Installing Quick-Release Casters - Invacare Top End T-3 Tennis Adjustable Operating And Maintenance Manual

PROCEDURE 6
INSTALLING QUICK-RELEASE CASTERS (FIGURE 19)
NOTE: This procedure applies to T-3 Elite models ONLY.
Pull on quick-release casters each time BEFORE using the wheelchair to make
sure they are securely locked onto the wheelchair frame.
There are several configurations of the quick-release caster. If caster fork
stem DOES NOT look like the drawing in FIGURE 19 when installed, DO
NOT USE. Contact Invacare Top End, 1-(800) 532-8677.
A NOTE ABOUT QUICK-RELEASE CASTERS
Quick-release casters are an option that allow for quick and easy removal of the casters from the
wheelchair so the wheelchair can be stored and transported conveniently. When using the quick-
release caster option, a spring loaded caster head tube cap will be used instead of a stem nut to
secure the front caster to the chair frame. Unlike the stem nut, the caster head tube cap is not
adjustable and thus caster flutter will be more evident with the quick-release caster option than it
would be with the standard caster attaching hardware.
1. Remove the bolt and locknut that secure the front caster and the two (2) spacers to the fork.
2. Remove the dust cover on the top of the head tube.
3. While holding the fork and using a socket wrench, remove the locknut that secures the
fork, and spacer in the headtube of the wheelchair.
NOTE: The dust cover and locknut are not used with the quick-release casters. Keep them for future
use.
4. Remove the existing fork and install the quick-release caster fork through the head tube of the
wheelchair making sure the fork stem is approximately 1/4-inch above the caster head tube.
WARNING
Make sure the detent pin of the quick-
release caster headtube cap is fully
released BEFORE operating the
wheelchair.
5. Depress the detent pin of the quick-
release caster headtube cap and install
over the top of the quick-release caster
fork stem.
6. Release the detent pin of the quick-
release caster headtube cap and pull on
the fork to make sure the fork is securely
attached to the wheelchair.
7. Reinstall the two (2) spacers and caster
onto the quick-release caster fork.
8. Repeat this procedure for the opposite
side.
T-3™ and T-4™ Series
WARNING
Quick-Release
Caster Fork Stem
Caster
Headtube
Dust
Detent Pin
Cover
Spacer
Bolt
FIGURE 19 - INSTALLING QUICK-
RELEASE CASTERS
48
WHEELS
Approximately
1/4-inch
Quick-Release
Caster Headtube
Cap
Locknut
Headtube
Fork Stem
Fork
Part No. 1054916