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[Ches]

I tried n tried....read the manual.. followed all the steps..

Once the Allen screw head is out.. I cannot get the clamp to release.. I tried banging the hell out of it. What am I doing wrong?

[Lucydog]

get a hammer and gently tap all the way around the clamp. You can also try wrapping the clamps in the Hot wet cloths, as hot as you can hold, remove when cool enough to hold and then tap again. The heat can help expand the joint a bit.

[silone74]

Hi dont take the allen screw right out it needs to be left in slightly then get a piece of wood hold it on the head of the allen screw and tap with a hammer the clamp will come loose then adjust to where you need it and tighten the screws Job done


Si

[Lucydog]

You describe it so much better than I do, Si!

[Ches]

Hahah.. yeah I kept the screw in.. head out.. I dont know.. maybe Im just a wimp or its stuck..

Ill try again later I guess.. grrr...

btw.. who the f*@k keeps a plastic mallet around. I thought that was a pretty random tool needed on the instructions.

[Texaswheelz]

I have/used a rubber mallet. These were a pain in the ass to get lose to adjust.

[Ches]

Are you also in a ZRA Kevin?

[JesseB]

I have a zra also, only problem I have with it, is one my of the pushing handles on the back wont come off, cause the screw is stripped...
so, just had to turn it upside down and keep it there. :/

Sorry I dont have any advice with the footplate... never messed around with it.

[Ches]

I actually just got brave enough to mess around with my COG.. Chef once told me that you, at the least, want your COG set so that your middles finger and center of wheel line up (when you put hands down to side) I suggest, through his suggestions, that you set yours there to begin with. The tilite is super light and does have a tendency to tip up long ramps but I - the queen of non wheelies- assure you its fine.

I thought for sure I'd fall back first time I tried a wheelie in a titanium chair (coming from aluminum clunker) and I was right. It taken me a while to get up the nerve to play around with wheelies but Ive finally came around and Im quiet pleased to find they are so much easier in the titanium chair once you get hang of COG. But I still prefer to keep all 4 wheels on the ground when possible!

Another things Ive noticed is when jumping out of SUV, the lighter more tippy chairs have a tendency to tip back if you jump in them full force.. but considering Im holding on to car door as I jump, I keep upright.

Now if only I could get my footrest set.

[silone74]

Hi try unscrewing the allen screws abit more so that the head is out further that may help the clamp become free because if the screw is still to far in it will stop the clamp from coming open.

As for the cog I played around with it on my ZRA just move it small amounts at a time then try it out I have mine quite far back at the moment I adjusted it to not have it so tippy but I can still do wheelies and fly up curbs just make sure that both sides are the same distance from the back rest screw and take some one out with you for the first few times out when you have adjusted it just to make sure it is not too tippy and you go for a backwards roll something that I did a few months ago into the road its weird seeing your chair go over your head LOL.


Si

[Texaswheelz]

Ches, on Jan 28 2010, 10:54 PM, said:

Are you also in a ZRA Kevin?

Yep

As for as the COG is concerned, just realize that every adjustment you make to the chair, will effect the current COG set up. Raising or lowering the footplate will of course lower and raise the weight of your feet at the front of the chair causing a change in the COG. Same with the back rest, although it doesn't change the height of anything, it effects how far back your shoulders/head/back can go beyond the COG. Go from a high back to a low back and you'll see right away how much easier it is to tip.

Edited by Texaswheelz, 29 January 2010 - 07:02 PM.

[chickadee]

Well, I'm feeling decidedly less wussy because I can't adjust the footplate on mine. Good to know it's not me. ;)

Thanks for the advice everyone, and good timing.

[YWG]

Chances are that you're doing it right - it just takes more force than you'd expect to get that wedge broken free and then pushed in. The first time I had to do it, I was pretty nervous that I was going to break something. But don't worry, you won't.

Back out the bolt till the head + a bit is sticking out. Then just whack it straight down with a hammer. Be careful you don't miss though.

Edited by YWG, 10 February 2010 - 05:34 AM.

[WildKat]

JesseB, on Jan 29 2010, 04:02 AM, said:

I have a zra also, only problem I have with it, is one my of the pushing handles on the back wont come off, cause the screw is stripped...
so, just had to turn it upside down and keep it there. :/

Sorry I dont have any advice with the footplate... never messed around with it.

If the head of the screw is stripped try putting a wide elastic band between the head of the screw and screw driver. You could also try tapping the screwdriver with a hammer to see of you can make it fit into the screw head a little bit better to get the extra grip you might need.