USER MANUAL | RIGID WHEELCHAIRS –
SETTINGS AND MAINTENANCE
NOTE: If you ignore these warnings or fail to inspect or maintain your wheelchair as directed in the manual, you may fall, tip over or lose control of the wheelchair and seriously injure yourself or others and damage the
wheelchair.
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8.7.2 ADJUSTING FOOTREST ANGLE
• Loosen the screws (1).
• Rotate the footplate at the desired angle.
• Tighten screws (1) firmly.
8.7.3 SETTING THE HIGH MOUNT FOOTREST
To raise or lower the high mount footrest:
• Loosen the bottom screws (1) on the caster mount (NEV-
ER LOOSEN THE UPPER SCREWS, WHICH ARE SECURED
SCREWS).
• Raise or lower the footrest rods to the desired position. Note
that you have 25 mm of potential adjustment, up or down. Do
not exceed the 25 mm to retain minimal insertion.
• Firmly tighten the screws at 12 Nm of torque on the stem.
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8.8 SEAT
8.8.1 REPLACING SEAT UPHOLSTERY
• Remove current upholstery (Velcro®).
• Install new upholstery.
• Adjust tension with Velcro® straps.
8.8.2 REPLACING THE RIGID SEAT
• Remove the screws (1) holding the seat.
• Remove the rigid seat.
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8.9 SEAT-TO-FLOOR HEIGHT
Any modification to the seat-to-floor height involves adjustment of
anti-tippers, caster angle, and rear wheel toe-in/toe-out if equipped
with 2˚, 4˚, 6˚ or 8˚. It is important to do these adjustments before
using the wheelchair to reduce risk of injuries.
8.9.1 CHANGING THE FRONT SEAT-TO-FLOOR HEIGHT
To change the front seat-to-floor height, you can do one of the
following:
• Install the front caster in a different hole on the fork.
• Install different caster size.
• Install different stem bolt (+0 in, +1 in (2.5 cm) and +2 in (5 cm).
8.9.2 CHANGING REAR SEAT-TO-FLOOR HEIGHT
To change the rear seat-to-floor height, you can do one of the
following:
• Adjust the height of the rear camber tube clamps (both).
• Install different sized rear wheel.
8.9.3 CHANGING FRONT AND REAR SEAT-TO-FLOOR HEIGHT
To change the front and rear seat-to-floor height simultaneously,
you can:
• Use another seat cushion with a different thickness.
8.10 CASTERS, FORKS AND FORK STEM SUPPORT
ASSEMBLIES
8.10.1 REMOVING / INSTALLING / REPOSITIONING THE
CASTERS
• Loosen and unscrew (1).
• Slide out the fork wheel axle.
• Tighten screw (1) until it is properly tightened.
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8.10.2 REMOVING/INSTALLING THE CASTER MOUNT
• DO NOT remove security screws.
• The caster mount is only installed and adjusted at Motion Com-
posites.
