Invacare Rea Dahlia 45 Quick Start Manual

How to exchange the front linkarm at Dahlia 45° (gas spring)
Previously, leave the chair on its wheels and tilt the chair to
unloaded position (about 5°)
Remove the upper safety pin
1.
the gas spring. Tooling: Use a nipper
2. Tilt the chair to a seat angle of 30° to 45°
3. Remove the upper safety pin
the gas spring. Tooling: Use a nipper
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and locking washer of
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37230 Fondettes, France
4. Remove, the 4 linkarm screws
A
with a hot air gun before untightening the linkarm screws
B
. While heating the nut, place a sight counterclockwise
torque to the screw
the screw starts to turn.
Tooling: Use a hot air gun and Allen key of 6 mm
5. Scrap the previous plastic bushings and screws
6. Use new screws and plastic bushings when assembling the
new linkarm.
Tighten the screws with a torque wrench to 17 Nm.
Tooling: Use a torque wrench
7. Reverse the procedure to reassemble the gas spring. Check
the upper and lower safety pins
If damage, then replace them by new ones.
Tooling: Use a nipper
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Rea
B
. If needed, heat the nuts
B
and stop warming immediately when
A
and locking washers
Dahlia 45°
B
.