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BRAKE CABLE REPLACEMENT INSTRUCTIONS
FOR 4010/4202/4202C/4203/4204/4207/4208/4212/4214/4215/4216/4218/4220/4222/4224/4700/4900
REPLACING THE BRAKE CABLE (WHEN CABLE IS BROKEN INSIDE OF BRAKE HANDLE). GENERALLY THE BRAKE HANDLE IS
ALREADY SEPERATED FROM THE BRAKE CASING SO THE FIRST OBJECTIVE IS TO REMOVE THE DAMAGED CABLE.
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STEP 3 – PULL THE BRAKE HAND
PIECE FROM THE BRAKE CASING
UNTIL THE HANDLE IS SEPERATED
FROM THE CABLE.
STEP 4 - REMOVE THE PROTECTIVE
PLASTIC CAP FROM THE FRONT OF
THE BRAKE CASING.
STEP 5 – REMOVE THE CABLE. REACH
INTO THE CASING AND GRAB THE CABLE
WITH THE PLIERS. PUSH THE CABLE OUT
THE FRONT OF THE BRAKE CASING.
STEP 1(4010/4202C/4203) - USE A PHILLIPS HEAD SCREW
DRIVER TO RELEASE THE SCREW ON THE SIDE OF THE
“L” SHAPED BRAKE SHOE.
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STEP 1(4202/4207/4208/4212/4214/4215/4216/4700)
- USE A SMALL ALLEN WRENCH TO RELEASE THE
SCREW ON THE SIDE OF THE BRAKE SHOE.
(DO NOT REMOVE THE SCREW FROM THE SHOE)
STEP 2 (4010/4202C/4203) – A) REMOVE THE SPRING HOOK
FROM THE HOLE IN THE WALKER FRAME. B) PULL UPWARD
ON THE CABLE TO RELEASE THE CABLE FROM THE BRAKE
SHOE.
STEP 2 (4202/4207/4208/4212/4214/4215/4216/4700) -
PUSH THE END OF THE CABLE SO IT IS STRAIGHT
AND PULL UPWARD ON THE CABLE UNTIL IT IS
RELEASED FROM THE BRAKE SHOE.
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Updated 2011

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BRAKE CABLE REPLACEMENT INSTRUCTIONS
FOR 4010/4202/4202C/4203/4204/4207/4208/4212/4214/4215/4216/4218/4220/4222/4224/4700/4900
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STEP 6 – STRING THE END OF THE CABLE THROUGH
THE FRONT OF THE BRAKE CASING. PUSH THE
CABLE UNTIL THE HEAD OF THE CABLE IS FULLY
INSIDE OF THE BRAKE CASING. REPLACE THE
PLASTIC CAP.
STEP 11 – THREAD THE END OF THE
CABLE THROUGH THE BOTTOM
TENSION ADJUSTMENT SCREW AND
THEN THROUGH THE HOLE IN THE
BRAKE SHOE.
STEP 7 - GRAB THE CABLE APPROXIMATLY 1” FROM THE END
AND MAKE A SLIGHT BEND. HOLD THE BRAKE HANDLE IN ONE
HAND AND THREAD THE CABLE OVER THE LARGE CENTER
WHEEL AND UNDER THE SMALL LOWER WHEEL
STEP 8 - THREAD THE CABLE
THROUGH THE LOWER OPENING
IN THE BRAKE CASING, OUT THE
TENSION ADJUSTMENT SCREW
AND THROUGH THE CABLE
COVER.
STEP 12 – SCREW IN THE UPPER
TENSION ADJUSTEMENT SCREW
AND NUT SO THAT NO SCREW
THREADS ARE SHOWING.
STEP 13 - PLACE THE BRAKE
HANDLE IN THE LOCKED
STEP 9 - PULL THE CABLE UNTIL THE
BRAKE HANDLE FITS BACK INTO THE
BRAKE CASING.
STEP 10 - THE CABLE COVER
SHOULD BE THREADED THROUGH
THE WHITE CABLE GUIDE (ON THE
SIDE OF THE WALKER LEG) AND
INSIDE OF THE BLACK CROSS
BRACE BAR.

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BRAKE CABLE REPLACEMENT INSTRUCTIONS
FOR 4010/4202/4202C/4203/4204/4207/4208/4212/4214/4215/4216/4218/4220/4222/4224/4700/4900
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STEP 14 (4010/4202C/4203) – USE PLIERS TO
PULL DOWN ON THE CABLE AND PUSH DOWN
ON THE BRAKE SHOE UNTIL IT TOUCHES THE
WHEEL.
STEP 14 -
(4202/4207/4208/4212/4214/4215/4216/4700) PULL
DOWN ON THE CABLE TO REMOVE ALL OF THE
SLACK.
STEP 15 – CONTINUE PULLNG DOWN ON THE CABLE WHILE
TIGHTENING THE SCREW HEAD AGAINST THE CABLE.
STEP 15 – (4202/4207/4208/4212/4214/4215/4216/4700) CONTINUE
PULLING DOWN ON THE CABLE AND TIGHTEN THE ALLEN
SCREW HEAD AGAINST THE CABLE.
STEP 17 – RELEASE THE HAND BRAKE
FROM THE LOCKED POSITION AND UN-
SCREW THE TENSION ADJUSTMENT
SCREW UNTIL THE DESIRED TENSION
IS ACHIEVED. THE BRAKE SHOULD
STOP THE WHEEL WHEN THE HANDLE
IS IN THE LOCKED POSITION.
STEP 18 – SCREW THE LOCKING NUT
AGAINST THE BRAKE CASING TO
SECURE YOUR DESIRED BRAKE
ADJUSTMENT.
STEP 19 – CUT THE BRAKE
CABLE APPROXIMATLY 1”
BELOW THE BRAKE SHOE
STEP 20 – REPLACE THE CRIMP ON THE END OF THE CABLE
AND SQUEEZE THE THIN END OF THE CRIMP TO ATTACH IT.
STEP 16 – RE-ATTACH
THE BRAKE SPRING TO
THE WALKER FRAME

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BRAKE CABLE REPLACEMENT INSTRUCTIONS FOR 4300 “EXPLORER”
STEP 1
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REMOVE THE WHEEL BY UN-SCREWING THE AXLE SCREW WITH AN ALLEN WRENCH AND PLIERS.
(
IT MAY HELP TO REMOVE BOTH WHEELS TO ALLOW THE WALKER TO BE MORE STABLE DURING THE REPAIR
)
STEP 2 – PULL THE BRAKE SHOE OUT OF THE LEG
BY TURNING IT FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND APPLYING
DOWNWARD PRESSURE.
STEP 3 – PULL THE BRAKE SHOE AND DAMAGED
CABLE OUT OF THE CABLE COVER AND WALKER
FRAME.
STEP 4
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FOLLOW STEPS 3-7 ON PAGES 1& 2
STEP 5 – THREAD THE CABLE THROUGH THE
CABLE COVER THEN THREAD BOTH THROUGH
THE WALKER LEG
STEP 6 – PUSH THE PLUNGER DOWN AND
TURN THE BRAKE SHOE SO IT IS ABLE TO
STAY IN THE DOWN POSITION.
STEP 7 – BEND THE END OF THE CABLE TO
ALLOW IT TO EXIT THE BOTTOM OF THE BRAKE
PLUNGER ON THE SIDE OF THE BRAKE SHOE.
TURN THE BRAKE SHOE SO IT GOES BACK INTO
THE UP POSITION. (BE SURE THE CABLE EXITS
THROUGH THE CUT OUT ON THE BRAKE
PLUNGER AND ABOVE BRAKE SHOE.
STEP 9 – PUSH THE BRAKE PLUNGER BACK
INTO THE WALKER LEG AND REPLACE THE
WHEELS ON THE WALKER.
STEP 11 – THREAD THE BARREL SCREW ONTO
THE CABLE. PUSH DOWN ON THE BRAKE SHOE
AND PLACE THE BARREL SCREW AGAINST THE
BRAKE PLUNGER. CONTINUE DOWNWARD
PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE SHOE AND PULL
THE END OF THE CABLE TO ELIMINATE SLACK.
STEP 10
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FOLLOW STEPS 12-13 FROM PAGE 2
STEP 12 – TIGHTEN BARREL HEAD SCREW TO
SECURE CABLE IN PLACE
STEP 13
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REPEAT STEPS 17
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20 FROM PAGE 3
STEP 8 - PULL THE CABLE UNTIL THE BRAKE
HANDLE FITS BACK INTO THE BRAKE CASING.