Toro 03691 - Brake Maintenance; Adjusting the Service Brakes; Adjusting the Parking Brake

BrakeMaintenance
AdjustingtheServiceBrakes
Adjusttheservicebrakeswhenthereismorethan1inch
offreetravelofthebrakepedal,orwhenthebrakesdo
notworkeffectively.Freetravelisthedistancethebrake
pedalmovesbeforeyoufeelbrakingresistance.
1.Toreducefreetravelofthebrakepedals,tightenthe
brakesbylooseningthefrontnutonthethreaded
endofthebrakecable(Figure74).
Figure74
1.Frontnuts2.Brakecables
2.Tightentherearnuttomovethecablebackward
untilbrakepedalshave1/4to1/2inch(.63to
1.27cm)offreetravel.
3.Tightenthefrontnuts,ensuringthatbothcables
actuatethebrakessimultaneously.
4.Toincreasebrakepedaltravel,movethebrake
cablestotheuppersetofholesinthebrakepedal
mechanism.Checkadjustmentandrepeatprocedure
ifadditionaladjustmentisrequired.
AdjustingtheParkingBrake
Iftheparkingbrakefailstoengage,anadjustmentto
thebrakepawlisrequired.
1.Removethecotterpinsandclevispinssecuringthe
brakecablestothebrakepedalrod(Figure75).
Figure75
1.Brakecables3.Parkingbrakepawl
2.Screws(2)
4.Brakedetent
2.Loosenthe2screwssecuringtheparkingbrakepawl
totheframe(Figure75).
3.Presstheparkingbrakepedalforwarduntilthe
brakedetentcompletelyengagesonthebrakepawl
(Figure75).
4.Tightenthe2screwslockingtheadjustment.
5.Pressthebrakepedaltoreleasetheparkingbrake.
6.Checktheadjustmentandre-adjustasrequired.
7.Securethebrakecablestothebrakepedalwiththe
cotterpinsandclevispinsremoved.
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