Invacare MWD, Arrow FWD, RWD Changing Back Height, Procedure Recliner, Adjusting Gas Cylinder

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PROCEDURE 14				RECLINER
Adjusting Gas Cylinder			6. Turn the spreader bar on the existing back canes
1.	To adjust the LEFT gas cylinder: Squeeze the handle		CLOCKWISE (toward back upholstery) and remove
			the spreader bar from the existing back canes.
	of the RIGHT recliner cable assembly and try to re-
			7. Loosely install the spreader bar onto the NEW back
	cline the back. The back should not recline.
2.	If the LEFT side of the back releases without		cane handles by rotating the spreader bar COUN-
			TERCLOCKWISE (away from the back canes).
	squeezing the handle of the LEFT recliner cable
	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
			repeat STEP 7.
		cylinder until it bottoms out on the rod of the
		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		through the back cane and seat frame mounting holes
			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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