ADJUSTMENTS AND MAINTENANCE – FOLDING WHEELCHAIRS | USER MANUAL
NOTE: If you ignore these warnings or fail to inspect or maintain your wheelchair as directed in the manual, you may fall, tip over or lose control of the wheelchair and seriously injure yourself or others and damage the
wheelchair.
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8.10 CASTERS, FORKS AND FORK STEM ASSEMBLIES
8.10.1 REMOVING/INSTALLING/REPOSITIONING CASTERS
(C2, A7, A6, MOVE, HELIO KIDS, XC2, HELIO)
TO REMOVE
– Loosen and remove bolt (1).
– Remove the caster.
TO REINSTALL
– Install or reposition the caster.
– Place spacers (2) between the caster and the fork on each side
of the caster.
– Tighten nut (3) firmly.
8.10.2 REMOVING/INSTALLING/REPOSITIONING CASTERS
(VELOCE)
TO REMOVE
- Loosen and remove bolt (1).
- Remove the caster.
TO REINSTALL
– Install or reposition the caster.
- Tighten nut (1) firmly.
8.10.3
REMOVING/INSTALLING THE CASTER HOUSING
ANGLE (VELOCE)
- DO NOT remove security screws
- The caster mount can only be installed and adjusted at Motion
Composites
8.10.4 REMOVING/INSTALLING THE CASTER HOUSING (C2,
A7, HELIO KIDS, XC2, HELIO)
TO UNINSTALL
– Remove screw (1).
– Remove screw (2).
– Slide the caster housing out of the frame.
TO REINSTALLED
– Slide the caster housing Plug in the frame (3).
– Reinstall caster housing (2).
– Reinstall screws (1).
INFORMATION
To replace the stem bolt or do a bearing maintenance, always
slide the caster housing out of the frame.
8.10.5
REMOVING/INSTALLING CASTER HOUSING (A6 AND
MOVE)
TO REMOVE
– Note the position of the notch on the eccentric inserts (2).
– Remove the screws (3, 5).
– Remove eccentric inserts (2), caster housing (1), spacer (4) and
threaded plug (6).
TO REINSTALL
– Slide in the spacer (4), caster housing (1) and eccentric inserts
(2) and threaded plug (6)
– Position eccentric inserts as they were before removal or adjust
caster housing angle correctly.
– Apply medium strength thread locker (blue Loctite), reinstall the
screws (3) and apply a torque of 12 Nm.
– Apply medium strength thread locker (blue Loctite), reinstall the
screw (5) and apply torque of 7 Nm.
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INFORMATION
To change the stem bolt or service the bearings, always
remove the caster housing from the frame.
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