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PROCEDURE 14
RECLINER
Hex Screws
Seat Pan
Seat
Frame
FIGURE 6 - CHANGING SEAT DEPTH
Locknuts
Seat
Positioning
Strap
CHANGING SEAT WIDTH
To change seat width, the seat frame must be changed to
the desired width. Refer to INSTALLING/REPLACING AD-
JUSTABLE 16 TO 19-INCH DEEP RECLINER SEAT
FRAME ONTO ARROW OR X BASE FRAME
in this
procedure of the manual.
NOTE: If changing the seat width of the wheelchair, the
back and headrest upholstery, seat pan and cushion also
need to be changed.
NOTE: If changing the seat width of the wheelchair, the back
canes, spreader bar and headrest pillow may also need to
be changed. Refer to the following charts:
BACK CANES AND SPREADER BAR SEAT WIDTH
RANGES
14-17-INCHES
OR
18-24-INCHES
HEADREST PILLOWS SEAT WIDTH RANGES (IN
INCHES)
14-15, 16-18, 19-20 OR 21-24
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NOTE: There are three (3) different cable lengths depending
on back height:
BACK HEIGHT (in inches)
18-1/2, 20
22, 24
26
CABLE LENGTH
Short
Medium Long
NOTE: New recliner cables will be needed if back height is
changed to a height not within the length of the original cable.
12. Install the NEW back upholstery onto the back canes.
13. Install the ten (10) or twelve (12) mounting screws
(depending on back height) that secure the back up-
holstery to the recliner back canes.
14. Reinstall headrest extension onto recliner back canes.
15. Adjust the tautness of the back and headrest uphol-
stery. Refer to ADJUSTING BACK OR HEADREST
UPHOLSTERY in this procedure of the manual.
CHANGING SEAT DEPTH (FIGURE 6)
NOTE: 16-inch, 17-inch, 18-inch or 19-inch seat depths CAN
NOT be increased to 20-inches or deeper. If needing to in-
crease to a seat depth of 20-inches or deeper, the base frame
MUST be converted from a STANDARD base frame to a
LONG base frame as well.
NOTE: 20-inch, 21-inch or 22-inch seat depths CAN NOT
be decreased to 19-inches or less. If needing to decrease to
a seat depth of 19-inches or less, the base frame MUST be
converted from a LONG base frame to a STANDARD base
frame.
To adjust seat depth of wheelchair, use following guidelines:
If the current seat depth is an ODD number, i.e., 17-inches,
19-inches or 21-inches, the seat depth CANNOT be IN-
CREASED without changing the seat frame. Refer to IN-
STALLING/REPLACING ADJUSTABLE 16 TO 19-INCH
DEEP RECLINER SEAT FRAME ONTO ARROW OR X
BASE FRAMES in this procedure of the manual.
If the current seat depth is an ODD number, i.e., 17-inches,
19-inches or 21-inches, the seat depth can be DECREASED
by 1-inch by installing a 1-inch shorter seat pan.
Refer to the
following procedures:
If the current seat depth is an EVEN number, i.e.,
*
16-inches,
18-inches, 20-inches or 22-inches, the seat depth CANNOT
be DECREASED without changing the seat frame. Refer to
INSTALLING/REPLACING ADJUSTABLE 16 TO 19-INCH
DEEP RECLINER SEAT FRAME ONTO ARROW OR X
BASE FRAME
in this procedure of the manual.
*NOTE: 16-inch seat depth is the smallest seat depth avail-
able on recliner seat frames.
If the current seat depth is an EVEN number, i.e., 16-inches,
18-inches, 20-inches or
*
22-inches, the seat depth can be
INCREASED by 1-inch by installing a 1-inch deeper seat
pan.
Refer to the following procedures:
*NOTE: 22-inch seat depth is the deepest seat depth avail-
able on recliner seat frames.
Seat Pan Removal/Replacement Procedures:
1. Remove the seat cushion from the wheelchair.
2. Remove the six (6) mounting screws and locknuts
that secure seat pan, seat positioning strap to the
seat frame.
3. Install new 1-inch deeper/shorter seat pan onto seat
frame.
4. Reinstall the mounting screws, spacers and lock-
nuts and torque to 75-inch pounds.
5. Remove the protective strips on the seat pan and
reinstall the seat cushion onto the seat pan.
NOTE: Clean upholstery with a warm damp cloth and mild
detergent to remove superficial soil.
WARNING
Laundering or moisture will reduce the flame
retardation of the upholstery.
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