Disassembling your Marcy home gym, and taking apart any home gym for that matter, can seem quite daunting. However, it is usually easily doable with the right tools and knowledge.
Having a home gym myself, I have done this more than once, so in this article, I’ll give you advice on properly taking apart, organizing, and storing a Marcy gym.
This DIY guide should give you more confidence to safely break down any of Marcy’s home gyms so you can move or store them until you are ready to use them again.
Let’s get started.
Quick Summary
- Consult the manual to complete the Marcy home gym disassembly safely.
- Rope, rubber bands, boxes, bubble wrap, tape, and a furniture dolly are must-haves to move and store home gyms.
- Take photos of the gym’s components at various angles, including the weight stack and cable attachments.
How to Disassemble a Marcy Home Gym
Packing away a home gym can be challenging, but to ensure you do it safely and correctly, follow the instructions in the Marcy Home Gym manual.
If you do not have a physical copy of the manual for your chosen model, you can find it on the Marcy website [1].
The disassembly will be very similar for any Marcy home gym model, including the MWM-990, MWM-988, and Marcy Platinum.
You’ll want to make sure you adequately prepare for the job:
- Gather all necessary tools (see our “Tools You Need” section below)
- Make sure your workspace is clear of unnecessary items so you have plenty of space to work.
- Have a camera or cell phone handy to take plenty of pictures from different angles, giving you a 360-degree visual record of your home gym.
Marcy MD-2109
Follow these steps:
- Disengage and unwind cables and pulleys.
- Dismantle the seat.
- Disconnect the leg developers and foam roll tubes.
- Remove the vertical frame backrest board.
- Remove pulley brackets from the upper vertical frame.
- Disconnect the foam butterfly wings.
- Remove the front press base from the upper frame.
- Detach the guiding rods and upper frame.
- Remove the stopper frame from the upper vertical frame.
- Separate the lower vertical frame from the higher vertical frame.
- Remove seat support from the bottom vertical frame.
- Detach the front base plate and main base frame from the leg developer holder.
- Take off the primary foundation frame’s lower vertical frame.
- Separate lower guide rods from the back foundation frame.
- Remove all guide rods.
Marcy Apex
Do this for disassembly:
- Loosen every nut and bolt.
- Remove weight covers from the weight rack.
- Detach the cable.
- Detach the pulley sets and brackets.
- Disengage the butterfly cable.
- Detach foam roll tube from leg developer.
- Remove leg developer.
- Take off the foam grips from the front press.
- Detach the front press from the front, left, and right bases.
- Detach the backrest adjustment tube from the support frame.
- Detach the backrest from the backrest adjustment tube.
- Take off the short quick-release pin from the backrest support frame.
- Disengage lower guide rods from the rear base frame.
- Detach the backrest support frame from the front upright frame.
- Detach seat support from the leg developer holder.
- Remove the seat from the seat support.
- Remove the leg developer holder from the front upright frame.
- Remove all butterfly ads.
- Detach butterfly cable guides from axles.
- Detach butterfly support and puller frame from the front upright frame.
- Disengage top socket assembly from weight plates guide rods.
- Detach the selector stem from the top of selecting rods.
- Detach the top weight plate.
- Take out the selecting rod from the center hole of the plates.
- Detach weights from guide rods.
- Detach guide rods and bumpers from the base frame.
- Take off the upper from the top of the rear vertical beam.
- Remove the upper frame from the rear vertical beam and the upright front frame.
- Detach the upright front frame from the base frame.
- Remove the rear vertical frame.
- Remove both the front and rear base frames.
“Strength training is a powerful form of exercise that allows you to meet a variety of different fitness goals, including weight loss, building muscle mass, and more.”
- MarcyPro Blog
Tools You Need
When preparing to disassemble your Marcy home gym, make sure you have the following tools on hand:
- Parts Manual
- Product manual toolkit
- Two adjustable wrenches
- Allen keys set
- Phillip screwdriver
- Plastic sandwich bags
- Bubble wrap
- Boxes
- Tape
- Rubber bands
- Rope (or secure ties)
- Old towel
And if possible:
- Original packaging
- Another person
To move or store:
- Newspaper (packing paper)
- Towels, blankets, bedding
- Packing tape
- Tie-down straps
- Bungee cords
- Bubble wrap
- Plastic bins or tubs
- Plastic bags
- Zip ties
- Rope
- Hand truck or furniture dolly
Moving Your Marcy Home Gym
Moving and transporting your home gym doesn’t have to be a complicated process.
Here are some tips to make it safe and easy:
- Take photos of each piece from various angles before disassembling, a valuable visual tool for reassembly.
- Keep nuts, bolts, and other small parts sorted for easier identification during reassembly. Store them in labeled plastic bags and group them with a band or tape.
- Wrap all larger parts with towels, bedding, blankets, or bubble wrap to prevent damage when moving.
Final Thoughts on Disassembling a Marcy Home Gym
Disassembling Marcy home gyms can be an intimidating task. It requires time, patience, and the right tools to take apart all components correctly and safely.
Fortunately, with the help of some basic instructions and best practices, you can quickly break down your Marcy home gym so it’s easier to move or store away.
Plus, if you’re looking for a compact home gym with more space-saving features than bulky pieces of workout equipment, there are several excellent options we tested, in addition to Marcy home gyms, that provide everything you need without taking up too much space.
References:
- https://www.marcypro.com/product-manuals
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