Don't tighten your running belt... Until you watch this video!

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After several hours of tinkering and googling, this has been the only comprehensive and straightforward tutorial on this kind of maintenance I could find. The only thing it could have used was a tip on how to know whether you've added too little vs too much lubricant under the belt. Thanks very much!

This is the most informative treadmill belt adjustment video I have found. Thank you so much.

Got a free treadmill on marketplace and the guy had the back roller completely loosened up on one side trying to “figure out the issue”. A little bit of lube on the tread and deck and opened up to check the drive belt and the motor was loose in the mount and the drive belt could twist almost 360. Thank you for a quick and to the point video that worked perfect!!!

You can see that the guy know his stuff! Thanks, shame i hadnt seen this video earlier. The treadmill repair guy i've called of course wont tell any of that because he earns repairing this stuff.Glad that you shared your knowledge of the topic.

Yes. This. Thank you for breaking down legit troubleshooting. Just spent an hour trolling through videos and forums for this exact information. 🙌 Clear, concise, and genuinely helped

I was reading the comments thinking I would be the only person this did not work for. I am so thankful for your help. It worked perfectly. I was thinking I was gonna have to dish out so much$$$. Thank you. AMAZING!!!

Followed your advice and successfully got my treadmill up and running..thankyou very much😊

Joe, I wanted to thank you for saving me from destroying another running belt. I put a new belt on and tightened it up, but it was still slipping. I adjusted the motor location and was able to stop the slipping. Thank you!

I maintain an industrial cutter, drill and printing presses but I've been too afraid to dig into my slipping treadmill until this morning. Thank you for the informative video (all of them). I'm going to fix my buddy up today!

Bought a second hand reebok treadmill a week ago, £250, I kept sticking and slipping. Tightening the motor belt has stopped it, thanks man!🙌

Most comprehensive yet compact guide to how you can look after your treadmill thanks 🙏🏼

My treadmill came out of the box tight as a fiddlestring. Backed it off three turns and it works fine.

Brother you probably saved my treadmill. Mine was slipping badly and I kept tightening the tread-belt bolts in the back. Saw your vid and although the drive-belt could turn about 90 deg it was off by a thread and not quite seating. I loosened it a bit to move the belt and then tightened it well per your specs and BINGO it no longer slips. Can't thank you enough. I probably would have blown something out with as tight as the back was. Great video!!!

After ruining a (rather old) belt, I'm glad I saw this. It will save me from doing the same to the new belt!

Thank you!!! I had it completely cranked. You saved me a future headache

Some things he didn't mention. I've been in the repair business for 17 years. 1/2 oz of lubricant every 2 - 3 months of use is a good amount. Over lubrication causes slipping. I've had customer's putting 1 oz or more on and it leaches into the top of the walking belt. It also squeezes out a mist into the motor cavity as it goes around the front roller. The air current from the motor fan will mist lube into your motor belt. At this point you will need to take motor belt out and soak the motor belt in dishwashing soap and water,dry and make sure both pulleys are cleaned of all lube. Paper towel with the dishwashing solution helps. If your walking belt absorbed too much lube you may have to replace it too as you may repeat your problem. Do not put lube on like motor oil. A thin glaze is good. One other thing to note is the motor belt wears out at some time and that causes slipping no matter how tight your motor belt is. The teeth on your pulleys are 60 degrees approximately so a lot of your power comes from the edges of the grooves. When the grooves wear wider or you can see the nylon cord in the bottom of the grooves or sections of the motor belt broken out its time for a new motor belt. One last thing. Lube is most important in the area you use, not so much the 2" outside edges where you could accumulate an excess over time.

Wow yeah totally guilty of over tightening - oops. What a clear explanation of everything thank you!

A better preventive maintenance video can’t exist. Very informative!

Bravo Joe, straight to the point info. As a maintenance technician myself, I really appreciate a nicely done video. 👍👍