Invacare 96-100, 1061057 manual Installing Projection Handrims, Composite Rear Wheels Figure

PROCEDURE 6 REAR WHEELS

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5.Reinstall rear wheel to the wheelchair. Refer to REMOVING/INSTALLING REAR WHEELS in this section of the manual.

6.If the locking pins of the quick/quad-release axles are not protruding past the inside of the axle bush- ing or there is too much movement of the rear wheel assembly in a back and forth position, refer to ADJUSTING THE QUICK-RELEASE AXLE or ADJUSTING THE QUAD-RELEASE HANDLE in this section of the manual.

7.Repeat the procedure for the opposite rear wheel if necessary.

INSTALLING PROJECTION HANDRIMS

NOTE: The following procedures will work for any type of projection handrim.

Composite Rear Wheels (FIGURE 6)

1.Remove the rear wheel from the wheelchair.

2.Remove the existing handrim from the rear wheel. Refer to HANDRIM REPLACEMENT in this sec- tion of the manual.

3.Using the LONG screws, assemble the links to the projection handrim.

4.Position one (1) link with one (1) of the mounting holes in the rear wheel.

Composite Rim

Locknut

LONG

Screw

Link

SHORT Washer

Screw

Links at an approximate 45o

Angle in the same direction

Projection

Handrim

5.Install a SHORT screw through the link and the rear wheel and loosely tighten with washer and locknut.

6.Repeat STEPS 3 and 4 for one (1) link on the oppo- site side of the rear wheel.

NOTE: The links will attach to the rear wheel at an approximate 45o angle in the same direction.

7.Repeat STEPS 3 and 4 for the remaining links.

8.Securely tighten the washers and locknuts that se- cure the projection handrim to the rear wheel.

9.Reinstall the rear wheel onto the wheelchair.

10.If the locking pins of the quick/quad-release axles are not protruding past the inside of the axle bushing or there is too much movement of the rear wheel assembly in a back and forth position, refer to AD- JUSTING THE QUICK-RELEASE AXLE or AD- JUSTING THE QUAD-RELEASE HANDLE in this section of the manual.

11.Repeat the procedure for the opposite rear wheel.

Spoke Rear Wheels (FIGURE 7)

1. Remove the rear wheel from the wheelchair.

WARNING

Tire MUST be deflated before any disassembly pro- cedures are performed.

2.Remove all air from the bar by pressing down on the pin in the center of the valve stem.

3.While carefully holding the tire, bar and rim strip to one side, hold the phillips bolts and remove the lock- nuts that secure the handrim to the rear wheel.

4.Remove the existing handrim from the rear wheel.

5.Position the projection handrim mounting holes with the mounting holes in the rear wheel.

6.While carefully holding the tire, bar and rim strip to one side, hold the phillips bolts and securely tighten the locknuts that secure the handrim to the rear wheel.

Phillips

Bolts

Handrim

Locknut

FIGURE 6 - INSTALLING PROJECTION	FIGURE 7 - INSTALLING PROJECTION
HANDRIMS - COMPOSITE REAR WHEELS	HANDRIMS - SPOKE REAR WHEELS

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