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VIII. CARE AND MAINTENANCE
Battery Replacement
A diagram is printed on a decal located on the power chair frame near the battery tray.
WARNING! Battery posts, terminals, and related accessories contain lead and lead
compounds. Wear goggles and gloves when handling batteries and wash hands after
handling.
WARNING! Pride Power Chair batteries are heavy. Refer to the specifications table. If you
are unable to lift that much weight, be sure to get help. Lifting beyond your capacity can
result in personal injury.
WARNING! Prevent injury and/or equipment damage. Do not mix or match new and old
batteries. If you encounter a situation where one battery needs to be replaced, then replace
both batteries. Refer to specification table in this manual and the manual supplied with
the battery charger for recommended type and capacities.
Follow these easy steps for a quick and safe repair for both solid and pneumatic tires:
1. Turn off the power to the controller.
2. Set the power chair up on blocks.
3. If you are changing a pneumatic tire, completely deflate it before removing the wheel.
4. Remove the drive wheel nut and washer from the axle. See figure 26.
5. Pull the wheel off the axle.
6. Remove the screws that fasten the two rim halves together. See figure 27.
7. Remove the old tube from the pneumatic tire and replace it with a new tube or replace the entire assembly if it
is a solid tire.
8. Reassemble the rim halves and reinstall the nuts and washers to the wheel hub..
9. Slide the wheel back onto the axle.
10. Reinstall the drive wheel nut and washer onto the axle and tighten.
11. Inflate the pneumatic tire to 35 psi (2.4 bar).
12. Remove the power chair from the blocks.
DRIVE WHEEL
NUT
DRIVE WHEEL
WASHER
FRONT RIM HALF
TUBE
TIRE
REAR RIM HALF
SCREWS
Figure 26. Jazzy 1170XL Plus Drive Wheel
Figure 27. Jazzy 1170XL Plus Drive Wheel Disassembled