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PROCEDURE 6
UPHOLSTERY/POSITIONING STRAP
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Hex Bolts
(Apply Loctite
242 and torque
to 75-inch
pounds)
Locknuts
Back Upholstery
Washer
Phillips
Screw
Tie Wrap Mounting Holes
Washers
FIGURE 4 - REPLACING BACK UPHOLSTERY -
WHEELCHAIRS BUILT AFTER 10/2000
Back Cane
10. Use Loctite 242 on the hex bolts and torque into the
back canes to 75-inch pounds.
11. While holding the hex bolt, reinstall the locknut and
torque to 75-inch pounds.
12. Repeat STEP 11 for the other hex bolt and locknut.
13. Securely tighten the new back upholstery to the back
canes with the two (2) phillips screws and washers.
14. Secure the bottom of the new back upholstery to the
wheelchair frame with tie-wraps.
NOTE: Clean upholstery with warm DAMP cloth and
mild detergent to remove superficial soil.
WARNING
Laundering or moisture will reduce flame retar-
dation of the upholstery.
Wheelchairs Built After 10/2000
(FIGURE 4)
1. Flip the armrests up and out of the way. Refer to
USING/ADJUSTING FLIP BACK ARMRESTS in
PROCEDURE 5 of this manual.
2. Cut the tie-wraps that secure the bottom of the exist-
ing back upholstery to the wheelchair frame.
3. Remove the two (2) phillips screws and washers that
secure the existing back upholstery to the back canes.
4. Remove the two (2) hex bolts, washers and lock-
nuts that secure one (1) back cane to the wheelchair
frame.
NOTE: It is necessary to remove only one (1) back cane
to replace the back upholstery.
5. Pull the loose back cane out of the existing back
upholstery.
6. Pull the existing back upholstery up and over the
mounted back cane.
7. Install new back upholstery over mounted back cane.
8. Slide the loose top half of the back cane through the
new back upholstery.
9. Using the mounted back cane as a guide, reinstall
the two (2) hex bolts that secure the top half of the
back cane to the bottom half of the back cane.
NOTE: Make sure the back canes are mounted to the
same height.
WARNING
The top and bottom half of the back canes MUST
be tightened securely together BEFORE using the
wheelchair, otherwise injury or damage may oc-
cur. Use Loctite 242 on the hex bolts and torque to
75-inch pounds.