DP BodyTone 300 Rower Repair...

[Argali]

Due to age/wear & tear, the bolt holes in my rower's oar connectors were enlarged and ready to break.

DP BodyTone 300 oar connectors

That part is no longer made, nor available at hardware or auto parts stores. I found a local repair shop that was willing to refill those holes (by welding) and re-drill the proper-sized holes for around $20!

[Argali · Accepted solution]

Repaired oar connectors...

A previous owner used a fully threaded bolt (D).

Those threads acted like a saw or file and almost completely tore through holes (A) & (B).

A local welder weld-filled those holes and re-drilled the correct ones, all for $10!

A partially threaded bolt (C) should keep that from happening again.

[DavideFitbit]

Thank you for sharing the solution that you found for this, @Argali! I had a similar experience with an old elliptical machine and had to seek help from someone to find an alternative solution. 😁

Has your machine been working properly? 

[Argali]

It felt good when I put it together. I will be using it today.

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It was a little loose, but not as bad as before.

(Most machines are expected to have a little bit of play.)

I use mine in the "bench press" mode.

DP BodyTone 300 (press mode)

(There appears to be a "pull-down" mode, too.)

[DavideFitbit]

Excellent, thank you for sharing, @Argali! 

Putting together one of these machines is the best part for me 😁, I feel kind of proud when everything is done.