PROCEDURE 14

RECLINER

R E C L

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.

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.

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D.Repeat STEPS 1 and 2 until the wheelchair does not operate when the gas cylinder rod is 3-21/32- inch long.

CAUTION

DO NOT force the gas cylinder rod into the op- erator of the recliner cable assembly.

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Gas Cylinder

POSITION OVER 105O RELATIVE TO THE SEAT FRAME

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

Rod Measures 3-21/32-inches

Mounting Screws and Washers

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 cable assembly until the jam nut sits on the pivot block, 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

 

Pivot Block

 

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

18-1/2 and 20-inches

Medium

22 and 24-inches

Long

26-inches

WARNING

Replace ONE (1) recliner cable assembly at a time to avoid injury.

1.

Cut the tie wraps that secure the existing recliner cable

 

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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Invacare Arrow FWD, MWD, RWD Replacing Recliner Cable Assemblies Figure, Do not Over-Tighten Gas Cylinder Actuator

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