Invacare Ranger X, Arrow, Torque SP service manual TIE ROD Replacement Figure, Adjusting/Installing

FWD WHEELCHAIRS PROCEDURE 17

Base Frame

Washer

Mounting Screw

Shock

Suspension Arm

Locknut Mounting Screw

FIGURE 6 - REMOVING/INSTALLING SHOCKS

SHOCK SPRING REPLACEMENT (FIGURE 7)

7.Securetopofshockandspringretainertobaseframe. Apply Loctite 242 and torque to 160-inch pounds.

8.Reinstall the shock. Refer to REMOVING/INSTALL- ING SHOCKS in this procedure of this manual.

TIE ROD REPLACEMENT (FIGURE 8)

Removing

1.Removethefrontshroud.RefertoREMOVING/INSTALL- INGFRONTSHROUDinthisprocedureofthemanual.

2.Removetherearshroud.RefertoREMOVING/INSTALL- ING REAR SHROUD in this procedure of the manual.

3.Remove the counterweight. Refer to REMOVING/IN- STALLING COUNTERWEIGHT in this procedure of the manual.

4.Removethebatteryboxes.RefertoINSTALLING/RE- MOVING GROUP 24 BATTERY BOXES in PRO- CEDURE 9 of this manual.

5.Remove the shocks. Refer toREMOVING/INSTALL- ING SHOCKS in this procedure of this manual.

6.Remove the MKIV controller. Refer to REMOVING/ INSTALLINGMKIVCONTROLLERinPROCEDURE 13 of this manual.

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W H E E L C H A I R S

1. Remove the shock. Refer to REMOVING/INSTALL-		7.	Remove the locknut, small washer, larger washer and
			mounting screw that secures the tie rod to the sus-
ING SHOCKS in this procedure of this manual.
			pension arm.
2. Hold the spring retainer and turn the shock eyelet as-		8.	Remove the locknut, small washer, large washer and
semblycounterclockwisetounthreaditfromtheshock.			mountingscrewthatsecuresthetierodtothebaseframe.
3. Remove the spring retainer and spring.		9.	Remove the tie rod from the wheelchair.
4. Place the NEW spring onto the shock.		NOTE: In order to ensure that the replacement tie rod(s)
5. Reinstall the shock eyelet assembly and the spring		are adjusted properly, it is necessary to remove ALL
retainer onto the NEW spring.		of the tie rods from the wheelchair and install both the
6. While holding the spring retainer, torque the shock		NEW and the EXISTING tie rods as described in the
		section below.
eyelet assembly to 245-inch pounds.
		10.	Repeat STEPS 7-9 to remove the three (3) remain-
	Spring
			ing tie rods.
Shock Eyelet	Retainer
Assembly		Adjusting/Installing
	Spring	1.	Before installing, adjust the collar on one (1) tie rod
			until the length of the tie rod is approximately five (5)
			inches (DETAIL“A).
		NOTE: The length of the tie-rod is measured from the
		center of one eyelet to the center of the opposite eyelet.
	Spring	NOTE: Turn the collar CLOCKWISE to shorten the tie
	Base
		rod and COUNTER-CLOCKWISE to lengthen the tie rod.
	Shock	2.	Lock the collar on the tie rod into place by turning
			the nut on the tie rod until it is FLUSH against the
FIGURE 7 - SHOCK SPRING REPLACEMENT			collar (DETAIL “A”).
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