Adjusting The T-Arms - Invacare Orbit 1073955 Owners Operating & Maintenance Manual

Adjusting the T-Arms

Adjusting T-Arm Height
NOTE: For this procedure, refer to FIGURE 6.3.
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 and rotate 180
the outside of the wheelchair.
2. Slide the inside T‐arm post to one of the following:
• For Low Height T‐arms ‐ Nine positions.
• For High Height T‐arms ‐ Seven positions.
NOTE: If the inside T‐arm post does not slide up and down in the outside T‐arm post as desired,
perform one of the following:
• Tighten ‐ Tightening the set screws on the outside T‐arm post will make it harder
to move the inside T‐arm post up and down.
• Loosen ‐ Loosening the set screws on the outside T‐arm post will make it easier to
move the inside T‐arm post up and down.
3. Lock the T‐arm by flipping the T‐arm release lever towards the front of the wheelchair.
Set
Screws
Outside T-Arm
Post
FIGURE 6.3 Adjusting the T-Arms - Adjusting T-Arm Height
Adjusting T-Arm Width
NOTE: For this procedure, refer to FIGURE 6.4 on page 44.
1. Remove the two mounting screws that secure the arm pad to the arm tube.
Part No. 1073955
Inside
T-Arm Post
T-Arm Release Lever
- Locked Position
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SECTION 6—ARMS
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so it can be flipped towards
T-Arm Release
Lever - Unlocked
Position
Orbit
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