Adjusting Back Axles on Your Wheelchair
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- Опубликовано: 10 фев 2025
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Learn how to easily adjust the back axles on your manual wheelchair.
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🤣🤣🤣Learned this the hard way after my DME failed to adjust it properly and my wheels started coming off half a mile from home. This is a critical adjustment so everyone, please check that the pin is locked by listening for that faint but sweet sounding "click" as the bolts deploy and the lock engages. Thanks Troy Boy. I'm loving this series. P.S. Who is the other dude with you at the end?
It's my fear with people buying the motorized attachments. I've read one out of ten wheels aren't properly locked on quick release axles. I have three chairs for different situations and lo and behold one wheel on my folding chair didn't lock. I suppose my weight was keeping it on all these years. That, or it had just recently quit locking, or the axle had somehow readjusted itself over time. Any easy fix, but still.😱
I received a new chair and not one of my 6 axles would lock into place with a wheel attached. I adjusted the length as much as I could, but they were all too short. I found some slightly larger axles online and ordered them in hope they would lock. A few days later I received them and they luckily worked. The wheel still moves just a bit, but no amount of adjustment seems to rectify the issue. It is what it is, but as it's been a year, there really hasn't been an issue with the chair or its slight rear wheels wobble.
Thanks for sharing. Yes there are many variables to which axle length is the right one for the wheelchair frame as well as the rear wheelset and hubs. Glad you were able to find the longer axles and that it has worked since!
For Tilite chairs, they have two different axel lengths: 4.0" and 4.3".
I just replaced mine, and the 4.0 had to be adjusted almost all the way in. No way it would have worked with the 4.3" axel.
Ive done the recommended adjustments..but still have issues..plus my wheel wobble..what gives. My chair is just 63 months old. Waiting on new approval on new chair. But I need more info on my issue. Thanks
Hello! What is the weight limit on these wheels? Thank you.
hi i was given a set of rear wheels 24" from another wheelchair user whomdidnt want them,they were brand new,but theyve been a nightmare to put together, no inter tubes no tyres no push rims all done tho now,all but axles i bought some axles but ive noticed ones to long and the other too short not only that ive noticed theres a gap of about 5 mm once ive threaded the axle through the wheel on the inner side therefor the axle pin has a bit off play (wobble) where can i find the right size washer inbetween please can you help
@androullanicou8683 There are many factors and measurements starting with wheel hub width and brand as well as wheelchair brand. I'd recommend looking at a site like HowiRollsports . Com to finding the correct axles for your situation. Their website has very detailed measurements and specifications to help choose the right axles.