Handrim Replacement - Invacare CROSSFIRE T6 Owners Operating & Maintenance Manual

Handrim Replacement

NOTE: For this procedure, refer to FIGURE 8.5.
1. Remove the rear wheel from the wheelchair. Refer to Removing/Installing Rear
Wheels on page 38.
Tyre MUST be fully deflated before any disassembly procedures are performed.
Otherwise injury or damage may result.
2. Remove all air from the tube by pressing down on the pin in the center of the valve
stem.
3. While carefully holding the tyre, tube and rim strip to one side, hold the allen screws
and remove the locknuts that secure the handrim to the rear wheel.
4. Remove the existing handrim.
5. Install new handrim by reversing STEPS 2-4.
DO NOT inflate tyre until it is completely assembled. Otherwise injury or damage
may result.
6. Inflate tyre to correct psi rating on the sidewall of tyre.
7. Reinstall rear wheel to the wheelchair. Refer to Removing/Installing Rear Wheels on
page 38.
8. Repeat STEPS 1-7 for opposite rear wheel if necessary.
Part No 1148078
WARNING
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Handrim
Locknut
FIGURE 8.5 Handrim Replacement
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SECTION 8—WHEELS
Allen Screw
Crossfire™Series Wheelchairs