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Hi! I have a Pilates Designs Reformer. Close to Gratz but still different. Will the studio maintenance kit be the same for that or should I make any adjustments to the list?
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The studio maintenance kit will be the same for your Pilates Designs Reformer–there are no differences in the tools you’ll need.
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Hi Regina, Thank you for this video! The side wheels on my new (July 2018) Gratz reformer don’t touch in most places. They sometimes touch on 3 of the wheels when the carriage is all the way out. I know because I took off all the springs and got underneath the reformer and watched the wheels as I moved the carriage out and in. The ride has always felt a bit bumpy and not smooth, but I thought this might be characteristic of Gratz because I’m new to classical apparatus.. It’s extremely clean, with no dirt, hair, grease, etc on the rails. The wheels look as if they aren’t drilled equally in all places. My questions is, are the side wheels meant to be in contact with the reformer at all times? And if so, might there be a way to fix this problem without having to send the carriage back?
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HI Laura!
Oh- I answered this in your cadillac comment : )
Yes- it’s natural to have space on the side wheels- those are just guide wheels. If you feel like the carriage has too much play though and/or the carriage is actually hitting the frame then you can actually loosen those wheel bolts and move the wheels- they are made with a ‘fine tuning’ spacer provided – loosen the bolt and move the little black spacer over. Flush with the frame of the carriage is usually right . you just need to make sure you use the washers in the exactly same way- with the little potato chip in the same place.
Just a word about Gratz- since each piece is handmade each reformer is slightly different and each carriage is fit to each frame one by one : )-
Hi Alisa! Thank you for your reply! I’m glad to know about the wheels. I love “getting under the hood” and knowing all about my apparatus 🙂 and I’ve watched all the how to maintenance videos! Thanks for tnose!
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Thank you ever so much! Very helpful
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Hi from Portugal! Do you do the same to the wheels of the straps? They make a horrible sound!
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Yes, I would recommend doing the same thing for the 2 strap wheels! 🙂
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Thank You! This helped so much and my reformer is running beautifully.
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Hooray, that is great to hear!
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Angela – This is so great to hear! Thank you so much. If there’s anything that we can help you with please always keep us in mind – we’re here to help! info-at-pilatesengineer-dot-com
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Regina, this is awesome! Thank you so much for providing this service you’ve created; we need you! 🙂 I look forwarding to meeting you at some point.
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LJPilates – Thank you so much! We’re neighbors! We’re in Long Island City, NY, I look forward to meeting you too! If there’s anything we can do please let us know 🙂 E-mail me anytime if you have any questions! regina -at- PilatesEngineer -dot- com
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Funny this just came to my inbox today as my reformer has a new squeak,
and I was just going to email you Regina, and ask how to fix it.
The universe heard me ????-
Hi Soul_el! I’m so glad you find this video helpful! Please let us know how we can help! E-mail me anytime if you have any questions! regina -at- PilatesEngineer -dot- com
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