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- Page 1 S E R V I C E M A N U A L TEKNA ADVANCE SERVICE MANUAL TEKNA ADVANCE ENGLISH with swing away, removable footplates Rev. 0 - 06/05/2020 Service Manual TEKNA ADVANCE 1 REHATEAM s.r.l.—vicolo Negrelli 5—31040 Castagnole di Paese TV - www.rehateamprogeo.com...
- Page 2 TEKNA ADVANCE TEKNA ADVANCE SERVICE MANUAL with swing-away, removable footplates 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.
- Page 3 TEKNA ADVANCE TEKNA ADVANCE SERVICE MANUAL with swing-away, removable footplates Page adjustment FRONT HEIGHT 1 Caster on fork FRONT HEIGHT 2 Standard fork and axle FRONT HEIGHT 3 Sliding the fork support (not for version with swing away footplates) FORK ANGLE 1 System with hexagon FORK ANGLE 2 System with spirit level FORK ANGLE 3 Fork support V-Design FORK ANGLE 4 Fork support V-Design 2.0...
- Page 4 FRONT HEIGHT 1 (caster on fork) SERVICE MANUAL Sport – 2 holes – h. 88 Small – 3 holes – h. 112 Fork Medium – 5 holes – h. 152 height Long – 4 holes – h. 178 Holes intervals – 12,7 mm Sport –...
- Page 5 FRONT HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT 2 (standard fork and axle) SERVICE MANUAL Only for forks with Ø 12 axle hole, it is possible to change the axle P with a longer one (usually 25mm longer). To replace the fork axle, first you need to remove the fork from its support. Remove the cap and, with a 19 mm tubular box spanner while holding the fork with one hand, screw off the locknut B.
- Page 6 FRONT HEIGHT 3 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. STANDARD SUPPORT SUPPORT WITH SPIRIT LEVEL V -DESIGN SUPPORT...
- Page 7 FORK ANGLE 1 system with hexagon SERVICE MANUAL WORK ON A FLAT AND EVEN SURFACE. The adjustment is the same for both Exelle and Exelle Vario. The pictures show the assembly on the Exelle Vario. Note that, differently from the models Exelle/Exelle Vario, the support is assembled facing backward; however, in some cases in alcuni casi, it is possible to assemble it facing frontward.
- Page 8 FORK ANGLE 2 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.
- Page 9 FORK ANGLE 2 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.
- Page 10 FORK ANGLE 2 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).
- Page 11 FORK ANGLE 3 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...
- Page 12 FORK ANGLE 4 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.
- Page 13 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.
- Page 14 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.
- Page 15 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.
- Page 16 REAR HEIGHT SERVICE MANUAL Adjustment every 1.5 cm You can adjust the rear height by changing the position of the plate A with respect to the adjustment post. Remove the three bolts B and nuts C and remove the plate A. If a nut is close to the crossbar joint, you can let the spanner pass between the adjustment post and the crossbar joint.
- Page 17 SETTING (point of balance) SERVICE MANUAL Three possible settings: 1 PRUDENTIAL 50mm 2 STANDARD 75 mm 3 ACTIVE 100 mm Adjustment. Remove the receiver A and nut B. Move the receiver to one of the other two positions. Insert the toothed washer C, the spacer D and then the nut B. The spacer D is present to allow the nut B to be more accessible when holding grip on it with the spanner.
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Page 18: Side Guard
SIDE GUARD Standard rear frame SERVICE MANUAL After any adjustment of the rear wheel, you will have to adjust the position of the side guard accordingly. You should adjust the side guard at approximately 5 mm from the tyre. It is fixed to the frame in two points: to the backrest tube with a ring A that can slide along the same tube;... - Page 19 SIDE GUARD Standard rear frame SERVICE MANUAL When you change the setting, you have to move the side guard frontward or backward according to the new position of the rear wheel, but the height of the side guard remains the same. 1.
- Page 20 SIDE GUARD Removable with blade system SERVICE MANUAL After every adjustment of the rear wheel, you have to adjust the position of the side guard. You have to adjust the side guard at approxi- mately 5 mm from the tyre. The side guard is fixed to three points on the blade A that slides in the support B fixed to the frame. Height adjustment: the blade A shows, in its vertical side, a series of holes to fix the bolt C that inserts in the hollow D of the support B.
- Page 21 SIDE GUARD Removable with blade system SERVICE MANUAL Advice for drilling. While drilling a hole, such hole may result slightly moved with respect to the precise point you marked. For the first hole, that move does not cause any trouble. On the other hand, for the second and third hole, it may cause a non-alignment between hole on the side guard and hole on the blade.
- Page 22 CAMBER Dynamic rear frame (first version) and Dynamic 2.0 WORK ON A FLAT AND EVEN SURFACE SERVICE MANUAL With cambered wheels, it is necessary to adjust the convergence in order to make the wheelchair very fluent. RECEIVER The wheel receiver gives the rear wheel camber (cambered receiver). The receiver is fixed to the rear wheel plate and, to adjust the convergence, it is necessary to turn the same receiver.
- Page 23 CAMBER Dynamic rear frame (first version) and Dinamic 2.0 SERVICE MANUAL Narrow side UP Slightly move away the rear wheel to get access to the receiver B and get hold of it with the spanner. Check the receiver B is correctly orientated as above mentioned, otherwise, adjust it now. Wide side DOWN Loosen the nut A (that fixes the receiver B) just enough to be able to turn the receiver with the spanner, but without creating play.
- Page 24 BRAKE WITH SUPPORT PLATE SERVICE MANUAL YOU HAVE TO ADJUST THE BRAKE WHEN THE WHEELS ARE PROPERLY INFLATED (except solid tyre) The position of the brake depends on the position of the rear wheel. To adjust the brake. Loosen the two bolts B that fix the brake to the plate of support A. Position the brake-knurled rod C at a distance D of a few millime- tres and parallel to the ground.
- Page 25 BRAKE WITH SUPPORT PLATE SERVICE MANUAL The adjustment of the sport brake is the same except for: The distance D, in fact, in its resting position, the brake is far from away from the tyre. Just make a few tries. The brake support O has only one fixing position, but it can slide along the slot of the plate When you loosen the bolts B, you have to hold the nuts E with a spanner.
- Page 26 BRAKE WITH CLAMP SERVICE MANUAL YOU HAVE TO ADJUST THE BRAKE WHEN THE WHEELS ARE PROPERLY IN- FLATED (except solid tyre) Loosen the bolt A and the inner nut B of the clamp M. Now you can slide the brake frontward/backward through the clamp. Position the brake-knurled rod C at a distance D of a few millimetres and parallel to the ground.
- Page 27 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°...
- Page 28 FOOTPLATE DISTANCE 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. Slide the footplate tube up or down until the necessary height.
- Page 29 ONE PIECE FLIP-UP PLASTIC FOOTPLATE 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.
- Page 30 ONE PIECE FLIP-UP PLASTIC FOOTPLATE SERVICE MANUAL You can also change the position of the sole plate with respect to the structure under it that is fixed Remove the three bolts B. To hold the nuts C no spanner is needed. Observe the distance D that you will have to keep after changing position.
- Page 31 ONE PIECE FLIP-UP ALUMINUM FOOTPLATE 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.
- Page 32 ONE PIECE FLIP-UP ALUMINUM FOOTPLATE 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.
- Page 33 ONE PIECE FLIP-UP CARBON FOOTPLATE 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.
- Page 34 ONE PIECE FLIP-UP CARBON FOOTPLATE 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.
- Page 35 ONE PIECE PLASTIC FOOTPLATE WITH AUTOMATIC CLOSURE SERVICE MANUAL con tubo ellittico ANGLE ADJUSTMENT 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.
- Page 36 ONE PIECE PLASTIC FOOTPLATE WITH AUTOMATIC CLOSURE SERVICE MANUAL REVERSING THE FOOTPLATE 1) Loosen the angle adjustment bolts A (grab crews A1 and bolts A if ellitptical tube) and slide off the lock and rotation sides supports from the tube and assemble them reversing their position.
- Page 37 ONE PIECE ALUMINIUM FOOTPLATE WITH AUTOMATIC CLOSURE (COMPACT) SERVICE MANUAL With elliptical tube ANGLE ADJUSTMENT 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.
- Page 38 FRONT FRAME JOINING SYSTEM SERVICE MANUAL When the wheelchair is equipped with double footplate, a joining system with streched band is necessary in order to avoid the two front frames from widening apart while driving the wheelchair. If the footplate mounted on this model is the double footplate, the wheelchair. MUST NEVER BE USED WITHOUT JOINING SYSTEM.
- Page 39 DOUBLE FOOTPLATE 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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Page 40: Backrest Height
BACKREST HEIGHT Standard rear frame SERVICE MANUAL Remove the backrest upholstery and slide up the protecting sleeves of the backrest bands along the tube until the fixing bolt/washer/nut A is accessible. If the bolt is not accessible, remove the mudguard - see sheet “mudguard” Screw off the bolt/washer/nut A . -
Page 41: Backrest Angle
BACKREST ANGLE 84° 90° 96° SERVICE MANUAL Adjustment: • 84° (6°close); • 90° to the seat; • 96° (6° open). 90° Backrest tube Remove the bolt A that fixes the rear side of the mudguard. Remove the bolt and nut C. Turn the backrest tube until aligning one of its lower holes with one of the three of the support S. -
Page 42: Quick Release Axle
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. - Page 43 SEAT WIDTH ENLARGEMENT SERVICE MANUAL It is possible to make the seat width larger by maximum 10 mm each side, by modifying the side guard fixing. Remove bolt/washer A. Remove bolts/washers/nuts B that fix the plate C. Now, the side guard is still fixed to the plate, but it is not necessary to remove it (it may turn but not slide). Even the brake is still fixed, but you do not need to remove it.
- Page 44 SEAT WIDTH ENLARGEMENT SERVICE MANUAL Put the rear wheel on and position the side guard as it was before removing the parts (you can have a look at the side guard on the other side of the wheelchair). Tighten the plate C with the bolts B. If one was not accessible, remove the rear wheel, fix the second bolt B and screw the bolt A just enough to be able to vertically slide the side guard, but also to let it hold its position.
- Page 45 FOOTPLATE FRAME LOCKING POSITION (only for version wit hswing-away footplates) SERVICE MANUAL The swing-away and removable “VARIO” frame has the characteristic of locking to a steel ring A. Such ring is fixed to the frame by means of three headless bolts: B1 B2 in front and B3 at rear. The fixing point C, thus, is not one only, but, indeed, it is variable in rotation.
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