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CHANGING SEAT-TO-FLOOR HEIGHT
Rear Seat-to-Floor Height
WARNING
NEVER use the Standard Multi-Position or Offset
Multi-Position axle plates with the recliner option.
Using the Standard Multi-Position or Offset Multi-
Position axle plates WILL reduce the stability of
the wheelchair, causing injury to the user and/or
assistant(s).
The following axle mounting positions for rear seat-to-floor
height apply to ANY of the axle mounting plates.
After determining axle mounting plate placement for nec-
essary rear seat-to-floor height, refer to ADJUSTING
REAR WHEEL HEIGHT in PROCEDURE 6 of this manual
to reposition the axle mounting plates.
NOTE: The following rear seat-to-floor heights shown
are the most common rear seat-to-floor heights avail-
able.
After determining front caster headtube position and seat-
to-floor height desired, refer to CASTER HEADTUBE
MOUNTING ADJUSTMENTS in PROCEDURE 5 of this
manual to reposition the caster headtube on the wheel-
chair frame.
POSITIONING FRONT CASTER ON THE FORK. The
following caster positions apply to any of the caster sizes.
After determining caster size and positioning, refer to
REPLACING/REPOSITIONING/INSTALLING FRONT
CASTER ASSEMBLIES in PROCEDURE 5 of this
manual to reposition the caster on the fork.
After determining fork size, refer to REPLACING FRONT
FORK in PROCEDURE 5 of this manual to replace front
forks if necessary.
NOTE: The following front seat-to-floor heights shown
are the most common front seat-to-floor heights avail-
able.
Below is a quick reference chart to determine obtainable
front seat-to-floor heights with front caster and fork com-
binations. Refer to the following pages for exact posi-
tioning for desired front seat-to-floor height.
NOTE: For Folding and Rigid Frames w/o seat rails,
subtract 1-3/4-inches from S-T-F listed below. This
will give distance from top of side frame to floor.
FRONT SEAT-TO-FLOOR HEIGHTS (in inches)
FRONT CASTER SIZE (in inches)
FORK STYLE 3 5 6 8
3-INCH FORK 15, 16, N/A N/A
16-1/4 17-1/4
3-INCH FORK 16, 17, N/A N/A
(1-INCH SPACER) 17-1/4 18-1/4
3-INCH FORK 17, 18, N/A N/A
(2-INCH SPACER) 18-1/4 19-1/4
5-INCH FORK 16-1/2 17-1/2 18 N/A
17-3/4 18-3/4 19-1/4
5-INCH FORK 17-1/2 18-1/2 19 N/A
(1-INCH SPACER) 18-3/4 19-3/4 20-1/4
6-INCH FORK 16-1/4 16-1/2 17 N/A
17 17-1/4 17-1/4
17-1/2 17-3/4 18
18-1/4 18 18-1/4
18-1/2 19
19-1/4 19-3/4
8-INCH FORK N/A N/A N/A 18-3/4
20
21-1/4
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SEAT-TO-FLOORPROCEDURE 9
Front Seat-to-Floor Height
POSITIONING CASTER HEADTUBES ON THE
WHEELCHAIR FRAME. The following caster
headtube positions apply to any size caster. Caster
headtube position on the wheelchair frame apply to
caster headtubes mounted in ANY of the following po-
sitions: Inside/outside of the wheelchair frame or lead-
ing/trailing.
Refer to CASTER HEADTUBE MOUNTING ADJUST-
MENTS in PROCEDURE 5 of this manual for more
information on mounting the front casters on the in-
side/outside of the wheelchair frame and leading/trail-
ing positions.
STANDARD MULTI-POSITION AXLE PLATE
EXTENDED MULTI-POSITION AXLE PLATE
OFFSET MULTI-POSITION AXLE PLATE -
(WILL ADD OR SUBTRACT 1-INCH TO THE
REAR SEAT-TO-FLOOR HEIGHT)