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S E R V I C E M A N U A L JOKER SERVICE MANUAL Rev. 0 - 06/05/2020 ENGLISH Service Manual JOKER 1 REHATEAM s.r.l.—vicolo Negrelli 5—31040 Castagnole di Paese TV - www.rehateamprogeo.com...
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JOKER (including the version “zero”) SERVICE MANUAL GENERAL WARNINGS ANY ADJUSTMENT CAN BE CARRIED OUT EXCLUSIVELY BY QUALIFIED AND AUTHORIZED BY REHATEAM® PERSONNEL. It is forbidden to carry out any modifications, even when possible, to the original design. Any adjustments and/or any modification that is carried out by non-authorized personnel will immediately void the warranty on the product and it relieves RehaTEAM®...
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JOKER (including the version “zero”) SERVICE MANUAL Page adjustment FRONT HEIGHT 1 Caster on fork FRONT HEIGHT 2 Sliding the fork support FORK ANGLE 1 System with spirit level FORK ANGLE 2 Fork support V-Design FORK ANGLE 3 Fork support V-Design 2.0 DIRECTIONALITY REAR HEIGHT SETTING (point of balance)
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FRONT HEIGHT 1 (caster on fork) SERVICE MANUAL Sport – 2 holes – h. 88 Small – 3 holes – h. 112 Fork height Holes intervals – 12,7 mm Sport – 2 holes – h. 100 Small – 3 holes – h. 115 Fork height Medium –...
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FRONT HEIGHT 2 Sliding the fork support (not for version with swing away footplates) SERVICE MANUAL All the following fork supports are fixed to the frame with clamp system. Once you loose the clamp, you can slide the support along the frame and change the front height. SUPPORT WITH SPIRIT LEVEL V-DESIGN SUPPORT V-DESIGN 2.0 SUPPORT...
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FORK ANGLE 1 system with spirit level SERVICE MANUAL WORK ON A FLAT EVEN SURFACE. Whenever the seat height is changed or as periodic maintenance, check the fork angle and, if necessary, adjust it in order to have the fork axis perpendicular to the ground.
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FORK ANGLE 1 system with spirit level SERVICE MANUAL Change position of A1 Turn the ring A1 a little in either direction and repeat the same operation above explained. You have to repeat this procedure until the position of the ring A1 allows the bubble to be very close to the circle of the spirit level.
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FORK ANGLE 1 system with spirit level SERVICE MANUAL When adjusting the fork angle avoid: Working on ring A1 and A2 (fork) together form the beginning – this does not give any precise point of reference (as ring A1 does in one any position that you can change if not correct).
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FORK ANGLE 2 V-Design fork support SERVICE MANUAL WORK ON A FLAT EVEN SURFACE. Whenever the seat height is changed or as periodic mainte- nance, check the fork angle and, if necessary, adjust it in order to have the fork axis perpendicular to the ground. To loosen the system: loosen the two bolts A, the two headless bolts B1 B2 and V-Design...
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FORK ANGLE 3 Fork support V-Design 2.0 SERVICE MANUAL WORK ON A FLAT AND EVEN SURFACE Whenever the seat height is changed or as periodic maintenance, check the fork angle and, if necessary, adjust it in order to have the fork axis perpendicular to the ground.
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DIRECTIONALITY SERVICE MANUAL A very important aspect of any wheelchair is its directionality. To check if the wheelchair goes straight, sit on it, push it and let it go until it stops. If something is wrong, the slower the wheelchairs moves forward (momentum close to nothing), the more likely it turns right or left. There- fore, if no or irrelevant turn occurs, the wheelchair is properly adjusted.
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DIRECTIONALITY SERVICE MANUAL ADJUSTING THE DIRECTIONALITY Check that the two forks are perpendicular to the ground. If they are not, proceed with the adjustment of the fork angle following the instruc- tions on the sheet FORK ANGLE ADJUSTMENT. If both forks axis are correct but the wheelchair still turns right or left, it Plastic strapping means that the latitudinal angle is not perfect.
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DIRECTIONALITY SERVICE MANUAL Mounting back the fork of the system V-Design 2.0. Once you have casted the inserts C0 or C2, it is advisable to try to screw the bolt F to check there is no difficulty. Sometimes, in fact, the holes of the inserts C0 or C1 C0 or C1 may have working burr that make the bolt hard to go through.
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REAR HEIGHT Part leaning Inner against the plate plate SERVICE MANUAL Inner plate of the clamp Adjustment every 1 cm. Remove the bolt A on both sides of the wheelchair. The inner plate of the clamp- Possible side support B and the nut will come off. guard cut Move the frame up or down until aligning the hole of the support B with one of those of the plate C.
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SETTING (point of balance) SERVICE MANUAL Remove the rear wheel. Inner plate The front support integrates the of the rear support brake clamp and fixes the front axle Loosen the bolt B of the front support and put the wheel on. with embedded nut Repeat the same operations on the other side of the wheelchair.
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CAMBER AND CONVERGENCY WORK ON A FLAT AND EVEN SURFACE SERVICE MANUAL RECEIVER The wheel receiver gives the rear wheel camber (cambered receiver). The two wheel receivers are fixed to the rear axle, thus, to adjust the convergence, it is necessary to turn the axle. The drawing 1 shows same inclination (camber) of both rear wheels.
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CAMBER AND CONVERGENCY SERVICE MANUAL Aluminum plate Full Carbon plate Boccola 4° Boccola 2° Aluminum plate: loosen the grab screw A. Piastra Full Carbon: loosen the grab screw A and the bolt/nut C. Loosen the above mentioned screws just enough to let you turn the rear axle with your hand but without the clamp sliding along the axle. If that occurs, you can continue with the adjustment.
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BRAKE SERVICE MANUAL WHEN ADJUSTING THE BRAKES, THE TURES MUST BE INFLATED TO THE CORRECT PRESSURE (except solid tyre) The position of the brake depends on the position of the rear wheel. In order to have a stable fixing of the brake, it is possible there is a small block that is located within the opening of brake tube.
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BRAKE SPACING SERVICE MANUAL In several cases, the distance between the tyre and the frame can be such as to make need moving the knurled rod P more external. When originally assembling the wheelchair, such possible modification is already taken into account. In case of a post-sale modification that results in the rear wheels being more external (from 0°...
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FOOTPLATE DISTANCE WITH 7° FRAME SERVICE MANUAL The particular characteristic of this MODEL is the 7° front frame taper. As it is visible from the picture, the longer the footplate distance DP, the 7° 7° narrower the room X between the two frames at footplate’s level. According to that, when adjusting the footplate distance, it is necessary to keep the 7°...
ALUMINUM FOOTPLATE FOR 7° FRAME SERVICE MANUAL Angle adjustment: Loosen the grab screw A and the bolt B of both supports (right and left) just enough to be able to turn the footplate. Adjust the inclination of the plate until the necessary angle. Finally, tighten the bolt B first and then the grab screw A of both supports.
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CARBON FIBRE FOOTPLATE FOR 7° FRAME SERVICE MANUAL Angle adjustment: Loosen the grab screw A and the bolt B of both supports (right and left) just enough to be able to turn the footplate. Adjust the inclination of the plate until the necessary angle. Finally, tighten the bolt B first and then the grab screw A of both supports.
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ALUMINIUM FOOTPLATE WITH CURVED TUBES FOR 7° FRAME SERVICE MANUAL Angle adjustment: Remove the two bolts and nuts A that fix the footrest plate to the clamp B. Loosen the two bolts and nuts C that fix the clamp B to the two tubes. Turn the clamp until the necessary inclination.
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FIXED CARBON FIBRE FOOTPLATE FOR 7° FRAME SERVICE MANUAL Angle adjustment: This footplate is not adjustable in angle. Height adjustment: Loosen the two bolts A that you find on the lower side of the footrest plate and that fix the same plate to the tubes. The footrest plate is fixed to the tubes by means of a half-moon insert which is positioned inside the slotted tubes.
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FOOTPLATE DISTANCE FOR “ZERO” FRAME SERVICE MANUAL DOUBLE FOOTPLATE In the former version, the foot- plate tube (RH and LH), one size only, has an integrated plastic support. HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT EVERY 1.5cm Remove the bolts A and their corresponding nuts and washers B. ONE PIECE FOOTPLATE Slide the footplate tube up or down until the necessary height.
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FRONT FRAME RIGIDIZER FOR JOKER “ZERO” SERVICE MANUAL The configuration with parallel frames (JOKER “ZERO)”, thanks to the front frame rigidizer, allows for double or flip-up footplates. You can adjust the rigidizer in height. Loosen the 4 bolts A and the headless bolt B on both sides. Slide the rigidizer up or down.
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DOUBLE FOOTPLATE FOR JOKER “ZERO” SERVICE MANUAL ANGLE ADJUSTMENT Loosen the bolt A. Turn the plate clock or anti clock wise. Once you find the correct inclination, tighten the bolt. If necessary, you can adjust the inclination of the two independent footplates differently. POSITIONING 2 positions: 2/3 internal or 2/3 external.
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ONE PIECE FLIP-UP ALUMINUM FOOTPLATE FOR JOKER “ZERO” SERVICE MANUAL Lock side Rotation side with elliptical tube ANGLE ADJUSTMENT Leave the footplate engaged in the using position. With round tube: loosen the bolt A of both adjustment supports. With elliptical tube: loosen the grab screw A1 and the bolt A of both adjustment supports. Turn the plate frontward or backward.
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ONE PIECE FLIP-UP ALUMINUM FOOTPLATE FOR JOKER “ZERO” SERVICE MANUAL REVERSING THE FOOTPLATE 1) Loosen the angle adjustment bolts A and slide off the lock and rotation sides supports from the tube and assemble them reversing their position. 2) Or, remove the tubes, follow instructions of chapter footplate distance and assemble them reversing their side.
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ONE PIECE FLIP-UP CARBON FOOTPLATE FOR JOKER “ZERO” SERVICE MANUAL Lock side Rotation side with elliptical tube ANGLE ADJUSTMENT Leave the footplate engaged in the using position. With round tube: loosen the bolt A of both adjustment supports. With elliptical tube: loosen the grab screw A1 and the bolt A of both adjustment supports. Turn the plate frontward or backward.
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ONE PIECE FLIP-UP CARBON FOOTPLATE FOR JOKER “ZERO” SERVICE MA- CHANGING THE LOCK SIDE WHILE KEEPING THE SAME PLATE POSITION Reverse the footplate position as above indicated on point 1 of the chapter “reversing the footplate”. The footplate is fixed with the rotation tube B and the lock tube C with two bolts D each.
BACKREST HEIGHT Aluminium or titanium backrest SERVICE MANUAL Remove the backrest upholstery and slide up the protecting sleeves of the backrest bands along the tube until the fixing screws are visible. If the bolt is not accessible, remove the mudguard if it is removable or tilt the backrest backward by means of its adjustment system (see backrest angle adjustment sheet).
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BACKREST HEIGHT Carbon fibre backrest SERVICE MANUAL Remove the backrest upholstery and slide up the protecting sleeves of the backrest bands along the tube until the fixing screws A are visible. In the fixing point, you will also see a steel buckle B. If the bolt is not accessible, remove the mudguard if it is removable or tilt the backrest backward by means of its adjustment system (see backrest angle adjustment sheet).
BACKREST ANGLE SERVICE MANUAL 74° 94° 90° Adjustment from 16° close, tilted frontward (74°) to 4° open, tilted backward (94°) with respect to 90° to the seat. If you need to open (tilt backward) the angle, before proceeding, with the adjustment, fold the backrest, loosen the nut C and screw the bolt B that determine the end run, that it the point where it will lean on the frame.
QUICK RELEASE AXLE (rear wheel) SERVICE MANUAL Adjust the quick release axle so that the rear wheel is safely fixed with no risk that it comes off accidentally. At the same time, there should be no or very little play. To check if the rear wheel is safely fixed, take hold of the hub without pressing the release button, and try to pull the wheel in and out.
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