11-5
TR/YR Owners Manual
OM_TR_0712RevC
CHAPTER 11: CASTERS, FORKS AND CASTER PIN LOCKS
Replacing the Elastomer Shock
Tools Needed:
• Two 5/32” Allen Wrench
1. Remove Allen screws from the hinge and push out the threaded spacer. See Figure 11-9.
2. Separate the two halves of the Frog Legs
®
to release the elastomer shock.
Note:
The metal disc is glued to the top of the elastomer shock.
3. Install the new elastomer shock (making sure the metal disk is facing upward).
4. Push firmly on the two halves of the Frog Legs
®
to facilitate reinstalling the Allen screws and threaded spacer.
Figure 11-9
Replacing the Elastomer Shock on Frog Legs
®
Allen Screw and
Threaded Spacer
Elastomer
Shock
Fork Stem
Metal Disk
Hinge
I
WARNING
The threads on the Allen screw that connects the two halves of the Frog Leg
®
are treated with Loctite
®
242
®
, a
medium strength thread lock. If you loosen this Allen screw, you MUST remove and reapply Loctite
®
242
®
or an
equivalent medium strength thread lock.
If you ignore this Warning, your rear wheel could become loose or fall off
and you could fall, tip over or lose control of the wheelchair and seriously injure yourself or others or damage the
wheelchair.
Replacing Frog Legs
®
Tools Needed:
• 5/8” Open End Wrench
• Torque Screw Driver with a 5/64” hex tip
I
WARNING
The threads on the screws that secure the stem bolt to the “Bullet” Caster Housing and the set screw are treated
with Vibra-TITE
®
VC-3, a locking and sealing coating, to reduce the possibility they will become loose. You should
be able to remove and reinstall these screws and bolts approximately four times without reapplying the coating. If
you repeatedly remove and reinstall these screws and stem bolts, TiLite requires that you reapply Vibra-TITE
®
VC-3
after every fourth adjustment.
If you ignore this Warning, you may fall, tip over or lose control of the wheelchair and
seriously injure yourself or others or damage the wheelchair.
I
WARNING
The threads on the screws that secure the casters to the fork and the axles are treated with Vibra-TITE
®
VC-3, a
locking and sealing coating, to reduce the possibility they will become loose. You should be able to remove and
reinstall these screws and axles approximately four times without reapplying the coating. If you repeatedly remove
and reinstall these screws or axles, TiLite requires that you reapply Vibra-TITE
®
VC-3 after every fourth adjustment.
If
you ignore this Warning, you may fall, tip over or lose control of the wheelchair and seriously injure yourself or others
or damage the wheelchair.