Toro 08887 - Brake Maintenance; Adjusting the Brake Interlock Switch; Adjusting the Brake Linkage

BrakeMaintenance
AdjustingtheBrakeInterlock
Switch
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceandturnthe
engineoff.
2.Disengagetheparkingbrake.
3.Removetheknobfromtheliftlever(Figure23).
Figure23
1.Liftleverknob
2.Valveshroudmounting
screws
4.Removethe(3)mountingscrewsandremovethe
valveshroud(
Figure23).
5.Loosenthe(2)nutssecuringbrakeinterlockswitch
tobrakesensorbracket(
Figure24).
6.Adjustthebrakeswitchuntiltheairgapbetweenthe
switchandtheparkingbrakeleverlinkis.060inches
±.030.(1.524mm±.762)(Figure24).Tightenthe
switchmountingnuts.
Figure24
1.Brakeswitchmounting
knob
2.Valveshroudmounting
screws
7.Engageanddisengagetheparkingbraketomake
sureitdoesnotinterferewiththeswitch.
8.Testforproperoperation
9.Installthevalveshroud.
10.Adjusttheliftleverguide.RefertoAdjustingthe
LiftLever.
AdjustingtheBrakeLinkage
Thebrakeshavebeensetatthefactoryforoptimum
performance,butafteruseandwearanadjustmentmay
berequired.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,turntheengine
off,andblockthewheels.
2.Loosenthejamnutontheactuatorrod(
Figure25).
Removethecotterpinretainingtheactuatorrod.
Increaseordecreasetheactuatorrodlengthby
rotatingtherod.Installtheactuatorrodusinganew
cotterpinandsecurethejamnut.
Figure25
1.Actuatorrod
3.Jamnut(3)
2.Adjustmentrod(2)4.Cotterpin(3)
3.Ifmodifyingtheactuatorrodlengthdoesnot
improvebrakeperformance,adjustboththeleft
andrightadjustmentrodsequallyusingthesame
proceduredescribedinstep2.
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