SEAT FRAME | SECTION 6 |
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CHANGING SEAT DEPTH BETWEEN 12 AND 15-INCHES (FIGURE 4)
NOTE: There are two (2) sizes of CJ back brackets. Refer to the following chart to determine if the seat depth required is obtainable by repositioning the back canes only, or if the CJ back brackets must be replaced.
CJ BACK BRACKET (SEAT DEPTH) RANGES
12 and | OR | 14 and |
If seat depth required is within seat depth range of the original CJ back brackets, only the back canes need to be repositioned. Refer to the following procedure.
If the seat depth required is NOT within the seat depth range of the original CJ back brackets, the CJ back brackets must be replaced before repositioning the back canes. Refer to REMOVING/INSTALLING CJ BACK BRACKETS in SECTION 8 of this manual.
1.Remove the armrests from the wheelchair. Refer to INSTALLING/REMOVING FLIP BACK ARMRESTS in SECTION 4 of the Owner’s Manual, part number 1104782 or 1123757.
2.Cut the tie wraps that secure the back upholstery to the CJ back brackets.
3.Pull the bottom of the back upholstery away from the rear of the seat pan.
4.Remove mounting screw, washer and coved washer from the top mounting hole of the CJ back bracket and back cane.
NOTE: Before removing the back canes from the CJ back brackets, note the BACK ANGLE for reinstallation.
NOTE: To avoid losing the insert in each back cane, line up the holes in the insert with the holes in the back cane and start one of the screws through the cane from the inside of the wheelchair to hold the insert in place.
5.Remove the mounting screw, washer and coved washer from the bottom mounting hole of the CJ back bracket and the back cane.
SEAT FRAME
6.Reposition the back cane to the desired seat depth and angle. If changing the back angle as well, refer to BACK ANGLE ADJUSTMENT in SECTION 8 of this manual.
7.Secure bottom of the back upholstery to the seat pan.
8.Secure the bottom of the back upholstery to the CJ back brackets with new tie wraps.
9.Use Loctite 242 and torque the mounting screws to 75
10.Repeat the STEPS 1-9 for the opposite back cane.
11.Reinstall the armrests onto the wheelchair. Refer to INSTALLING/ REMOVING FLIP BACK ARMRESTS in SECTION 4 of the Owner’s Manual, part number 1104782 or 1123757.
Back Cane
Coved
Washers
CJ Back
BracketThreaded
Insert
Seat
Frame
Washers
Mounting Screws
FIGURE 4 - ADJUSTING SEAT
DEPTH - CHANGING SEAT DEPTH
BETWEEN 12 AND 15-INCHES
Part No. 1104849 | 35 | 3G Storm Series® Wheelchairs |
