reward yourself with a great steak tonight
1552556
ours works just fine...i would double check on each component to make sure they are firm and properly put together
1461991
It depends on whether you have trouble with the nuts and bolts fitting together correctly. On my kit, the bolts were threaded different than the nuts, and it was very difficult to tighten them enough to be functional. It took me over 4 hours to tighten them down enough, and some of them were still looser than I wanted. If they were matched correctly it might take you an hour or so.
1209947
You have to unscrew the top bar as well to reveal the bolts. The nuts are hidden beneath them on the top of the circular wood board. Once you remove the nuts, the bolts should fall out. Then remove the whole swivel and replace it with a better one.