Service Information
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PNEUMATIC CYLINDER REPLACEMENT
Required Tools:
3/8” Drive Ratchet
3/8” Socket
Needle Nose Pliers
1.
Using a 3/8 drive ratchet and 3/8” socket, remove the bolt connecting the pneumatic cylinder to the Fowler
weldment. Save the bushing and spacers to use with the new cylinder.
2.
Turn the cylinder counterclockwise to thread it out of the gas spring trip on the litter frame tie weldment.
3.
Pull the Fowler cable off the gas spring trip.
4.
Using needle nose pliers, pull off the rue ring cotter and remove the clevis pin holding the gas spring trip
to the litter frame tie weldment.
5.
Depress the new cylinder fully.
6.
Thread the cylinder into the gas spring trip until it stops.
CAUTION
Do not use a wrench, pliers, etc. to grip the cylinder. Gripping the cylinder too tightly may mar the surface
of the cylinder and cause damage.
NOTE
When reinstalling the bolt and the clevis pin, use the holes in each bracket nearest the foot end of the stretcher
for a drop seat Fowler and the holes in each bracket nearest the head end of the stretcher for a standard
Fowler.
7.
Replace the bolt, bushing and spacers holding the cylinder to the Fowler weldment. The bolt will only
thread through the bracket from the patient right side.
8.
Lift the Fowler slightly until the parts are aligned and replace the clevis pin and the rue ring cotter to con-
nect the gas spring trip to the litter frame tie weldment.
9.
Reconnect the Fowler cable.
IV POLE REPLACEMENT
Required Tools:
T25 Torx
Utility Knife
1/2” Socket
3/8” Drive Ratchet
1.
Using a utility knife, pry off the three hole plugs in the top of the litter corner cover.
2.
Using a T25 Torx, remove the 3 screws holding the top and bottom covers together and pull apart the
cover.
3.
Remove the bolt holding the IV pole socket to the litter frame and remove the IV pole.
4.
Reverse to install the new IV pole and reinstall the litter corner cover.
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