Replacing The Large Wheel Handrim - Invacare Comet Owner's Operating And Maintenance Manual

PROCEDURE 5
3. Release detent pin ensuring that the locking pins
are fully released.
4. Increase or decrease end play by adjusting the
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locknut on the end of the quick-release axle.
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R
Make sure the detent pin and locking pins of the
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quick-release axle are fully released BEFORE op-
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erating the wheelchair.
Keep locking pins clean.
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H
5. Reinstall the large wheel onto the wheelchair.
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REPLACING LARGE WHEEL HANDRIMS
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L
Spoke Wheels (FIGURE 3)
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1. Remove the rear wheel from the wheelchair.
Tire MUST be deflated before any disassembly
procedures are performed.
2. Remove all air from the bar by pressing down
on the pin in the center of the valve stem.
3. While carefully holding the tire, bar and rim strip
to one side, hold the phillips screws and remove
the locknuts that secure the handrim to the rear
wheel.
4. Remove the existing handrim.
5. Install the new handrim by reversing the above
procedures.
DO NOT inflate tire until it is completely
assembled.
6. Inflate the tire to the correct psi rating on the
sidewall of the tire.
Make sure detent pin and locking pins of the quick
-release axles are fully released BEFORE oper-
ating the wheelchair.
7. Reinstall rear wheel to the wheelchair.
8. If the locking pins of the quick-release axles are
not protruding past the inside of the axle bushing
or there is too much movement of the rear wheel
assembly in a back and forth position, refer to
ADJUSTING THE QUICK-RELEASE AXLE in
this section of the manual.
WARNING
WARNING
WARNING
WARNING
9. Repeat the procedure for the opposite rear wheel
if necessary.
Handrim
Locknut
FIGURE 3 - HANDRIM REPLACEMENT
SPOKE WHEELS
Composite Large Wheels 16-inch (FIGURE 4)
1. Remove the large wheel from the wheelchair.
2. Remove the phillips screws, washers and lock-
nuts that secure the existing handrim to the large
wheel.
3. Remove the existing handrim from the large
wheel.
4. Position the new handrim on the large wheel.
5. Secure the new handrim to the large wheel with
the phillips screws, washers and locknuts. Refer
to FIGURE 4 for correct hardware orientation.
WARNING
Make sure detent pin and locking pins of the
quick-release axles are fully released BEFORE
operating the wheelchair.
6. Reinstall large wheel onto the wheelchair.
Large Wheel
Phillips
Screw
Handrim
FIGURE 4 - HANDRIM REPLACEMENT-
COMPOSITE LARGE WHEELS 16-INCH
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LARGE WHEELS
Phillips
Screw
Washer and
Locknut