Procedure 5 - Seat/Back; Replacing Seat Positioning Strap; Replacing Back Upholstery - Invacare Ranger II Basic Service Manual

SEAT/BACK
This Procedure Includes the Following:

Replacing Seat Positioning Strap

Replacing Back Upholstery

Replacing Captain's seat
WARNING
After ANY adjustments, repair or service
and BEFORE use, make sure that all at-
taching hardware is tightened securely -
otherwise injury or damage may result.
REPLACING SEAT POSITIONING
STRAP
Captain's Seats (FIGURE 1)
1. Remove the Captain's seat from the wheelchair. Refer
to REMOVING/INSTALLING CAPTAIN'S SEAT in PRO-
CEDURE 5 of the owner's manual, part number
1080722.
2. Remove the two (2) hex bolts, washers and locknuts
that secure the seat positioning strap to the seat frame
assembly.
3. Remove the two (2) halves of the seat positioning strap
from the seat frame assembly.
4. Position the two (2) new seat positioning strap halves on
the inside of the seat frame assembly as shown in
FIGURE 1.
5. Position the mounting holes in the two (2) new seat po-
sitioning strap halves with the mounting holes in the seat
frame assembly.
6. Reinstall the two (2) hex bolts, washers and locknuts
that secure the seat positioning strap to the seat frame
assembly and tighten securely.
Seat Positioning
Strap
Washer
Hex Bolt
FIGURE 1 - REPLACING SEAT POSITIONING
STRAP - CAPTAIN'S SEATS
Seat Frame
Assembly
Locknut
7. Reinstall the Captain's seat onto the wheelchair. Re-
fer to REMOVING/INSTALLING CAPTAIN'S SEAT in
PROCEDURE 5 of the owner's manual, part number
1080722.
REPLACING BACK UPHOLSTERY
(FIGURE 2)
NOTE: The following procedure is for Integrated sling
seat wheelchairs only.
1. Flip the armrests up and out of the way. Refer to US-
ING/ADJUSTING FLIP BACK ARMRESTS in PRO-
CEDURE 4 of the owner's manual, part number
1080722.
2. Cut the tie-wraps that secure the bottom of the exist-
ing back upholstery to the wheelchair frame.
3. Remove the two (2) phillips screws and washers that
secure the existing back upholstery to the back canes.
4. Remove the two (2) hex bolts, washers and locknuts
that secure one (1) back cane to the wheelchair frame.
NOTE: It is necessary to remove only one (1) back cane
to replace the back upholstery.
5. Pull the loose back cane out of the existing back
upholstery.
6. Pull the existing back upholstery up and over the
mounted back cane.
7. Install new back upholstery over mounted back cane.
Washer
Phillips
Screw
Tie Wrap Mounting Holes
Back Cane
Washers
Hex Bolts
(Apply Loctite
242 and torque
to 75-inch
pounds)
FIGURE 2 - REPLACING BACK UPHOLSTERY
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PROCEDURE 5
Back Upholstery
Locknuts
S
E
A
T
/
B
A
C
K