Invacare F-6S - Manual (Page 3)

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SPECIAL NOTES ...................................................... 4
SPECIFICATIONS ..................................................... 5
PROCEDURE 1 - GENERAL GUIDELINES ................ 6
STABILITY .............................................................. 6
OPERATING INFORMATION ................................... 6
TIRE PRESSURE .................................................... 8
WEIGHT TRAINING ................................................ 8
WEIGHT LIMITATION .............................................. 8
SAFETY/HANDLING OF WHEELCHAIRS ................ 9
PROCEDURE 2 - SAFETY INSPECTION ................. 13
SAFETY INSPECTION CHECKLIST ...................... 13
TROUBLESHOOTING ........................................... 14
MAINTENANCE .................................................... 14
PROCEDURE 3 - UPHOLSTERY ............................. 15
UNFOLDING/FOLDING THE BACK ....................... 15
REMOVING/INSTALLING STANDARD BACK
UPHOLSTERY .................................................. 15
ADJUSTABLE TENSION BACK UPHOLSTERY ...... 16
SEAT UPHOLSTERY REPLACEMENT .................. 16
PROCEDURE 4 - FRAME ........................................ 17
BACK ANGLE ADJUSTMENT -
ADJUSTABLE BACKS ONLY ............................. 17
BACK HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT .............................. 18
REPLACING SEAT FRAME - A-6/A-6S ONLY ......... 18
REAR SEAT-TO-FLOOR HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT -
A-6/A-6S ONLY .................................................. 19
REPLACING TURNBUCKLE ASSEMBLY -
A-6/A-6S ONLY .................................................. 20
OPENING/CLOSING CLAMPS .............................. 20
DETERMINING TOE IN/TOE OUT ......................... 21
ADJUSTING TOE IN/TOE OUT .............................. 21
ADJUSTING THE AXLE TUBE ............................... 23
REPOSITIONING CAMBER INSERTS
(ADJUSTING REAR WHEEL CAMBER) ............. 24
ADJUSTING WHEELBASE LENGTH
(ADJUSTING CENTER OF GRAVITY) ................ 25
ADJUSTING WHEELBASE WIDTH ....................... 26
REPLACING AXLE TUBE ...................................... 27
REPOSITIONING THE AXLE TUBE ....................... 28
REPOSITIONING QUICK RELEASE LEVERS ........ 29
REMOVING/INSTALLING TELESCOPING TUBES .... 30
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PROCEDURE 5 - WHEELS ..................................... 31
REMOVING/INSTALLING REAR WHEELS ............. 31
ADJUSTING QUICK-RELEASE AXLE .................... 31
INSTALLING QUAD-RELEASE AXLE ..................... 32
ADJUSTING THE QUAD-RELEASE HANDLE
IN AND/OR OUT ............................................... 32
REMOVING THE PLAY FROM THE
REAR WHEELS .................................................. 32
HANDRIM REPLACEMENT ..................................... 33
REPAIRING/REPLACING REAR WHEEL TIRE/TUBE ........ 33
WHEEL LOCK ADJUSTMENT/REPLACEMENT ........ 33
REPLACING/ADJUSTING CASTERS ....................... 34
REPLACING FORKS .............................................. 34
ADJUSTING CASTER HEIGHT ................................ 35
INSTALLING QUICK-RELEASE CASTERS ............... 35
ADJUSTING FRONT SEAT-TO-FLOOR HEIGHT ........ 36
PROCEDURE 6 - FOOTREST ................................. 42
FOOTREST REPLACEMENT/ADJUSTMENT ........ 42
PROCEDURE 7 - ANTI-TIPPERS ............................. 43
ANTI-TIPPER ADJUSTMENT/REPLACEMENT ...... 43
PROCEDURE 8 - ARMS .......................................... 44
INSTALLING THE T-ARM SOCKETS ..................... 44
INSTALLING/REMOVING THE T-ARMS ................. 44
ADJUSTING THE T-ARMS .................................... 45
ADJUSTING THE T-ARM TRANSFER ASSISTS
AND/OR SIDE GUARDS .................................... 47
REPLACING THE T-ARM LOCKING LEVER .......... 47
INSTALLING THE HALF ARM SOCKET ................. 48
ADJUSTING HALF ARM HEIGHT .......................... 48
PROCEDURE 9 - SUSPENSION .............................. 49
ELASTOMERS AND SUSPENSION ....................... 49
REPLACING REAR ELASTOMERS ....................... 49
REPLACING FRONT ELASTOMERS ..................... 49
LIMITED WARRANTY ............................................. 51
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