Cloth-Guards Setup; Setting And Maintenance Of Brakes - OFF CARR ALHENA Instruction Manual

3.4

Cloth-guards setup

Acta s follow if is necessary to change the carbon
fibre cloth-guards position:
loosen the screws "A" and "B";
choose the new desired position of the corbon
fibre wing considering that the ideal gap
between tire and cloth guards is about 6 mm;
if needed the screw "B" can be romoved and
repositioned in one of the holes "C" more
convenient;
tighten the screws "A" and "B".
3.5

Setting and maintenance of brakes

The supplied brakes are designed for parking only and they are not suitable to reduce the wheelchair speed.
If the rear wheel position have been changed from its original one, it is necessary to proceed with the brake adjustment. Alhena
wheelchair can be equipped with classic pushing or pulling brakes or scissor brakes.
Acta s follow to adjust the brake position:
leave the brake in OFF position (see par. 2.6 fig.O, R o T);
loosen without remove the screws "A" that secure the brake to the relevant support, and the screws "B" that fix the brake
holder to the wheelchair frame.
CLASSIC BRAKE:
move the brake on its support until the knurled pin will
be about 10 mm faar from the tire;
make sure the knurled pin will be perpendicular to the
tire, than properly tighten the screws "A" and "B" ;
if the knurled pin appare worn in the contact area with the tire, is possible
to turn it to find a better contact area or to change it with a new one;
SCISSOR BRAKES:
put the brake in ON position (see par. 2.6 fig.U)
move the brake along its support until it touch the tire;
return the brake in OFF position (see par. 2.6 fig.T) and
move the brake of 3-4mm, in the wheel direction, than
properly tighten the screws "A" and "B";
verify the efficiency of the brake (see par. 2.6) and if
necessary repeat the adjustment procedure.
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