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5. Install a SHORT screw through the link and the rear
wheel and loosely tighten with washer and locknut.
6. Repeat STEPS 3 and 4 for one (1) link on the oppo-
site side of the rear wheel.
NOTE: The links will attach to the rear wheel at an
approximate 45
o
angle in the same direction.
7. Repeat STEPS 3 and 4 for the remaining links.
8. Securely tighten the washers and locknuts that se-
cure the projection handrim to the rear wheel.
9. Reinstall the rear wheel onto the wheelchair.
10. If the locking pins of the quick/quad-release axles
are not protruding past the inside of the axle bushing
or there is too much movement of the rear wheel
assembly in a back and forth position, refer to AD-
JUSTING THE QUICK-RELEASE AXLE or AD-
JUSTING THE QUAD-RELEASE HANDLE in this
section of the manual.
11. Repeat the procedure for the opposite rear wheel.
Spoke Rear Wheels (FIGURE 7)
1. Remove the rear wheel from the wheelchair.
WARNING
Tire MUST be deflated before any disassembly pro-
cedures are performed.
2. Remove all air from the bar by pressing down on the
pin in the center of the valve stem.
3. While carefully holding the tire, bar and rim strip to
one side, hold the phillips bolts and remove the lock-
nuts that secure the handrim to the rear wheel.
4. Remove the existing handrim from the rear wheel.
5. Position the projection handrim mounting holes with
the mounting holes in the rear wheel.
6. While carefully holding the tire, bar and rim strip to
one side, hold the phillips bolts and securely tighten
the locknuts that secure the handrim to the rear wheel.
5. Reinstall rear wheel to the wheelchair. Refer to
REMOVING/INSTALLING REAR WHEELS in this
section of the manual.
6. If the locking pins of the quick/quad-release axles
are not protruding past the inside of the axle bush-
ing or there is too much movement of the rear
wheel assembly in a back and forth position, refer
to ADJUSTING THE QUICK-RELEASE AXLE or
ADJUSTING THE QUAD-RELEASE HANDLE in
this section of the manual.
7. Repeat the procedure for the opposite rear wheel
if necessary.
INSTALLING PROJECTION HANDRIMS
NOTE: The following procedures will work for any
type of projection handrim.
Composite Rear Wheels (FIGURE 6)
1. Remove the rear wheel from the wheelchair.
2. Remove the existing handrim from the rear wheel.
Refer to HANDRIM REPLACEMENT in this sec-
tion of the manual.
3. Using the LONG screws, assemble the links to
the projection handrim.
4. Position one (1) link with one (1) of the mounting
holes in the rear wheel.
Phillips
Bolts
FIGURE 7 - INSTALLING PROJECTION
HANDRIMS - SPOKE REAR WHEELS
PROCEDURE 6 REAR WHEELS
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A
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W
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FIGURE 6 - INSTALLING PROJECTION
HANDRIMS - COMPOSITE REAR WHEELS
Locknut
LONG
Screw
Projection
Handrim
Link
Composite Rim
Links at an approximate 45
o
Angle in the same direction
SHORT
Screw
Washer
Handrim
Locknut