Toro 07299 - Brake System Maintenance; Brake Fluid Level Check; Brake Component Inspection

BrakeMaintenance
CheckingtheBrake-uidLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Thebrake-uidreservoirislledandshippedfromthe
factorywithDOT3brakeuid.Checkthelevelbeforethe
machineisrststartedandevery8hoursordaily,thereafter.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,settheparking
brake,turntheOn/OffswitchtoOff,andremovethe
key.
2.Removetherubberpluginthecenterandontopof
thedashtogainaccesstothemasterbrakecylinder
andreservoir.
3.Lookatthesideofthereservoir,andensurethatthe
uidlevelisabovetheMinimumline(Figure37).
4.Iftheuidlevelislow ,cleantheareaaroundthecap,
removethecap,andllthereservoirtoabovethe
Minimumline.Donotoverll.
Figure37
1.Brake-uidreservoir
2.Minimumline
InspectingtheBrakes
ServiceInterval:Every100hours
Brakesareacriticalsafetycomponentofthemachine.As
withallsafetycomponents,theyshouldbecloselyinspectedat
regularintervalstoensureoptimumperformanceandsafety.
Thefollowinginspectionsshouldbedoneevery100hours:
•Inspectthebrakeshoesforwearordamage.Ifthelining
(brakepad)thicknessislessthan1.6mm(1/16inch),the
brakeshoesshouldbereplaced.
•Inspectthebackingplateandothercomponentsforsigns
ofexcessivewearordeformation.Ifanydeformationis
found,theappropriatecomponentsmustbereplaced.
•Checkthebrakeuidlevel;refertoCheckingthe
Brake-uidLevel(page33).
AdjustingtheParkingBrake
ServiceInterval:Every200hours
1.Prytherubbercoverofftheparkingbrake.
2.Loosenthesetscrewsecuringtheknobtothe
parking-brakelever(Figure38).
Figure38
1.Parking-brakelever
3.Setscrew
2.Knob
3.Rotatetheknobuntilaforceof133to156N-m(30to
35ft-lb)isrequiredtoactuatethelever.
4.Tightenthesetscrewandinstalltherubbercover.
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