PROCEDURE 14 | RECLINER |
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R E C L I N E R
B. Slide actuator UP (towards top of the wheelchair).
CAUTION
DO NOT over tighten the mounting screws that secure the actuator to the pivot block. Damage to the actuator will occur.
C.Only tighten the two (2) mounting screws and washers that secure the actuator to the gas cylin- der pivot block until the actuator does not move.
D.Repeat STEPS 1 and 2 until the wheelchair does not operate when the gas cylinder rod is
| POSITION OVER |
| 105O RELATIVE TO |
Gas Cylinder | THE SEAT FRAME |
Rod Measures |
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Mounting Screws and Washers
6.Remove the operator of the existing recliner cable assembly from the pivot block.
7.Make sure the threads of the gas cylinder rod are flush with the inside of the pivot block.
8.With the operator of the NEW recliner cable assem- bly on the inside of the recliner seat frame, line up the mounting hole in the operator of the new recliner cable assembly with the gas cylinder rod.
CAUTION
DO NOT force the gas cylinder rod into the op- erator of the recliner cable assembly.
DO NOT cross thread the operator of the recliner cable assembly with the gas cylinder.
If slack in the recliner cable or movement in the operator of the cable assembly can not be elimi- nated, DO NOT use the recliner cable assembly.
9.Screw the NEW gas cylinder into the operator of the cableassemblyuntilthe jamnutsits onthepivotblock, there is no slack in the recliner cable and there is no movement in the operator of the recliner cable as- sembly.
(DO NOT Over-Tighten)
Gas Cylinder | Actuator |
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Pivot Block |
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FIGURE 2 - ADJUSTING LIMIT SWITCH
REPLACING RECLINER CABLE ASSEMBLIES (FIGURE 3)
NOTE: There are three (3) different cable lengths de- pending on back height:
CABLE LENGTH | BACK HEIGHT |
Short | |
Medium | 22 and |
Long |
WARNING
Replace ONE (1) recliner cable assembly at a time to avoid injury.
1. | Cutthetiewrapsthatsecuretheexistingreclinercable |
| assembly to the back cane. |
2. | Remove the pan screw that secures the handle of |
| the existing recliner cable assembly to the back cane. |
3. | Loosen the jam nut on the gas cylinder rod. |
4. | Remove the mounting screw, washer, nylon wash- |
| ers and locknut that secure the TOP of the gas cylin- |
| der to the mounting bracket on the back cane. |
5. | Unscrew the gas cylinder from the operator of the |
| existing recliner cable assembly but do not remove |
Pan Screw
Handle
Nylon
Washers
Tie
Wraps
Cable
Operator
Gas Cylinder
Rod
Jam
Nut 
Pivot 
Block
NO Movement in Operator
of the Recliner Cable
Assembly
Mounting Bracket
Mounting Screw
Washer
Locknut
Gas Cylinder
Back Cane
No Slack
in Cable
Cable
Snapped
into Slot
Handle
Cable Fitting
Seated Properly
the gas cylinder from the pivot block. |
FIGURE 3 - REPLACING RECLINER CABLE ASSEMBLIES
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