How To Remove Motor Hood on NordicTrack Treadmill (Step-by-step with images)

Remove Motor Hood on NordicTrack Treadmill
Remove Motor Hood on NordicTrack Treadmill

If you are an owner of a treadmill, sometimes you might want to open up the motor hood or base cover of the treadmill.

I have a NordicTrack treadmill, and in my experience, I usually want to remove the motor hood due to following reasons:

Here is the video on how I removed the motor hood on my NordicTrack treadmill.

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For safety issue, I would suggest you to never run on a treadmill with motor hood removed.

Make sure to install the motor hood back before starting your exercise sessions.

Steps to remove motor hood on NordicTrack Treadmill

Here is the step-by-step guide on how to remove the NordicTrack Treadmill’s motor hood or base cover.

  1. Turn off the power supply

As usual, safety is my number one concern when dealing with any type of maintenance work.

Please make sure you turn off the power supply as shown in the image below.

unplug nordictrack treadmill

To double check the power supply is 100% turned off, in case you have a voltage stabilizer, please make sure the voltage stabilizer does not show signs of electrical power.

nordictrack treadmill voltage stabilizer front

  1. Find the motor hood

I believe the motor hood of most treadmills is located at the front of the treadmill as shown in the image below:

You may use a clean cloth to wipe the surface of the motor hood to remove the dust.

nordictrack treadmill motor hood

  1. Remove the screws of the motor hood

The number of screws that hold the motor hood is different based on treadmill model.

For my Nordictrack treadmill C700, there are total 5 screws on the motor hood that need to be removed.

First, unscrew the RIGHT screw using a suitable screwdriver.

nordictrack treadmill motor hood right screw

Next, inspect your front motor hood screws.

There are 3 front motor hood screws in my case.

I removed the leftmost screw first as shown in the image below:

nordictrack treadmill motor hood front screw

There are another 2 screws to be removed.

nordictrack treadmill motor hood other front screws

The last screw for my treadmill is located at the LEFT side of the motor hood.

Overall, it is quite easy to remove all the screws of the motor hood.

nordictrack treadmill motor hood left screw

  1. Remove any extra connectors or wire

Next, you should carefully inspect if there is any connector or wire attached to the motor hood.

If there is any, remove it before opening the motor hood.

  1. Lift and open the motor hood carefully

You should be able to lift and open the motor hood by now.

Do not rush, lift and open it gently, and also inspect if there are any connectors attached to the inner part of the motor hood.

In my case, motor hood of my treadmill does not have any extra connector attached to the motor hood.

nordictrack treadmill motor hood opening up

  1. Perform your task

Now the motor hood is opened, you can perform any tasks that you wish.

Either is regular maintenance like cleaning, or performing troubleshooting related tasks:

The image below shows the components of the treadmill under the motor hood.

components under nordictrack treadmill motor hood

It consists of:

  • Motor belt – Connects motor to the running rod and running belt
  • Motor – To provide force to move the running belt
  • Incline motor – Lift the running deck up and down, for treadmill’s incline function
  • Electrical board – For electrical signal and electronic related functions
  • Power input & Reset button connector – This part is where the power comes in, if this part is damaged, normally the electrical board won’t show any signs of electrical power
  1. Install the motor hood back

After completing your tasks, please install the motor hood back before start your workout sessions.

This is very important for safety.

Imagine if the motor hood is opened, and you accidentally put your foot inside the moving parts of the motor.

This is quite terrible to imagine how serious would you be injured.

To reassemble the motor hood back, just put the motor hood back to its original position.

Reattach any connectors/wire to the motor hood and tighten all the screws.

The motor hood is now in place and the treadmill is safe to use.

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  • Hadwin Blair

    Hi, I am Hadwin, a Gym lover and have set up my own home Gym for daily use. Empower Gym Equipment! I share my real personalized experiences on the Gym equipment!

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