Adjusting The "T" Arms - Invacare Allegro 1061057 Operator And Maintenance Manual

ARMS
Removing
1. Press in on the locking lever and lift the "T" arm straight
up and out of the "T" arm socket.
NOTE: If the "T" arm does not slide up and down in
the "T" arm socket as desired, adjust the "T" arm
socket. Refer to ADJUSTING THE "T" ARMS in this
section of the manual.
2. Repeat STEP 2 for the opposite side of the wheel-
chair.
Wheelchair
Frame
"T" Arm
Socket
FIGURE 2 - INSTALLING/REMOVING THE "T"
ARMS

ADJUSTING THE "T" ARMS

Height (FIGURE 3)
1. Unlock the "T" arm by flipping the "T" arm release
lever towards the inside of the wheelchair.
NOTE: If necessary, Pull out on the "T" arm re-
lease lever and rotate 180
towards the outside of the wheelchair.
2. Slide the "T" arm to one (1) of:
A. Low Height "T" Arms - Nine (9) positions.
B. High Height "T" Arms - Seven (7) positions.
NOTE: If the inside "T" arm post does not slide up
and down in the outside "T" arm post as desired,
perform one (1) of the following:
A. Tighten - Tightening the set screws on the out-
side "T" arm post will make it harder to move
the inside "T" arm post up and down.
"T" Arm
Locking Lever
(Towards the
front of the
wheelchair.)
Slot
o
so it can be flipped
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B. Loosen - Loosening the set screws on the out-
side "T" arm post will make it easier to move
the inside "T" arm post up and down.
3. Lock the "T" arm by flipping the "T" arm release
lever towards the front of the wheelchair.
Set
Screws
Outside "T"
Arm Post
"T" Arm Release Lever -
Locked Position
FIGURE 3 - ADJUSTING THE "T" ARMS -
HEIGHT
Width (FIGURE 4)
1. Remove the two (2) phillips screws that secure the
arm pad to the arm tube.
2. Turn the arm pad around and reposition the arm
pad on the arm tube.
3. Re-secure the arm pad to the arm tube with the two
(2) phillips screws.
4. Repeat for the opposite side, if necessary.
Arm Pad
Phillips
Screw
FIGURE 4 - ADJUSTING THE "T" ARMS -
WIDTH
Depth (FIGURE 5)
1. Remove the two (2) phillips screws that secure the
arm pad to the arm tube.
2. Remove the two (2) socket screws that secure the
arm tube to the "T" arm post.
PROCEDURE 2
"T" Arm Release
Lever - Unlocked
Position
Inside "T"
Arm Post
Arm Tube
Phillips Screw
A
R
M
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