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15 Care and maintenance
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When necessary, lubricate moving parts/joints with bicycle oil or similar.
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The user may experience several of these problems if the wheelchair is incorrectly
adjusted or is being incorrectly used.
Fault-finding chart
Problem* Solution
The wheelchair pulls to the side
The wheelchair feels ”heavy”
to propel
The wheelchair feels ”heavy”
to turn
Brakes not effective
Rear wheels ”loose”
Rear wheels hard to
remove/replace
The castors ”wobble”
The wheelchair is hard to
fold/unfold
The wheelchair feels ”awkward”
The wheelchair stands on
three wheels
Tilting not working
• Inflate the tyres
• Rear wheel mountings are incorrectly fitted
• The user is distributing weight unevenly
• Release the tilt handle so that the bars are
parallel
• Inflate the tyres
• Rear wheel mountings are incorrectly fitted
• Clean the castor axles from hair and dirt
• Too much weight over the castors. Adjust the
centre of balance
• Inflate the tyres
• Clean the castor axles from dirt
• Too much weight over the castors. Adjust the
centre of balance
• Adjust the cable length, see section 10, Centre
of balance/brake
• Adjust the length of the axle shaft
• Clean and lubricate the quick release with cycle
oil or similar
• Adjust the length of the axle shaft
• The front forks are not tight enough
• Too much weight over the castors. Adjust the
centre of balance
• The backrest upholstery is too tight
• Clean and lubricate the cross-brace under the
seat
• Inflate the tyres
• Check that screws, nuts and bolts are properly
tightened
• Place the chair on a level surface, press in the
tilt handle and release.
• Adjust the length of the cable.
