Adjusting The Brake Force - Drum Brake; Adjusting The Footplate Angle; Adjusting The Lower Leg Length - Otto Bock M1 Intro Instructions For Use Manual

Adjustment / Assembly Instructions
6.6 Adjusting the Brake Force – Drum Brake (Fig�52)
Thebrakeforceisadjustedattheadjustmentscrewtoachieveoptimalbrakingeffect.Thebrake
forceisincreasedbyturningtheadjustmentscrew(Fig.52,itemA)counter-clockwiseandde-
creasedbyturningthescrewclockwise.
Turntheadjustmentscrewcounter-clockwiseuntilfrictionalnoiseoccursattheturningwheel.
Thentightentheadjustmentscrewuntilthefrictionalnoisedisappears.Thewheelshouldrun
freely.
Afterfinishingtheadjustment,fastentheadjustmentscrewbytighteningthecounternut(Fig.
52,itemB).
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Ensurethatthebrakeforceofbothrearwheelsisadjustedequally.
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Makesurethatthedrumbrakeengageswithsufficientforceonlywhenthemanualbrakeleverisset
tothesecondratchetposition.
6.7 Adjusting the Footplate Angle (Fig�53,itemA)
Priortoadjustingthefootplateangle,loosenthescrewconnectionsasindicatedinthefigure.
Thensetthefootplatetothedesiredangle.
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Makesuretore-tightentheloosenedscrewconnections.Thepropertorqueis6 nm.
6.8 Adjusting the Lower Leg Length (Fig�54/55)
Bylooseningthesetscrew,thefootplatecanbeadaptedtoyourlowerleglengthandtothe
thicknessofyourseatcushion(standardfootrest=Fig.54;elevatingfootrest=Fig.55).
Makesureduringadjustmentthatthefootrestbarisslidintotheswivelsegmentatleast40 mm.
Amarkonthefootrestbaralsoindicatestheminimumdistancethebarmustbeinserteddur-
inginstallation.
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