Product Manual
8 PACKAGING, HANDLING AND SET-UP
Invacare
®
IVC
™
Model BAR600IVC Bariatric Bed 40 Part No 1123842
Assembling/Installing/Removing Drive Shaft
1. Remove the plastic caps from each end of the drive shaft.
2. Press the spring button on the inner shaft and insert the inner shaft into the outer shaft.
3. Engage the spring button into the third positioning hole. Refer to FIGURE9.
4. Attach the inner shaft to the bottom gear box output shaft on the head end of the bed.
5. Push in on the spring loaded end of the drive shaft and attach to the Hi/Lo motor output shaft facing the head end of the bed.
For this procedure, refer to FIGURE9 and FIGURE10 on page 43.
Reverse this procedure to remove the drive shaft.
The drive shaft for the Hi/Lo function consists of two sections that are shipped unassembled. The inner shaft has a
positioning spring button, and the outer shaft has three positioning holes, one storage position hole and a telescoping end.
A common gear box is used on both bed ends. The bottom output shaft is used at the head end and the top output shaft is
used at the foot end of the bed.
Before assembling the bed ensure the drive shaft cover of both gear boxes are in the correct position: up for the head end
and down for the foot end. Refer to FIGURE10.