Invacare Comet Series - Replacing & Adjusting Rear Shock Absorber

Service
1.Removeseat.
2.Removeshroud.
3.Disconnectbatterycable.
4.Placeasupportingwoodenblockunderthefrontpartof
theframesothatthefrontwheelisnolongertouching
theoor.
5.Replacesteeringcolumn.SeeReplacingsteeringcolumn.
6.
Loosen4screwsAonfrontshockabsorbers.
7.
LoosenscrewsoncrossmembersBonleftandright
side.
8.
LoosenfourscrewsCthatxcrossmemberstoframe.
9.
LoosenthreescrewsD,Ethatxtwosteeringlinks.
10.Replacesuspension.
11.Installpartsinreverseorder.
4.8.6ReplacingandAdjustingCentralRearShockAbsorber
•17mmwrench
•15mmwrench
•Woodenblock
•45/50hookwrench
•Vise
Toadjustcentralrearshockabsorbertouserweight,
Invacarerecommendsremovingcentralrearshock
absorber.
Removing
Fig.4-10
1.Removewheel(seeusermanual).
2.Supportrearswingarmwithwoodenblock.
3.LoosenandremovescrewsAthatholdcentralshock
absorber:Firstloosenandremovelowerscrew,then
upperscrew.
4.Removecentralrearshockabsorbertotherightside.
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