Invacare Arrow, Torque SP Changing Back Height, Procedure Recliner, Adjusting Gas Cylinder

PROCEDURE 14 RECLINER

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Adjusting Gas Cylinder

1.To adjust the LEFT gas cylinder: Squeeze the handle of the RIGHT recliner cable assembly and try to re- cline the back. The back should not recline.

2.If the LEFT side of the back releases without squeezing the handle of the LEFT recliner cable

6.Turn the spreader bar on the existing back canes CLOCKWISE (toward back upholstery) and remove the spreader bar from the existing back canes.

7.Loosely install the spreader bar onto the NEW back cane handles by rotating the spreader bar COUN- TERCLOCKWISE (away from the back canes).

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assembly, perform the following steps:		NOTE: If the spreader bar does not thread onto the back
A.	Finger tighten the jam nut on the rod of the gas	canes, do not force. Turn the spreader bar around and
	cylinder until it bottoms out on the rod of the	repeat STEP 7.
	cylinder (FIGURE 4).	8. Line up two (2) bottom mounting holes of back canes
B.	Turn the jam nut on the LEFT gas cylinder	with the two (2) mounting holes in the seat frame.
	COUNTERCLOCKWISE approximately one-	WARNING
	half (1/2) revolution.
		The back canes MUST be fastened se-
NOTE: The gas cylinder rod will turn.
		curely to the seat frame BEFORE using the
C. Repeat STEP 1.		wheelchair. Torque mounting screws to
D. Repeat STEP B until the LEFT side of the back		156-inch pounds.
	DOES NOT recline.	9. Reinstall the mounting screw, washer and locknut
3. To adjust the RIGHT gas cylinder: Repeat STEPS		throughthebackcaneandseatframemountingholes
		and torque to 156-inch pounds.
1 and 2 for the LEFT handle of the cable assembly.
	CAUTION	10. Reinstall the mounting screw through the mounting
		bracket of the back cane, nylon washer, mounting
Damage to the gas cylinder rod WILL oc-		hole in the TOP of the gas cylinder, nylon washer,
cur if the following steps are NOT followed		mounting bracket and washer and securely tighten
when the jam nut is torqued against the		with the existing locknut. Torque to 75-inch pounds.
pivot block.		11. Reinstall the recliner cable assemblies onto the back
4. Using NO LARGER than 1/4-inch wide, fine toothed		canes. Refer to REPLACING RECLINER CABLES
pliers, wrap masking tape around the teeth of the		in this procedure of the manual.
pliers two (2) or (3) revolutions.		Headrest	Back Cane
5. Using NO excessive force, hold the gas cylinder
		Extension
rod just above the jam nut.		Tube
6. While holding the gas cylinder rod and using a 17mm
wrench, turn the jam nut CLOCKWISE and torque		Spreader
the RIGHT and LEFT jam nuts against the RIGHT
and LEFT pivot blocks to 156-inch pounds.		Bar	Mounting
CHANGING BACK HEIGHT		Mounting	Screw
		Bracket	Washers
(FIGURE 5)
1. Press the push pins on the headrest extension tubes		Push	Locknut
in and remove headrest extension from back canes.		Pin
2. Remove the recliner cables from the back canes.			Mounting
Refer to REPLACING RECLINER CABLE ASSEM-			Screw
BLIES in this procedure of the manual.
3. Remove the mounting screws, washers and lock-			Seat Frame
nuts that secure the TOP of the gas cylinders to the

mounting bracket on the back canes.

4. Remove the mounting screws, washers and lock- nuts that secure the back canes to the seat frame.

5. Remove the existing recliner back assembly from NOTE: Upholstery not shown for clarity. the wheelchair.

FIGURE 5 - CHANGING BACK HEIGHT

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