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Installing the Center Drive Shaft
The drive shaft is composed of two sections that are shipped unassembled. The inner shaft, which has a
positioning spring button, and the outer shaft, which has two positioning holes and one storage position
hole. Together they make the telescoping center drive shaft used on all manual and electric Hi-Lo model
beds.
BED ASSEMBLY
Installing the Center Drive Shaft
1. Depress the spring button on the inner shaft and insert the inner shaft into the outer shaft.
2. Slide the inner shaft to the correct position for the type of bed being used and engage the spring
button into the proper positioning hole, as follows:
a. For
semi-electric
and
manual
beds: engage the spring button into the first hole
position in the outer shaft.
b. For the
full electric
model: engage the spring button into the second hole position
in the outer shaft.
3. Connect the drive shaft to the bed by attaching either end of the drive shaft to the
headboard gearbox. See Figures 11 & 12. Then:
Drive Shaft
inner shaft
outer shaft
Spring button of inner shaft inserted
into first hole of outer shaft (position
for semi-electric and manual beds)
Figure 10: Drive Shaft position
Spring button hole position
for Full electric bed
Figure 11: Cut-away detail of drive shaft: inner shaft already placed in outer shaft