Invacare Comet Series - Replacing Shock Absorber; Replacing Rear Shock Absorber; Replacing Front Shock Absorber; Replacing Swing Arm

Comet
5.
Loosenwheelsuspensionscrew(1).
6.Loosenscrew(2).
7.Replacewheelsuspension.
8.Installpartsinreverseorder.
Tightenscrew(1)to25Nm.
9.Applybrake,tightenwheelboltsatsametime.
10.Adjusttracking.See4.9.3Replacingsteering
link/couplingrod,page27.
11.Testallfunctions(trialrun).
4.8.2Replacingshockabsorber
CAUTION!
Riskofaccident
Whenparkingmobilitydeviceonantitippers,
mobilitydeviceisnolongerslowedbymotor
brake.Mobilitydevicecanrollawayoutof
control.
–Placemobilitydevicerearframeonasupporting
woodenblockbeforeyouremovewheels.
CAUTION!
Riskofaccident.
Accidentalrollingcanleadtoaccidents.
–Securemobilitydeviceagainstrollingaway.
Whendisassembling,notethepositionofsmallparts
suchasscrewsandwashers.Putsmallpartsdownso
thattheycanbereassembledintherightsequence.
Thedrivemotorneedstoberemovedbeforeyou
canreplacetheleft-handshockabsorber .Ifthe
right-handshockabsorberistobereplaced,youdo
notneedtoremovethedrivemotor.
•10mmwrench
•17mmwrench
•Phillipsscrewdriver
•5mmAllenkeys(2x)
•Supportingwoodenblock
1.Removewheel(seeusermanual)
2.Removemudguard.See4.10.1Replacingdriveunit,
page29
.
Replacingrearshockabsorber
1.
Removetopscrew(1)onshockabsorber(2).
2.Removebothscrews(4)frommotorbracket(5).
3.Removeshockabsorber(2)withmotorbracket(5).
4.Removebottomscrew(6)onshockabsorber(2).
5.Replaceshockabsorber(2).
6.Installshockabsorberinreverseorder.
7.Usesettingscrew(3)tosetspringhardness.
8.Testallfunctions(trialrun).
Replacingfrontshockabsorber
1.
Removetopscrew(1)onshockabsorber(2).
2.Removebottomscrew(4)onshockabsorber(2).
3.Replaceshockabsorber(2).
4.Installpartsinreverseorder.
5.Usesettingscrew(3)tosetspringhardness.
6.Testallfunctions(trialrun).
4.8.3Replacingswingarm
•14mmwrench
•5mmAllenkey
1.Removerearshroud.
2.Removemotoranddifferentialgear .Seechapter4.10.1
Replacingdriveunit,page28.
3.Removebatteries.Seeusermanual.
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