hi
i havent been on the site for ages as i moved in with my partner, what i really need to know is how do i go about finding a company that supplies bearings and the removal tool for the front casters on a swift wheelchair. it quite urgent as all the bearings have come out yesterday and its very difficult for my partner to get about. we have tried to get them from a mobility shop and they said they would order them but let us down big time.
i have told him to get a new chair but he has had it for 20 yrs since his injury and he really does not want to part with it..
any help would be great.
thanks
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Fixing The Chair Ourself
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lovinghim
, Jul 22 2008 01:22 PM
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Posted 22 July 2008 - 04:09 PM
They basically knock out - it's easier if you heat them with a hairdryer after which they can fall out, look in yellow pages for a bearing supplier, take old bearing along and they'll sell you a now one for about a fiver, put in deep freeze and once cold drop back in place.
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Posted 23 July 2008 - 02:23 AM
20 years same chair. Beats my record. I hate throwing out old comfy pullovers but there comes a time.
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Posted 23 July 2008 - 03:52 AM
Twenty years with the same chair? Holy Crap, I'm surprised you can even find parts for it anymore. I get a new one every 5-8 years. They just wear out and get all loose and floppy. Design and technology moves on and improves. Come into the 21st century.
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Posted 25 July 2008 - 09:34 AM
I got replacement bearings for my Quickie from this Ebayer in the States - he posts to the UK.
http://cgi.ebay.com/...1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/...1QQcmdZViewItem
Edited by Boozyuzi, 25 July 2008 - 09:34 AM.
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Posted 25 July 2008 - 05:41 PM
Boozyuzi, on Jul 25 2008, 04:34 AM, said:
I got replacement bearings for my Quickie from this Ebayer in the States - he posts to the UK.
http://cgi.ebay.com/...1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/...1QQcmdZViewItem
I second that. I bought my bearings from him and they run really nice. Changing bearings is really simple to do on your own too.
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