Adjusting The T-Arms - Invacare A-6S Owner's Operator And Maintenance Manual

ARMS
Removing
1. Press in on the locking lever and lift the T-arm straight
up and out of the T-arm socket.
NOTE: If the T-arm does not slide up and down in the T-
arm socket as desired, adjust the T-arm socket. Refer to
ADJUSTING THE T-ARMS in this section of the manual.
2. Repeat STEP 2 for the opposite side of the wheel-
chair.
Wheelchair
Frame
T-Arm
Socket
FIGURE 2 - INSTALLING/REMOVING THE T-ARMS

ADJUSTING THE T-ARMS

Adjusting T-Arm Height (FIGURE 3)
1. Unlock the T-arm by flipping the T-arm release lever
towards the inside of the wheelchair.
NOTE: If necessary, Pull out on the T-arm release lever
o
and rotate 180 so it can be flipped towards the outside
of the wheelchair.
2. Slide the T-arm to one (1) of:
A. Low Height T-Arms - Nine (9) positions.
B. High Height T-Arms - Seven (7) positions.
NOTE: If the inside T-arm post does not slide up and
down in the outside T-arm post as desired, perform one
(1) of the following:
3. Lock the T-arm by flipping the T-arm release lever
T-Arm
Screws
T- Arm Post
T-Arm Release Lever - Locked Position
Locking Lever
(Towards the
front of the
wheelchair.)
Adjusting T-Arm Width (FIGURE 4)
Slot
1. Remove the two (2) phillips screws that secure the
2. Turn the arm pad around and reposition the arm
3. Re-secure the arm pad to the arm tube with the two
4. Repeat for the opposite side, if necessary.
Arm Pad
45
A. Tighten - Tightening the set screws on the out-
side T-arm post will make it harder to move the
inside T-arm post up and down.
B. Loosen - Loosening the set screws on the out-
side T-arm post will make it easier to move the
inside T-arm post up and down.
towards the front of the wheelchair.
Inside T-Arm
Set
Outside
FIGURE 3 - ADJUSTING T-ARM HEIGHT
arm pad to the arm tube.
pad on the arm tube.
(2) phillips screws.
Phillips
Screw
FIGURE 4 - ADJUSTING THE T-ARM WIDTH
PROCEDURE 8
Post
T-Arm Release Lever -
Unlocked Position
Arm Tube
Phillips Screw
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M
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