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Z I P P I E G S
P . WHEEL LOCKS
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Do not operate your wheelchair without wheel locks.
1. High-Mount Wheel Lock
a) Loosen the screws on the top of each clamp (A). Do not attempt to remove one
screw at a time.
b) Slide assembly toward rear wheel until clamp (B) embeds into tire to prevent wheel
movement when in locked position.
c) Adjust angle position.
d) Tighten screws.
NOTE:
Use a torque setting of 100 in.-lbs. when setting up wheel locks.
Q.QUICK-RELEASE AXLES
1. Attaching/Removal
a) Depress the quick-release button on the axle (C).
b) Slide through wheel hub and into the axle sleeve until it locks.
NOTE:
The axle is not secured until the outside quick-release button pops out to its fully extended position.
The ball bearings on the opposite end of the axle must be visible beyond the end of the axle sleeve.
c) To remove the wheel hub, depress the quick-release button and lift off the hub.
2. Axle Length Adjustment
a) To adjust the axle you will need a 3/4" wrench to turn the outside axle nuts.
b) You will also need a 1/2" wrench to lodge the ball bearings on the opposite end of the
axle and to prevent the axle from turning.
c) Turn the outside axle nut counter-clockwise to tighten.
d) There should only be zero to ten thousandths of an inch (.010") of play between ball
bearing and the inside of the axle sleeve.
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R. HUB LOCK
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To operate Hub Lock
1. To Lock rear wheels, press button (D). Lever (E) will flip outward.
2. To unlock wheels, press Lever (E) back down until Button (D) pops back out. Each
lever operates one side of the chair. To fully lock chair, both buttons must be pushed.
NOTE–
Do not engage hub lock when chair is in motion.
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To adjust the cables
1. Loosen jam nut (F) using a 10mm wrench.
2. Turn adjustment screw (G) in our out as necessary. Turning screw upward will loosen
cable, turning downward will tighten cable.
3. Re-tighten jam nut (F) against lever mount.
4. Repeat steps 1-3 for opposite side of chair as necessary.
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To adjust lever position
1. Remove socket screw (H) and washer (I) from lever and backrest.
2. Choose desired hole in backrest to mount lever and re-install screw and washer.
3. Repeat steps 1-2 for opposite side of chair.
S. CASTER FORKS
1. Caster Fork Adjustment
a) Loosen the bolt (A) and remove the caster.
b) Either change caster size and/or position the caster upward or downward in pre-drilled
holes (1" apart) on caster fork.
c) Replace bolt and tighten securely.
d) Repeat with other caster.
NOTE:
Two-hole caster forks allow interchanging 5", 6" and 8" casters and adjusting seat height.
These changes may affect the floor to seat height.
WARNING
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