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My treadmill is suddenly feeling weird [SOLVED] (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/running@lemmy.world

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when I run on my treadmill, it has suddenly started feeling like it briefly stops the belt whenever I land my stride. I've tried greasing the board underneath the belt with silicone grease according to the manual, but that didn't help. Any advice on how to fix this? Could it be the belt that needs tightening?

[SOLUTION] It was just belt tension, it had become too slack. A quick tightening fixed the issue completely.

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[–] gasgiant@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Can't get my head around the greasing. Even though the manual tells you to do this I can't see how that grease wouldn't get transferred to the inside of the belt and then onto the rollers. This would then cause the belt to slip on the rollers giving what you describe.

[–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

It's specifically supposed to be on the inside of the belt to reduce friction between the board underneath the belt and the belt itself 🤷‍♂️

The driving roller is a nip-style mechanism, so the driving roller is pressing on the outside of the belt on the textured surface. I actually doubt the grease has an impact on the performance.