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BACK CANE
MOUNTING
BACK
MOUNTING
PLATE
ANGLE
HOLES
HOLES
FIGURE 7 - CHANGING BACK ANGLE - WHEELCHAIRS BUILT BEFORE 10/2000
85
o
Top
2nd from
Top FRONT
Bottom
2nd from
Bottom
90
o
Top
Bottom
Top FRONT
Bottom
95
o
Top
2nd from
Bottom FRONT
Bottom
Bottom
100
o
Top
Top REAR
Bottom
Bottom
105
o
Top
Bottom REAR
2nd from
Bottom
Bottom
PROCEDURE 7
FRAME
F
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A
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BACK CANE
MOUNTING
BACK
MOUNTING
PLATE
ANGLE
HOLES
HOLES
REPLACING BACK CANES -
WHEELCHAIRS BUILT AFTER 10/
2000 ONLY (FIGURE 8)
Top Half of Back Canes
1. Flip the armrests up and out of the way. Refer to US-
ING/ADJUSTING FLIP BACK ARMRESTS in PRO-
CEDURE 5 of this manual.
NOTE: If the back height of the wheelchair is staying the
same, note the position of the existing top half of the back
cane(s) before removing from the wheelchair.
2. Remove the phillips screw and washer that secure the
back upholstery to the existing top half of the back cane.
3. Slide the back upholstery up to expose the two (2)
hex bolts, washers and locknuts.
4. Remove the two (2) hex bolts, washers and locknuts
that secure the existing top half of the back cane to
the bottom half of the back cane.
5. Remove the existing top half of the back cane from
the bottom half of the back cane.
6. Perform one (1) of the following:
A. Install the new top half of the back cane through
the back upholstery and into the bottom half of
the back cane at the existing position noted.
B. Install the new top half of the back cane through
the back upholstery and into the bottom half of the
back cane to one (1) of the following new posi-
tions:
✪
✪
✪
✪
✪
HOLE PAIR #
1
2
3
4
5
Back Height (in inches)
16 17 18 19 20
✪
Holes numbered from bottom to top for reference only.
(There are no numbers on the back canes.)
7. Reinstall the two (2) hex bolts that secure the new top
half of the back cane to the bottom half of the back cane.
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.
