Invacare Wheelchair Wheelchair User Manual


 
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TILT-IN-SPACE
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CLOCKWISE - Turning the cable adjusting
nut clockwise will tighten the cable. DO NOT
overtighten the cable adjusting nut. Turn the
cable adjusting nut clockwise until actuator
looks like DETAIL "B".
COUNTERCLOCKWISE - Turning the cable
adjusting nut counterclockwise will loosen the
cable. Turn the cable adjusting nut counter-
clockwise until actuator looks like DETAIL "B".
C. While holding the cable adjusting nut in place,
tighten the cable locking nut against the cable
adjusting nut.
D. Repeat STEP 1.
E. Repeat STEP 2 until the LEFT side of the wheel-
chair DOES NOT tilt.
3. To adjust the RIGHT gas cylinder:
Repeat STEPS 1 and 2 for the LEFT trigger release
lever.
MUST LOOK
LIKE THIS
TOO LOWTOO LOW
Actuator Housing
Actuator
DETAIL "B"
FIGURE 4 - ADJUSTING TRIGGER RELEASE
CABLES
Trigger
Release
Lever
Cable Adjusting
Nut
Cable Locking Nut
21 to 22-Inch Wide Wheelchairs (FIGURE4)
WARNING
Do not adjust the trigger release cables while
the cables are coiled up. The adjustment will
be too tight when the cable is straightened and
the gas cylinder will not lock and hold its posi-
tion, possibly causing injury.
1. To adjust the LEFT gas cylinder:
Squeeze the trigger release lever of the LEFT re-
cliner cable assembly and try to tilt the wheelchair.
The wheelchair should not tilt.
2. If the LEFT side of the wheelchair tilts without squeez-
ing the trigger release lever of the RIGHT cable as-
sembly, perform the following steps:
A. Loosen the cable locking nut that secures the
cable adjusting nut in place.
B. Turn cable adjusting nut one (1) of two (2) ways:
WARNING
DO NOT over tighten the adjusting nut on the
cable. Over tightening the adjusting nut on the
cable WILL actuate the gas cylinder, possibly
causing injury.
CLOCKWISE - Turning the cable adjusting
nut clockwise will tighten the cable. DO NOT
overtighten the cable adjusting nut. Turn the
cable adjusting nut clockwise until actuator
looks like DETAIL "B".
COUNTERCLOCKWISE - Turning the cable
adjusting nut counterclockwise will loosen the
cable. Turn the cable adjusting nut counter-
clockwise until actuator looks like DETAIL "B".
NOTE: If the cable is too loose, the gas cylin-
ders will not work.
C. While holding the cable adjusting nut in
place, tighten the cable locking nut against
the cable adjusting nut.
D. Repeat STEP 1.
E. Repeat STEP 2 until the LEFT side of the
wheelchair DOES NOT tilt.
3. To adjust the RIGHT gas cylinder:
Repeat STEPS 1 and 2 for the RIGHT trigger
release lever.
PROCEDURE 5