Nordic Track Skier basic maintenance - Oiling the idler wheels

I bought myself a Nordic Track Classic 300 on ebay recently. I desperately need to improve my fitness before going on holiday next year so I can at least do some of the ski trails.

The ski machine I bought was in 'reasonable' condition, but there was a strange noise when skiing which I wasn't sure where it came from. Luckily it came with the manuals so I could read how to do some simple maintenance actions.

After a bit of waggling around, I discovered the noise was coming from the rear idler wheel/roller.  You have these idler wheels at the front and rear of the ski-bed. These can be oiled (unlike the drive rollers - DO NOT OIL THESE)

What you need is a can of 3 in One oil.

Put some something under the machine to protect the carpet (newspaper, plastic sheet) and remove the 'skis'. Push the idler roller to one side, this will expose about 1mm of axel if you're lucky. Drop a single drop of oil there. If you put on too much oil then it will spray everywhere when you ski, so don't do this. Push the idler roller to the other side, and repeat the operation.

Go round all the idler wheels and oil them all.

Replace the skis and try it out!

This really helped with the noise on my machine, hopefully it will help you.

Nordic Track Skier Basic Maintenance - waxing the skis

No pictures for this one!

All you need is some paraffin wax, you can buy specialist stuff from http://www.nordicparts.com/vshop/index.php  or just use a candle. Most 'normal' candles are paraffin wax, usually only premium candles are made with soy or beeswax.

Take your candle and rub it along the sides of the skis. DO NOT WAX THE BOTTOM OF THE SKIS.