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SECTION 5—REAR WHEELS/FRONT CASTERS
Removing/Installing/Repositioning the Caster
Assemblies
NOTE: If replacing a front caster note the mounting position of the existing front
caster for installation of the new front caster.
NOTE: If repositioning front casters or replacing the existing front caster with a caster
of a different size, refer to Changing Front Seat
the front caster position needed for the required front seat-to
NOTE: Both front casters MUST be the same size and adjusted to the same
height. NOTE: For this procedure, refer to FIGURE 5.9.
Removing Front Wheel
1. Remove the mounting bolt, Hollow
screw and Hex screw (M6) that secure
the front wheel to the fork.
2. Remove the wheel from the fork.
Installing Front Wheel
1. Using the mounting bolt, Hollow screw
and Hex screw (M6), secure the wheel to
the desired wheel mounting position.
2. Ensure fork stem is perpendicular to the
flat surface. Refer to Adjusting Castor
Angle paragraph.
Adjusting Caster Angle
NOTE: For this procedure, refer to FIGURE 5.10.
1. Loosen Lock nuts (M6) with 1-2 turns with
a fixed spanner, while holding screws
firmly in place with a 4 mm Allen key.
NOTE: It is not necessary to remove the
mounting screws.
2. Adjust the castor housing to desired
angle by inserting the Specific Allen
key 5 mm in the hexagon hole and
rotate the eccentric plate.
NOTE: Both casters should be set at the
same angle.
3. Retighten the mounting screws and
lock nuts that secure the caster
assembly to the wheelchair frame.
M yOn H C
to
Floor Height paragraph to determine
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floor height.
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Front fork
Mounting
bolt
Hollow
screw
FIGURE 5.9 Removing/Installing/
Repositioning the front wheel
Specific Allen
key 5 mm
Fixed
frame
FIGURE 5.10 Adjusting Caster Angle
3 2
Hex screw
(M6)
Front
wheel
Excentric
plate
2 Lock nuts
(M6)
Swing Away
frame
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