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CHAPTER 7: BACK UPHOLSTERY, SEAT UPHOLSTERY AND SEAT CUSHIONS
6. Loosely install all the Allen Screws on the side of the seat sling where
the “hook & loop” adjustment flap is located.
7. Install all the Allen Screws on the opposite side of the seat sling and
securely tighten all Allen Screws.
8. Detach the “hook & loop” adjustment flap and adjust the seat
upholstery to the desired tension.
9. Fully tighten the Allen Screws that attach the seat upholstery to the
frame. Note: this adjustment will be much easier if someone assists
you by retightening the Allen Screws while you hold the adjustment
flap at the desired tension.
10. Replace the seat cushion.
Allen Screws
Allen
Screws
Tension Adjustable Slide-in Seat Sling
(2GX, Aero X and TX)
Bolt-On
Seat Sling
I WARNING
Do not make the seat sling upholstery tension so loose that it does not
properly support your weight. The sling should never be so loose that the
sling causes your weight to be borne by the cross-tubes below the seat
sling.
Adjustment Flap
Figure 42
Replacing Tension Adjustable Bolt-On Seat
Sling
Adjusting the Tension
Tools required:
• Flat Head Screw Driver
• Rubber Mallet
1. Remove the seat cushion.
2. Insert the flat head screwdriver in the notch on the underside of each
seat rail cap and pry off both caps. See Figure 43.
3. Fold the chair.
4. Remove slide in seat sling and rods. See Figure 43.
5. Detach the “hook & loop” adjustment flap and adjust the seat
upholstery to the desired tension.
6. Re-insert slide in seat sling and rods into the seat rails.
7. Unfold the chair.
8. Reattach the seat rail caps using the rubber mallet and replace the
seat cushion.
Replacing the Upholstery
Seat Rail Cap
Notch
Tools required:
• Flat Head Screw Driver
• Rubber Mallet
Slide In Seat Sling
Adjustment Flap
1. Remove the seat cushion.
2. Insert the flathead screwdriver into the notch on the underside of each
seat rail cap and pry off both caps. See Figure 43.
3. Fold the chair
4. Remove slide-in seat sling and seat sling rods. See Figure 43.
5. If your replacement upholstery included new seat sling rods, proceed
to Step 6. If not, remove the seat sling rods from the old upholstery
and insert them in the new upholstery.
6. Adjust the seat upholstery to the desired tension using the “hook &
loop” adjustment flap.
7. Re-insert slide in seat rail sling and rods into the seat rails.
8. Unfold the chair.
9. Reattach the seat rail end caps using the rubber mallet.
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Seat Rail
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Rods
Figure 43
Adjusting Tension Adjustable Slide-in
Seat Sling
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