V. Folding Rail Installation. Harmar Mobility Pinnacle SL600

V. FOLDING RAIL INSTALLATION

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A. RAIL INSTALLATION PREPARATION

TOOLS REQUIRED

The following is a suggested list of basic tools to have on hand during installation.

Wrenches

High torque drill

Allen wrenches (standard SAE set)

Carpenter’s square

Pencil

Tape measure

INCLUDED PARTS

Before beginning folding rail installation, please inspect and check the box contents. Please note that the Pinnacle

Parts Box is omitted on new units since these parts are factory installed on the stair lift. Report any damage to

Harmar or the freight carrier.

Rail Box:

• Assembled Folding Rail

Track Bracket Box:

• Two (or more) assembled short track brackets, rack pieces, two adjustable feet

Pinnacle Parts Box:

• Folding track side-plate

• Screw

• Modified front and rear Pinnacle safety switch bumpers. For new units, this box is

omitted and these parts are already installed on the stair lift.

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B. FOLDING RAIL INSTALLATION PROCEDURES

STEP 1: Orient the two track brackets onto the folding rail as shown at right, with the nuts on the same side as the folding mechanism (for either left or right folding).

STEP 2: Expand and snap the two brackets over the track, so the top is in the bracket-groove.

STEP 3: Tighten partially the two whiz nuts that position these on the track, using a ½ wrench (deep socket preferred), so they won’t slide when you’re test-fitting the position.

STEP 4: Place the track onto the stairway with the bottom bracket on the second step, as shown. Note that the bottom feet should approximately rest on the floor with the rail straight, but they will be adjusted later. If you’re adding the folding rail to an existing stairway, run the Pinnacle all the way to the top of the stairs so it is out of the way. Note that the track brackets install with the roundhead of the carriage bolts facing the stairs, the nuts are toward the wall. In this position, they are designed to lean the track slightly toward the wall.

STEP 5: Measure to verify that the underside of the rail is more than 2 inches from the stair noses, both at the second step bracket and at the upper bracket. If not, reposition the brackets as needed. This clearance is required for the stair lift footrest. In some installations, you may not be able to get 2 or more inches with the standard stair-bracket. Contact Harmar to get higher brackets.

Bottom bracket 2+ inches

STEP 6: Retrofits: FIT THE RAIL: If this is a new-install, the upper rail will be pre-cut at the factory to the correct length. If this installation is a retrofit to an existing stair lift, use a carpenter’s square to match-mark from the top of the folding rail to the point on the existing rail where it will have to be cut to splice.

Upper folding rail 2+ inches

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STEP 7: Retrofits to existing stair lifts, measure how much you’ve marked to cut from the upper section, but don’t cut it at the splice because you’ll need to keep the countersunk holes. Instead, remove the very top cap and cut it from the top of the very top track piece.

Loosen the remaining brackets and slide the tracks all up so the new cut part is at the top where the old part was.

Measure from bottom, cut from the top

Don’t cut off these holes!

STEP 8: Retrofit to existing track, saw the track following the usual procedure, described in the installation manual.

STEP 9: Measure from the side of the rail to the wall. The minimum clearance that will work with a folding stair lift rail is 3 inches. Set the folding section of the stair lift rails to a distance of 3 inches from the wall or more. This will leave about 1/2 inch of clearance at the ball of the gas-spring.

STEP 10: Fasten down the near corner of the lower bracket using a drill that has extensions at least ten-inches long and a 3/8” socket.

STEP 11: Measure from the side of the rail at the upper bracket of the folding rail.

Also set this at 3 inches or more. Screw down one corner of the bracket.

Measure and set to three inches.

STEP 12: Install new or join to existing upper rail, following regular procedures

(this procedure is detailed in the Pinnacle Installation Manual (not shown). This procedure includes plugging the battery charging wire harness for the folding rail into the charging harness from the upper track. The charger itself can be plugged into either the top rail (for the top of the stairs), or to the charge plug from the folding rail, which comes out just higher than the folding mechanism for the bottom of the stairway.

STEP 13: Fasten down the other three bolts of both track brackets using the power drill and long extension with the 3/8” socket.

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STEP 14: Install and adjust the height of the two feet using a 9/16 open end wrench.

Set them so that both rest on the floor with the rail fully straight. The foot farther from the wall should be set a little taller than the inside one to get it to seat flat on the floor, since the Pinnacle track brackets intentionally lean the track toward the wall just a little.

STEP 15: If you’re installing the feet onto carpet, you may want to screw-down a piece of wood or metal to make the feet seat reliably. Otherwise, you can set the lift at the bottom of the rail and let it compress the carpet for a day, and then re-adjust the feet.

STEP 16: Carefully move the fork with your hand (don’t get pinched!) To make sure it operates smoothly. Watch it go to the floor. Make sure both feet sit fully on the floor. Make sure the hinge-joint is going fully straight.

STEP 17: Follow the normal procedure for installing track brackets and tightening them. This procedure (not shown here) is detailed in the Pinnacle Installation Manual.

STEP 18: Begin to install the folding rail parts onto the Pinnacle chassis. Shown here is just a bare Pinnacle chassis, to make the pictures more clear.

First, with a 5/16” Allen wrench, remove the two large black cap screws from the wall-side of the unit, then install the folding rail side-plate, but don’t tighten them yet.

STEP 19: Install the #8 screw, then tighten it and the two Allen head bolts. If your

Pinnacle stair lift is still installed on the track, you’ll have to use a short wrench and maybe a right-angle screwdriver.

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