ThyssenKrupp Access Citia BOS, Installation And Service Manual

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E.  MOUNT TRACK TO THE STAIRCASE

Position the track in the middle of the staircase 
with the underside of the track resting across the 
stair nosings, and the lower track end cap resting 
on the lower landing. With the track placed in the 
middle of the staircase you'll have adequate room 
to reach under and adjust the track brackets

Note: These instructions are for mounting to a 

standard wood staircase.  For installation on 
hard surface stairs, anchors may be needed 
and different screws may be required. Consult 
fl oor manufacturer for details

Note:  This distance is needed for clearance of the seat 

back in the riding and swivelled position.

Lay track along staircase. Make sure that:

The gear rack is facing the wall
The lower end cap is installed
The charging wire is oriented correctly

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The track brackets attach to the track with 
the supplied T bolts. You will need to place 3 
brackets per 8' section of track.

If you have spliced 2 pieces of track together, 
you will need to place a track bracket on the 
step directly above and the step directly below 
the splice. A typical placement will have one 
bracket at each of the following postions:   

  1st tread at the bottom of the 

stair

For more specifi c help with T nuts refer to 

pg. 7

Use a wrench to tighten everything up and 
slide the track over 3½" from the wall.

Verify that both the bottom of the track and the 
top are 3½" from the wall. If they are not, the 
stairlift will not travel straight.

Tip

Once the track is laid on the stairs it will want 
to slide down the staircase, so you will need 
to put something to stop it, a toolbox or some 
other heavy weight will work well.

It's a good idea to put down a drop cloth during 
your install so when you slide the track around on 
the staircase you don't mark up carpet or scratch 
hardwood stairs. 

Tip

Place the 
brackets on 
the steps 
where you 
will be 
installing 
them. 

Slide 
each 
bracket 
under 
the 
track. 

Use the T nuts to attach the track to the 
brackets.

Underside view of the track bracket mounted to 
the track. This side will be facing the steps.

Track

Track

T bolts holding track 

T bolts holding track 

bracket to track

bracket to track

Tread below the top landing

Tread above a track splice

Tread below a track splice

Center of each section of track