Owner´s Manual Permobil C350
Maintenance and Repairs
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The recommended air pressure for front tires is 29 psi (200 kPa). Overfilling causes a risk of explo-
sion. Incorrect tire pressure can involve a deterioration of stability and manueverability, so check
regularly that the tire contains the prescribed air pressure.
Maintenance and Repairs
Changing rear tire inner tube
CAUTION
Applies only if your wheelchair is equipped with air-filled drive tires.
1.
Put the wheelchair up on blocks so that the wheel is free and then let the air
out of it.
2.
Force the tire off the rim, if drive wheel has a one-piece rim. If drive wheel
has a split rim, remove the socket head cap screws holding the rim together.
3.
Replace the inner tube.
4.
If using a one-piece drive rim, put the tire back on the rim and fill with air.
If using a split rim, assemble the rim back together again with the tire, check
that the inner tube is not caught anywhere between the parts of the rim, and fill
with air.
Replacement of caster tire inner tube
CAUTION
Applies only if your wheelchair is equipped with air-filled caster tires.
1.
Put the wheelchair up on blocks so that the wheel is free and then let the
air out of it.
2.
Disassemble the rim by unscrewing the socket head cap screws that are
holding the rim together.
3.
Replace the inner tube.
4.
Assemble the rim back together again with the tire, check that the inner-
tube is not caught anywhere between the parts of the rim, and fill with air.
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