Invacare®Action3NG
9.2Identifyingandrepairingfaults
FaultPossiblecauseAction
Incorrecttyrepressureononerearwheel
Correcttyrepressure,→11.2Tyres,page74
Thewheelchairdoesnot
travelinastraightline
Oneormorespokesbroken
Replacefaultyspoke(s),→qualiedtechnician
SpokestightenedunevenlyTightenloosespokes,→qualiedtechnician
CastorbearingsaredirtyordamagedCleanthebearingsorreplacethecastor,
→qualiedtechnician
RearwheelsaremountedtoofarforwardsMounttherearwheelsfurtherback,→qualied
technician
Thewheelchairtips
backwardstooeasily
BackangletoolargeReducethebackrestangle,→qualiedtechnician
SeatangletoolargeMountthecastorupperonthefrontfork,
→qualiedtechnician
Selectasmallerfrontfork,→qualiedtechnician
Incorrecttyrepressureinoneorbothrear
tyres
Correcttyrepressure,→11.2Tyres,page74
Thebrakesaregripping
poorlyorasymmetrically
BrakesettingincorrectCorrectthebrakesetting,→qualiedtechnician
Tyrepressureinreartyresistoolow
Correcttyrepressure,→11.2Tyres,page74
Rollingresistanceisvery
high
RearwheelsnotparallelEnsuretherearwheelsareparallel,→qualied
technician
ToolittletensionincastorbearingblockTightenthenutonthebearingblockaxleslightly,
→qualiedtechnician
Thecastorswobblewhen
movingfast
CastorhaswornsmoothChangecastor,→qualiedtechnician
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