22 Routine Checks & Maintenance
Checking Performance
As a user, you are the first to notice that your wheelchair is not operating properly. The following table
shows some readily identified symptoms and gives the preliminary checks to be carried out. As a general rule,
the parts subject to wear should be monitored and changed most often: tyres on the rear wheels, front castor
wheels, brake pads, upholstery.
Checks
The wheelchair
drags to the
right
The wheelchair
drags to the
left
The wheelchair
turns or moves
slowly
The castors
wobble
Creaks and
clicking
Play
(looseness) in
the chair
Tyre pressure
is correct and
even
X X X
Nuts, bolts
and screws are
tight
X X X X
The angle of
the front forks
is correct
X X X
The castors
are both in
contact with
the ground at
the same time
X X X
If the symptoms persist when the tyre pressure has been corrected and the nuts, bolts and screws have been
tightened, consult your approved INVACARE distributor.
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