Adjusting Front Castors - Invacare Mirage User Manual

NOTE:
Motor lock disengagement/engagement allows free wheeling or joystick controlled operation. Free
wheeling allows an assistant to manoeuvre the wheelchair without power.
11.2

Adjusting Front Castors

1. Remove the headtube cover from the castor headtube.
2. To properly tighten castor journal system and guard
against flutter, perform the following check:
• Tip back the wheelchair to floor.
• Pivot both forks and castors to top of their arc simulta-
neously.
• Let castors drop to bottom of arc (wheels should swing
once to one-side, then immediately rest in a straight
downward position).
• Adjust locknuts according to freedom of castor swing.
3. Test wheelchair for manoeuvrability.
4. Readjust locknuts if necessary, and repeat STEPS 1-3
until correct.
5. Snap headtube cover into the castor headtube.
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Fork Nut