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3.5 Adjust the brakes
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WARNING:
Risk of injury – Brakes may only be adjusted by your specialist
dealer.
Adjust the brakes according following rules:
1. Install the wheels according § 2.2.
2. Disconnect the brakes by pulling lever
backwards.
3. Loosen the selflocking nut
so the brake
mechanism can slide over the frame tube
.
4. Pull the brake mechanism over the tube
to
the desired position. (the adjustment range:
37 mm step less, shall be possible between the
groove on the brake montage plate)
5. Retighten the selflocking nut
.
6. Check working of the brakes.
7. If necessary repeat the above steps until the
brakes are adjusted well.
3.6 Adjusting of the footrests
3.6.1 Length of the footrests
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CAUTION:
Risk of damage – Avoid that the footrests make any contact with the
ground. Keep a minimum distance from 60 mm above the ground.
Adjust the length (range of 100 mm: step less)
of the footrests as follow:
1. Remove the Allen screw
on the lower end
of the upper part of the footrest.
2. Adjust the length of the footrest to a
comfortable length by moving the
hexagonal inner tube out or in.
3. Tighten the Allen screw
properly.
The minimum length is when the
footplate tube changes from
hexagonal in round.
The maximum length is until the
mark in the tube. (These mark is a
straight line).
4 Maintenance
For the maintenance manual of the wheelchairs refer to the Vermeiren website:
www.vermeiren.be.
