5.8.11 Replacing anti-tipping mechanism with
screw
CAUTION!
Risk of tipping over if the anti-tipping
mechanism is installed incorrectly.
– Always install the anti-tipping mechanism in
the first drill hole (long adjustment) on a
mobility device with a lifter.
•
10 mm socket wrenches (two of them)
1.
Loosen and remove self-securing nut (3).
2.
Remove screw.
3.
Pull anti-tipping mechanism (1) rearward out of
support tube (2).
4.
Insert anti-tipping mechanism into support tube.
Fig. 5-31
•
Mobility device with lifter
– first drill hole (long setting)
•
Mobility device without lifter
– second drill hole (short setting)
5.
Insert screw.
6.
Re-position the self-securing nut and tighten.
5.8.12 Replacing anti-tipping mechanism with
locking spring
CAUTION!
Risk of tipping over if the anti-tipping
mechanism is installed using a locking spring
on a chair with a lifter.
– Always install the anti-tipping mechanism
using a screw in the first drill hole (long
setting) on a chair with a lifter, as described
in chapter
mechanism with screw , page 31
Tools:
•
Phillips screwdriver
1.
Press locking spring (2) together.
2.
Only bolts in the support tube (3) are visible.
3.
Pull anti-tipping mechanism out (1).
4.
Check locking spring.
5.
Replace locking spring if it is broken or has insufficient
tension.
6.
Replace anti-tipping mechanism.
7.
Insert (possibly new) locking spring (4) into anti-tipping
mechanism up to the second hole.
8.
Insert anti-tipping mechanism into support tube. To
do this, press locking spring together slightly.
9.
Make sure that locking spring latches into holes
provided for this purpose in the support tube.
10. Insert anti-tipping mechanism into support tube as
far as it will go.
5.8.13 Replacing defective locking spring
CAUTION!
Risk of tipping over due to defective locking
springs.
Defective locking springs can lead to loss or
failure of the anti-tipping mechanism.
– Check carefully that the locking springs are
intact.
Tools:
•
A rod or Phillips screwdriver
1.
If necessary press defective locking spring together.
2.
Pull anti-tipping mechanism (1) rearward out of
support tube (3).
1528338-Q
31
