Wheelchair
Frame

FWD WHEELCHAIRS

PROCEDURE 8

5.Rotate battery tray hanger bracket up.

6.Left side of wheelchair only - Remove the front dust cover from the end of the crossbrace.

NOTE: Left is determined by sitting in the wheelchair.

7.Remove the pin that secures the clutch handle to the existing motor/gearbox.

8.Disconnect clutch handle from existing motor/gearbox.

9.Notemountingpositionofmotor/gearboxonthewheel- chair frame for installation of the new motor/gearbox.

STEPS 4, 6,

Dust Cover (Not Shown)

17, 18, 19

Spacers

 

Battery Tray

Hanger

Bracket

Hex Screws

Footboard

Mounting

Bracket

LONG Socket Screws (Apply Loctite 242 and torque to 60-inch pounds)

(STEPS 10, 12)

Clutch

Handle

(STEP 8)

Dust Cover

(STEPS 4B, 19B)

SHORT Socket

 

Screws (Apply

 

Loctite 242 and

 

torque to 60-

 

inch pounds)

Pin

(STEPS 10,

(STEP 7)

12)

 

Motor/

 

Gearbox

 

DETAIL "B"

Pin (STEP 14)

Motor/Gearbox

 

Clutch Handle

(STEP 14)

Detent Ball

(STEP 13)

FIGURE 28 - REPLACING MOTOR/GEARBOX

10.Remove the six (6) socket screws that secure the existing motor/gearbox to the wheelchair frame.

11.Position the new motor/gearbox on the wheelchair frame at the position noted in STEP 7 as shown in

FIGURE 28.

CAUTION

The longer socket screws must be positioned in the mounting holes on the OUTSIDE of the wheelchair frame and the short socket screws must be in the mounting holes on the INSIDE of the wheelchair frame. Otherwise damage to the gearbox may result.

12.Use Loctite 242 and tighten the motor/gearbox to the wheelchair frame securely with the six (6) socket screws. Torque to 60-inch pounds.

13.Connect the clutch handle to the new motor/gearbox and line up the mounting holes.

14.Insert the pin through clutch handle and new motor/ gearbox as shown in DETAIL "B" in FIGURE 28.

NOTE: Make sure the detent ball on the pin is fully visible.

15.Repeat STEPS 2-13 for the opposite side of the wheelchair, if necessary.

16.Reinstall the drive wheels onto the wheelchair. Refer to REMOVING/INSTALLING DRIVE WHEELS in PROCEDURE 6 of this manual.

17.Line up the mounting hole in the battery tray hanger bracket with the mounting hole in the wheelchair frame.

18.Left side of wheelchair only - Reinstall the front dust cover onto the end of the crossbrace.

19.Perform one (1) of the following:

A.WHEELCHAIR EQUIPPED WITH FLIP-UP REMOVABLE FOOTBOARD - Reinstall the hex screws and spacers that secure the battery tray hanger bracket and footboard mounting bracket to the wheelchair frame. Use Loctite 242 and torque to 156-in/lbs.

B.WHEELCHAIR NOT EQUIPPED WITH FLIP-UP REMOVABLE FOOTBOARD - Reinstall the front hex screw that secures the battery tray hanger bracket to the wheelchair frame. Use Loctite 242 and torque to 156-in/lbs.

20.Reconnect the right and/or left motor connector to the controller.

21.Reinstall the battery boxes. Refer to INSTALLING/ REMOVING BATTERY BOXES in this procedure of the manual.

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