Stryker Medical Thermaltek 1030, Maintenance Manual

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Service Information
10
CASTER ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT
Required Tools:
1/8 Roll Pin Punch Drill with 1/8 inch Drill Bit
Flat Punch (any size larger than 1/8) Hammer
Needle Nose Pliers Floor Jack
3/4 Inch Wrench Bungee Cords (or equivalent)
1 Inch Wrench Torque Wrench (w/ Ft. Lbs. Adjust.)
Replacement Procedure:
1. Pump the litter up to full height.
2. Lift the base hood, separating the hood from the base frame. Using the bungee cords, support the base
hood.
3. Using a 1/8 roll pin punch and hammer, remove roll pin located in center of lug nut holding wheel assembly
to base frame.
4. Carefully remove plastic wheel covers.
5. Using a floor jack, lift base frame approximately 4 inches off the ground.
6. While holding cap screw with a 3/4 inch wrench, turn lug nut with a 1 inch wrench to loosen wheel assembly
from base frame. Remove wheel.
7. Install the new wheel assembly with new lug nut and tighten down to 60 – 65 foot–pounds torque.
WARNING
Never reuse the old lug nut, cap screw or roll pin once removed from base frame.
8. Lower the floor jack and set aside to be used, if needed, with another wheel.
9. Drill a 1/8 hole in center of lug nut, going completely through the lug nut.
CAUTION
Be careful not to ”oblong” the hole in the lug nut when drilling.
10. Using needle nose pliers, hold on to roll pin and tap into place. Finish driving roll pin with a flat head punch
and a hammer until flush with the lug nut.
11. Install plastic wheel covers onto wheel.
12. Remove the bungee cords supporting the base hood and secure the hood to the base frame.
See page 32 for replacement part numbers (caster and cover assembly)
1/8 Inch
Through
Lug Nut
(60–65 Ft.–Lb.)
Support Tube
1 Inch
Dia.
Roll Pin