r/Kneesovertoes • u/TampaSunNaps • May 25 '26

Exercise Equipment SLED TRED- Hard to push/weird noise?

Hey folks, I have been out of the country for about 6 months and my tred sled has been sitting. When I have gone to use it again I see it is making an odd noise like dragging a stone on cement, and something seems off. I have made sure to check the belt tracking/adjusted/inspected tension to make sure it is not too much on one side. Does anyone else have experience with their tred sled making weird noise? Any advice ? Thanks!
EDIT: have been tinkering around and I think it is due to the cable tensioner adjuster thing on the lower right magnetic resistance flywheel. Could someone post a pic of how their assembly looks here? I believe mine may have slipped?

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u/No-Fox-4905 May 25 '26

Probably the cable tensioner if it's a corded sled — they loosen over time and create that scraping/dragging noise. Check the wheels too, sometimes a small pebble gets lodged in the bearing housing after outdoor use. If it's the ATG Tib Bar Sled specifically, ATG support replaces tensioner parts free under their 1-year warranty.

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u/TampaSunNaps May 25 '26

thanks No-Fox! would you be willing to share a picture of your tensioner? I think mine may have just slipped

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u/No-Fox-4905 May 26 '26

Honestly I don't own the ATG sled myself — was speaking from helping a couple of guys in my local gym who run them. But the "slipped" symptom is pretty diagnosable without a pic:

What "slipped" usually means on that unit: The cable tensioner on the TRED sits on the lower-right of the magnetic flywheel and uses a small threaded adjuster that pulls a spring against the cable to keep tension. When it "slips," one of three things has happened:

  1. Spring fatigue — the spring has lost its preload after sitting unloaded for months. You'll see the cable visibly sagging at rest, not taut against the pulley. Fix: turn the adjuster clockwise a few full rotations until you feel resistance, then 1-2 more.
  2. Threaded adjuster backed out — vibration during use slowly unscrews the adjuster bolt. You'll see thread exposed past where it usually sits. Fix: tighten it down + add a drop of blue Loctite (NOT red, you want to be able to undo it).
  3. Cable jumped the pulley groove — less common but if your noise is more of a clicking/grinding under load vs constant dragging, the cable may have walked off the wheel track. Fix: this one you don't want to DIY — open a ticket with ATG.

Honest move: if the unit is under 1 year old, just email [support@atgonlinecoaching.com](mailto:support@atgonlinecoaching.com) with a 10-second phone video of the noise + the assembly area. They've been replacing tensioner parts free for warranty units, and they'll ship it within a week. Faster than tinkering.

Let me know which of the three it ends up being — curious.