G5 FERRIS CAT WHEEL MAINTENANCE CHECK INSTRUCTIONS

G5FERRISCATWHEELMAINTENANCECHECKINSTRUCTIONS–ZIGGYDOOMAY2020Page1

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HereareafewthingsElizabethandNikitaatZiggyDoo wouldlikeyouto doto

checkonyourG5FerrisCatWheelfromZiggyDoo.Itisrecommendedto dothis

littlecheckregularlytokeepyourwheelrunningsafely:

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1. CHECKTHEWHITEWHEELBOLTASSEMBLIES:

Lookateachseam/jointtocheckthepairofboltassembliesinthewhitewheelfortightness

–youarelookingforthebolttoprotrudefromitslocknut(justaswhenyouhadfirst

assembled).

Ifanyneedatinybitoftightening,firstliftoffthewhitewheelfromthebaseandlayitflat

downonthefloor,thenuseyourratchetandallenkeytodoanynecessarytightening.

Thereusuallyisn’tanytighteningtobedone–butthisisstill somethingveryeasytocheck.

(Thisdiagramdisplaysthecorrectorientationofthewashersandalsothisillustratesthe

protrusionoftheboltthroughthelocknutwhensufficientlytightened.)

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2. CHECKTHEWHEELBASE(SKATEWHEELSANDWHEELBASESTRUCTURE):

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Liftyourwhitewheeloffofthewheelbaseandlayitflatonthefloor.

Checkeachskatewheeltobesuretheboltisstillinplace.

Spineachskatewheelwithyourhandtocheckiftheyareallspinningsimilartoeachotherand

alsocheckingforanyunusual/screechingsounds(whichwouldindicatethebearingmayrequire

replacing).Ifanythingseemsunusualornotquiteright,contactZiggyDooviafacebook

messageoremailandwewilldoourbesttogetthingsfiguredoutforyou.

Checkalltheboltsthatholdtogetherthewheelbasestructuretobesurenonehavebecome

loosenedfromwheelvibrations(IMPORTANT:donotovertightenthesebolts,gentle/snug

tighteningisallthatisneeded.)

Stretchthewheelbase:pullthewheelbaseatbothendstogently“stretchitout”(mucheasier

todowith2people).

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INCASEYOU’REWONDERINGABOUTTHEWAGGLE MOVEMENTWHICHHAPPENS

MOSTLYDURINGDECELERATION:

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Acertaindegreeofwheelwaggleiscompletely nor mal– andactuallyaidsinkeepingthewheel

functioningsafely.Elizabeth& Nikitahavenoticedthatthewaggledoessometimesincreaseor

decreaseduringdramaticshiftsoftemperatureand/orhumidity.

TIP:Youcanaddafewdropsofolive/vegetableoil/sprayPAMto

acloth/scotttowel–andrubthisinto

thewhitewheeltracks–thiswillhelpoutwiththewaggle.

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Ifeverthereisanythingyouareconcernedabout–wheelsafety is toppriority–pleasesendvideos

and/orpicsviafacebookmessageorbyemail–itwill

helpZiggyDootoobserveifanythingisoutofthe

ordinaryandtohelpdiagnose/determinewhatactionisneeded.

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HappyWheeling!

ElizabethGujdan&Nikita,www.ZiggyDoo.com

FACEBOOKhttps://www.facebook.com/ziggydoocatboutique/

EMAILelizabeth@ziggydoo.com

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