Steelcase Empath User manual

Empath™ Recliner Footrest Installation
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939502131 Rev C
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HEX DRIVE
(Footrest shown in the fully extended position)

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939502131 Rev C
Standard or Trendelenburg
Foot Tray Installation
1. Attach rear brackets to chassis.
2. Install front bracket to main slide
frame with 1/4-20 x 1/2" button head
cap screws.
FRONT
BRACKET
1/4-20 x 1/2" BUTTON
HEAD CAP SCREW
1
2
1/4-20 x 1/2" BUTTON
HEAD CAP SCREW
MAIN SLIDE
REAR MOUNT
BRACKET
REAR MOUNT
BRACKET

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939502131 Rev C
Standard or Trendelenburg
Foot Tray Installation
3. Position main slide frame assembly in the center of
the chair frame.
4. Fasten main slide frame to left and right hand rear
mount brackets with 1/2-20 x 1/2 button head cap screws.
5. Install front mount bracket with 1/4-20 x 3" hex bolt,
spring, two (2) washers and nut as shown. Tighten bolt
until the threads bottom out inside the nut. Tighten
1/4-20 x 1/2" button head cap screw after adjusting
position. Repeat for the opposite side. Make sure all
mounting brackets installed in step 1 are secured.
6. Slide out tray (6a) and press in
the direction of the arrow (6b). To
ensure quiet operation, make sure
hex bolts are tightened securely.
MAIN SLIDE
FRAME ASSEMBLY
CAP SCREW
WASHERS
1/4-20 x 3”
HEX BOLT
SPRING
CAP NUT
6a
6b
5
4

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939502131 Rev C
7. Position footrest, as shown, onto the slide frame assembly
and install with four (4) 1/4-20 x 3/4" button head cap screws
and four (4) spacers.
TEST FOOTREST
Check the tightness of the foot tray to ensure that the slide
frame assembly is not loose when a person is in the standing
or seated position. Tighten hex bolts, installed in step 5, until
foot tray is no longer loose.
NOTE: Overtightening of hex bolts will also result in the foot tray
not being able to actuate when stepped on. When this happens,
please loosen the hex bolts until the foot tray is able to actuate
and rest on the floor when stepped on.
7
1/4-20 x 3/4" BUTTON
HEAD CAP SCREW
FOOTREST
SPACER