Maintenance Procedures – Base
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STEER WHEEL CABLE REPLACEMENT AND ADJUSTMENT
Required Tools:
5/16” Socket Wrench (2) 5/16” Nut Drivers Needle–Nose Vise Grip Pliers
Standard Screwdriver (2) 10 mm Open End Wrenches 3/8” Socket Wrench
(2) 3/16” Hex Socket Drivers
B
C
D
A
FOOT END HEAD END
1. Unplug the power cord from the wall socket. Using a 5/16” socket wrench, remove the six bolts holding
the lower lift cover to the base and remove the cover.
2. Remove the steer lock spring (A).
3. Using a 3/8” socket wrench, remove the cable clamp (D) from the foot end and remove the steer cable
(B) from the steer latch lever (C).
4. Using two 10mm open end wrenches, remove the two jam nuts securing the cable to the cable support
bracket at the head end of the bed on the patient’s right side.
5. Using a 5/16” nut driver, remove the cable clamp (D) holding the cable to the base at the head end of the
bed.