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© Küschall AG, Switzerland | 2013-01
Service manual
Brakes
Brakes
Positioning the parking brake
The brake
Ⓐ
can be fastened in three different positions on the brake
clamp
Ⓑ.
Fitting / adjusting the parking brake
Difficulty:
Tools:
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5
Following each positioning, the rear wheel parking brakes (e.g. when
changing the wheel chamber) must be readjusted.
The parking brake function is only guaranteed if the tire has the
corresponding air pressure.
Check that the wheels have sufficient air.
Position the thread inserts
Ⓓ
in the brake
Ⓑ
clamp.
Adjust and position the sliding blocks
Ⓖ
from the front in the lower
grooves of the seat plate .
Position insert
Ⓒ
in the brake clamp
Ⓐ
.
Insert the bolts
Ⓕ
with washers into the brake clamp
Ⓐ
.
Thread break with bolts
Ⓔ
and washers through the insert
Ⓒ
and
fasten to the brake clamp
Ⓑ
.
Thread break and brake clamp with bolts
Ⓕ
through the sliding block
Ⓖ
and fasten onto the seat plate.
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When the brake is on, the brake shoe
Ⓗ
must press approx. 4 mm
into the tire.
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Furthermore, please note that very little force is required for
activating and deactivating the brake. If necessary, a brake lever
extension can be fitted.
Visual check
Check that the parking brake is correctly positioned. The brake is correctly
adjusted if the brake shoe does not press more than 4 mm into the tire
when the brake is on.
Function check
Place the loaded wheelchair on a ramp with a 7° slope with the parking
brake on. The wheelchair must not move. Carry out this check with the
wheelchair both facing down the ramp and facing up the ramp.
Ⓔ
à
7 Nm
(high-strength)
Ⓕ
à
4 Nm