FWD WHEELCHAIRS

PROCEDURE 17

3.Removethebatteryboxes.Referto INSTALLING/RE- MOVING GROUP 24 BATTERY BOXES in PRO- CEDURE 9 of this manual.

4.Remove the drive wheel from the wheelchair. Refer to REMOVING/INSTALLING DRIVE WHEELS in PROCEDURE 12 of this manual.

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

6.Remove the tie rods from the EXISTING suspension arm. Refer to TIE ROD REPLACEMENT in this pro- cedure of the manual.

7.Remove the side shroud assembly. Refer to RE- PLACING SIDE SHROUD ASSEMBLY in this proce- dure of the manual.

8.Remove the gearbox from the EXISTING suspension arm. Refer to REMOVING/INSTALLING GEARBOX in this procedure of the manual.

9.Remove the locknut, two (2) spacers, two (2) wash- ers and the mounting screw that secures the EXIST- ING suspension arm to the base frame.

10.Remove EXISTING suspension arm from the base frame.

11.Secure the NEW suspension arm to the base frame using the mounting screw, two (2) washers, two (2) spacers and the locknut. Torque the locknuts to 85 -inch pounds.

12.Reassemble the wheelchair by reversing STEPS 1-8.

Locknut

WasherWasher

Mounting

Screw

Base

Frame

Spacer

Spacer

Suspension Arm

FIGURE 11 - REPLACING THE SUSPENSION ARM

REMOVING/INSTALLING WIRING HARNESS (FIGURE 12)

Removing

1.Removethebatteryboxes.Referto INSTALLING/RE- MOVING GROUP 24 BATTERY BOXES in PRO- CEDURE 9 of this manual.

2.Remove the two (2) mounting screws that secure the battery charger port to the mounting bracket and remove the battery charger port (DETAIL “A”).

3.Remove the two (2) mounting screws and locknuts that secure the wiring harness w/bracket to the battery box sub-frame (DETAIL “B”).

4.Cut tie-wrap A, which secures the “Lego” block connectors to the base frame (DETAIL “C”).

5.Disconnect the “Lego” block connector of the bat- tery wiring harness from the “Lego” block connec- tor of the sensor cable assembly (DETAIL “C”).

6.Cut tie-wrap B, which secures the battery charger cable and the RIGHT motor cable to the battery box sub-frame (DETAIL “ D”).

7.Disconnect the battery harness/charger cable (BLUE) from the controller connector (BLUE) (DETAIL”E”).

8.Remove the wiring harness.

Installing

1.Connect the battery harness/charger cable (BLUE) to the controller connector (BLUE) (DETAIL”E”).

2.Connect the “Lego” block connector of the battery wir- ing harness to the “Lego” block connector of the sen- sor cable assembly (DETAIL “C”).

3.Secure the “Lego” block connectors to the base frame with a NEW tie wrap (DETAIL “C”).

4.Install the two (2) mounting screws and locknuts that secure the wiring harness w/bracket to the battery box sub-frame. Use Loctite 242 and torque mounting screws to 160-inch pounds (DETAIL “B”).

5.Secure the battery charger cable and the RIGHT mo- tor cable to the battery box sub-frame with a NEW tie wrap (DETAIL “D”).

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Invacare MWD, Arrow FWD, RWD service manual REMOVING/INSTALLING Wiring Harness Figure, Replacing the Suspension ARM

Arrow FWD, RWD, MWD specifications

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