Invacare®Action2NG
9.2Identifyingandrepairingfaults
FaultPossiblecauseAction
Incorrecttyrepressureononerearwheel
Correcttyrepressure,→11.2Tyres,page57
Thewheelchairdoesnot
travelinastraightline
Oneormorespokesbroken
Replacefaultyspoke(s),→qualiedtechnician
SpokestightenedunevenlyTightenloosespokes,→qualiedtechnician
CastorbearingsaredirtyordamagedCleanthebearingsorreplacethecastor,
→qualiedtechnician
RearwheelsaremountedtoofarforwardsMounttherearwheelsfurtherback,
→qualiedtechnician
Thewheelchairtips
backwardstooeasily
BackangletoolargeReducethebackrestangle,→qualiedtechnician
SeatangletoolargeMountthecastorupperonthefrontfork,
→qualiedtechnician
Selectasmallerfrontfork,→qualiedtechnician
Incorrecttyrepressureinoneorbothrear
tyres
Correcttyrepressure,→11.2Tyres,page57
Thebrakesaregripping
poorlyorasymmetrically
BrakesettingincorrectCorrectthebrakesetting,→qualiedtechnician
Tyrepressureinreartyresistoolow
Correcttyrepressure,→11.2Tyres,page57
Rollingresistanceisvery
high
RearwheelsnotparallelEnsuretherearwheelsareparallel,
→qualiedtechnician
ToolittletensionincastorbearingblockTightenthenutonthebearingblockaxleslightly,
→qualiedtechnician
Thecastorswobblewhen
movingfast
CastorhaswornsmoothChangecastor,→qualiedtechnician
ThecastorisstifforstuckBearingsaredirtyorfaultyCleanthebearingsorreplacethecastor,
→qualiedtechnician
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