73Service Manual – CS7010™ 14 - Wheel System, Non-Traction
Maintenance and Adjustments
Adjust the Brakes
As the brake shoe lining wears, it requires greater travel from the shoes to press rmly against the drums
in the wheels. When properly adjusted, the brakes should be fully released when the brake pedal is in the
relaxed position, and the brakes should be rmly engaged before the brake pedal reaches the bottom of its
travel limit.
1. Raise the front of the machine just enough to lift the wheels clear of the ground, and support it with
appropriate jack stands.
2. Remove the two engine side panels to expose the brake linkage and yokes.
3. Gradually depress the parking brake pedal (latch) until slight resistance is observed on one of the
wheels. This should represent when the brake shoes are just beginning to contact the drum.
4. Compare the brake resistance for both right and left wheels to turn, and adjust the brake linkage as
necessary (described below) so they feel equal. This will become your starting point to ensure both left
and right brakes are acting equally.
5. Fully depress the brake pedal to check for sufcient movement, and that the brake pedal stops before
reaching its bottom limit. The amount of pedal travel is subjective, but if the brakes are fully engaged
when the pedal is about halfway is typical.
Adjustment
6. Rotate the clevis pin retainer off the yoke, and
remove the clevis pin.
7. While counting the number of turns, tighten or
loosen the yoke on the brake linkage rod.
• Unscrew the yoke to increase braking force.
• Tighten the yoke to decrease braking force.
8. Adjust the other brake yoke by the same number
of turns to keep both right and left brakes
operating equally.
Brake Bar
Clevis Pin
& Retainer
Clevis
Yoke
Brake
Linkage
Clevis
Yoke
Brake
Linkage
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