Excelerator/Excelerator Xlt - Seven; Speed Shifter Installation; Before 1997 Only; Speed Shifter Adjustment/Replacement Before 1997 Only - Invacare Top End Excelerator Owner's Operator And Maintenance Manual

SPEED SHIFTERS
EXCELERATOR/EXCELERATOR
XLT - SEVEN (7) SPEED SHIFTER
CABLE INSTALLATION (FIGURE 4)
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NOTE: The SEVEN (7) SPEED Shifter Cable runs from
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the RIGHT-SIDE of the FRONT FRAME to its mounting
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position on the HAND CRANK Assembly Shaft.
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1. Run the cable from the right-side of the fork assem-
bly to mounting position on the left side just below the
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hand crank assembly.
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2. Attach the seven (7) speed cable to the hand crank
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assembly extension.
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3. Secure with hardware provided.
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Shifter Cable
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FIGURE 4 - EXCELERATOR/EXCELERATOR XLT SEVEN
(7) SPEED SHIFTER CABLE INSTALLATION
EXCELERATOR/EXCELERATOR
XLT SEVEN (7) SPEED SHIFTER
ADJUSTMENT/REPLACEMENT -
BEFORE 1997 ONLY (FIGURE 5)
NOTE: Excelerator/Excelerator XLTs manufactured AF-
TER 1997 are equipped with SHIMANO hubs. If equipped
with a SHIMANO hub, it MUST be serviced and adjusted
by a qualified technician.
NOTE: QUALIFIED TECHNICIANS ONLY - Contact
Invacare, 1-800-532-8677 for complete SHIMANO hub
instructions.
NOTE: There is no cable adjustment for the seven (7)
speed shifter cable. Loosening the knurled screw will en-
able you to pull the gear box from the hub axle.
It is recommended that you take your Excelerator to a
qualified technician for any shifter adjustment.
If adjustment or replacement of internal parts is required,
i.e., won't shift into ALL seven (7) gears, perform the fol-
lowing replacement:
1. Ensure that the hub and shifter are properly installed.
NOTE: Shifter is installed with a 4 mm hex key to a torque
of 1.8 to 2.1 ft. lbs.
2. Loosen knurled screw and pull gearbox (clickbox) from
the hub axle.
3. Run the cable and clickbox along the frame and above
the bottom bracket until it reaches the rear axle.
4. Ensure that there are no extreme bends in the cable
and there is ample slack for the handlebars to turn
without binding the cable.
5. Use a light oil and lubricate shift rod and the shift tube.
Ensure that the inner lug of the guiding rib is run into
the shift tube slot until it snaps into place.
6. Push the rod and tube into the drive side of the axle as
far as it will go. The shift rod should fit inside of the shift
tube.
7. Position the shifter in gear number one.
8. Push the RED adjusting sleeve (guiding rib first) over
the axle.
Shifter
9. Position the guiding rib above the axle and slide it onto
the clickbox.
NOTE: The guiding rib complete MUST be seated into the
clickbox housing groove.
10. Ensure that the guiding rib fits into the slot in the top of
the clickbox.
Ensure that knurled screw is secure.
11. Finger tighten knurled screw on clickbox.
12. If more technical assistance is required, contact the
manufacturer direct at (800) 346-2928.
13. To maintenance, periodically lubricate the shift rod
and shift tube.
Gearbox
(Clickbox)
Adjusting
Sleeve
(Insert into
slot in
clickbox
opening)
Knurled
Screw
FIGURE 5 - EXCELERATOR/EXCELERATOR XLT SEVEN
(7) SPEED SHIFTER CABLE ADJUSTMENT/
REPLACEMENT - SACHS HUB ONLY
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PROCEDURE 6
CAUTION
CAUTION
Bracket
(EXCELERATOR
ONLY)
Guiding Rib
Axle Bore
Shift Rod
Slot for
Internal Peg
Internal
(Align with
Peg
slot in shift
tube opening)
Groove for
Shift Tube
Knurled Screw
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Hub
Axle