Thanks for this video, now I know what to do if this happens to my 1996 25th Anniversary model. It’s like the Pro but darker stained wood and it doesn’t have the adjustable incline. I still love it just like I did when I bought it at a NordicTrack store nearly 30 years ago! One of the best investments I’ve ever made. Something about using it is more ‘interesting’ than other types of aerobic machines. That’s all I’ve been able to come up with as to why I still enjoy it (besides the very low impact). Thank goodness I bought the clear plastic reading accessory, I watch documentaries and interviews on a tablet while I’m using it. I doubt that I’d be nearly as disciplined about exercising without that. It’s a pretty simple machine but the creator was really a genius.

It's 11/15/22 & I just repaired my ancient Nordic track thanks to you! Been using that thing nearly every other day for decades till the right roller started slipping. Thank you so much for this helpful video, I'm so happy right now, feeling like Miss Fix It and no longer worrying about finding a new way to exercise!

Thanks for the video, just last year when my machine started acting up I looked for a video like this, nothing. Then after shopping for a treadmill this year I decided to give it one last try and voila! thanks so much!

Thank you for this! I have one from 1990 and the left roller might be on the way out. This video definitely helps as I plan the eventual repair.

I cannot thank you enough. My Elite I just purchased 2nd hand skips, and I didn't know why until I watched this video. I'm going to try this repair.

Thanks for the video showing this, couldn't find anything like it in the manuals online. My flywheel has a little rust from being in the basement for too long and wanted to get it off to address that. Son-in-law is a machinist so this way I can enlist his help.

Thank you so much for the great tutorial & the link to the part on Amazon! Very useful!

Very helpful & well done. Thanks for taking the time & effort.

Great video thanks. I knew the problem was the roller but would not have attempted to take the side rail off to fix it without your video.

You're a better man than me Johnny ... The only exercise I do is get out of bed in the morning Lol 😆 It looks well made built to last unlike everything nowadays ... Great instructional video mate! 🤟😁👍 Beanie

Thank you! My right side roller just went out. At first I thought it was the fly wheel. I saved me lots of grief and cash.

Many thanks for your pioneering on this. Just bought an oak-sided Pro off craigslist and was concerned that it might not have been such a bargain if I couldn't replace the drivers. The "A" answer would have been to keep the Pro I bought 35+ years ago. It's a shame cheap drives good off the market. I confess that I, like Charlie Humme, am such a noob that I can't find the link to your parts supplier either. Would you mind, please? Very much enjoyed your sense of humor on display in your narration. Thanks again.

The perfect answer I was looking for thanks

Thanks for the video, we've also had our Sequoia for over 25 years, use it regularly and this is the second time to replace the drive rollers - your video was a nice refresher on how to approach this job. Btw, most likely due to the age of our unit had difficultly finding replacement rollers, we wound up on Ebay - Amazon had nothing.

Thanks a million! I have the same model, same age. I just about went on my face. Looking for a solution and found your excellent video. Currently Amazon says "Currently unavailable. We don't know when or if this item will be back in stock. " At least I know what to look for.

Great to see that you are still using your skier. I have one from 1992, and it squeaks when I ski. At a friends suggestion, I cleaned the flywheel and belt with alcohol. No change. Any suggestions?

I had a similar issue with the left roller. It seemed like the rachet mechanism inside the roller was catching and not releasing so there was zero resistance when pushing back. I tried Liquid Wrench Penetrating oil. The thin tube on the can allowed me to deliver a little oil to the end of the bearing. Oil, let it soak in, spin and wiggle the roller, then repeat several times to both ends of the roller. After cleaning the rubber roller with alcohol, it now seems to be working great. Unsure how long it will last but since the roller is out-of-stock on Amazon it might be worth a try.

I bought a used machine and couldn’t figure out why the action was so choppy. I cleaned all the black deposits off the bottoms of the “skis,” but that wasn’t it. Your video was an Aha Moment: in turning the driver wheels by hand I found that both were slipping out of gear from time to time. Just ordered a new pair of driver wheels from NordicParts on eBay… can’t wait to pop them on.

Thanks so much for this great video! I have a NordicTrack Pro from the late 80's and the skis clack clack clack whilst I try to use it, it use to just go whoosh whoosh (very softly) and it has a hurky jerky motion. Not a safe feeling at all, I am wondering if I should replace all 6 rollers or just the two on the fly wheel. I have turned the smaller fore and aft rollers and they turn forward and backwards okay, also the fly wheel rollers roll freely forward and stop when I attempt to roll them backwards so what should I do about the clack clack clack and the turkey jerky motion. What are your suggestions? please help, I am not mechanical at all but will try to do this. Thanks every so much!

Hi, I just this got a Nordictrack Pro that looks very similar to yours. The left side takes more effort to push back, and there is a thump when my left foot is over the flywheel. Do you think this would need a drive roller replacement? Thanks.

Thanks for the vid! How did you know for sure that the drive wheel needed to be replaced? We suspect ours needs replacing because the machine works fine on lower resistances, then on 4, the flywheel just stops. There seems to be not enough friction on the drive wheel at that resistance. Do you think we need to replace the drive wheel to fix this?

Thx for the video. Where were you able to purchase a drive roller?

Have you replaced the cord for the hand pulls at the top?

Thanks for the video my question to you Johnny, did you order through Nordic track site or from any site if you could share the info with us....... thanks.

The football shaped display for my NordicTrack Pro just stopped working recently. Would you have any information on troubleshooting those displays?

Anyone replaced a glide button on the skis? What's involved, please?

Hi. Thank you for this video. What are signs and symptoms of a roller or rollers that need repairing? I just bought a 1989 Pro.

i have a Nodric Track Achiever model, and the large flywheel is not working. Then it turned into so much resistance that I could not move the skis. Would this be one of the rollers? It was working up until yesterday. Can you still get parts? I just checked your link on AMZ, it is says they are unavailable. Thanks!

the fly wheel on my Nordic Track just goes forward , not back. HELP, what's wrong?

i an totally un-hip about u tube, where is the info to get repair parts?

I can’t believe how close they put the front idle roller to the bolt. How stupid. There doesn’t seem to be any way to remove the idle roller.