Adjusting Patient-Operated Wheel Locks - Invacare 9000XT Recliner Owner's Operator And Maintenance Manual

Push-To-Lock
Wheel
Lock
FIGURE 9.3 Using Patient Operated Disk Wheel Locks

Adjusting Patient-Operated Wheel Locks

NOTE:!For!this!procedure,!refer!to!FIGURE 9.4!on!page!54.
NOTE:!The!push"or"pull"to"lock!wheel!locks!are!also!an!option!on!the!9000XT!Recliner.
NOTE:!If!wheels!are!pneumatic,!before!adjusting!or!replacing!the!wheel!lock!assemblies,!ensure!
that!the!tires!are!inflated!to!the!recommended!psi!on!the!side!wall!of!tire.!The!recommended!tire!
pressure!is!located!on!the!side!wall!of!the!tire.
1. Disengage!the!wheel!locks.
2. Perform!one!of!the!following:
• Bolt#on!Wheel!locks!#!Loosen!the!bolt!and!locknut!that!secure!the!wheel!lock!to!the!
wheelchair!frame.
• Clamp#on!wheel!locks!#!Loosen!the!two!socket!screws!that!secure!the!wheel!lock!to!
the!wheelchair!frame.
3. Reposition!the!wheel!lock!so!that!when!engaged,!the!wheel!lock!shoe!embeds!the!tire!
1/8#inch!(3/16#inch!for!pneumatic!tires)!and!holds!the!occupied!wheelchair!in!place!
when!pushed.
4. Securely!tighten!the!bolt!and!locknut!or!socket!screws!securing!the!wheel!lock!to!the!
wheelchair!frame.
5. Engage!the!wheel!lock.
6. Measure!the!distance!the!wheel!lock!is!embedded!into!the!tire!as!shown!in!FIGURE 9.4!
on!page!54.
NOTE:!Any!wheel!lock!adjustment!should!embed!the!wheel!lock!shoe!at!least!1/8"inch!(3/16"inch!
if!pneumatic!tire)!into!the!tire!when!engaged.
7. Repeat!STEPS!1#6!until!the!wheel!lock!shoe!embeds!the!tire!1/8#inch!(3/16#inch!for!
pneumatic!tires)!and!holds!the!occupied!wheelchair!in!place!when!pushed.
Part No. 1056953
SECTION 9—ANTI-TIPPERS/WHEEL LOCKS
Unlocked
Position
Locked
Position
53
Pull-To-Lock
Locked
Position
Wheel
Unlocked
Lock
Position
9000 Series