Toro 22198 - Drive System Maintenance; Adjusting the Self-Propel Drive; Controls System Maintenance; Adjusting the Blade Brake Cable

DriveSystem
Maintenance
AdjustingtheSelf-propelDrive
ServiceInterval:Every100hours
Ifthelawnmowerdoesnotself-propelorhasatendency
tocreepforwardwhenthecontrolbarismorethan
1-1/2inches(3.8cm)fromthehandle,adjustthewheel
drivecontrolknobontherearofthegearbox.
1.Closethedoorinthelawnmowerhousingand
removethegrassbag.
2.Rotatethecontrolknobclockwiseahalfturnif
thelawnmowerdoesnotself-propel.Ifthelawn
mowercreepsforward,rotatetheknobahalfturn
counterclockwisetoloosenthebelt(
Figure28).
Figure28
1.Controlknob
3.Slowlypullthelawnmowerbackwardwhileyou
graduallymovethecontrolbartowardthehandle.
Note:Theadjustmentiscorrectwhentherear
wheelsstopturningandthecontrolbarisaboutone
inch(2.5cm)fromthehandle(Figure29).
Figure29
1.1inch(2.5cm)
ControlsSystem
Maintenance
AdjustingtheBladeBrake
Cable
ServiceInterval:Every100hours
Wheneveryouinstallanewbladebrakecableassembly
orreplacethebelt,adjustthebladebrakecable.
1.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
2.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug(
Figure11).
3.Loosenthecableclampscrewuntilthebrakecable
conduitslides(Figure30).
Figure30
1.Spring3.Cableclampscrewand
washer
2.Cableconduit
4.Pullthecabletotheremoveslack,butdonotput
tensiononthespring.Tightenthecableclampscrew
tolocktheadjustmentinplace.
WARNING
Donotovertightenthebladebrakecable.
Overtighteningthebladebrakecablecouldcause
thebladebraketocomeoffofthebrakedrum.If
thebrakedoesnotcontactthedrum,thebladewill
notstoprotatingwhenyoureleasethecontrolbar.
Arotatingbladecouldcauseseriouspersonalinjury.
•Eachtimeyouadjustthebrakecable,ensure
thatthebrakestopsthebladein3secondsor
less.
•Ifthebladedoesnotstoprotatingin3seconds
orless,bringthelawnmowertoanAuthorized
ServiceDealerforinspectionandrepair.
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