Toro 23518 - Brake Maintenance; Adjusting the Parking Brake; Adjusting the Brake Switch

BrakeMaintenance
AdjustingtheParkingBrake
Iftheparkingbrakedoesnotholdsecurely,anadjustment
isrequired.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.TurnthekeyintheignitionswitchtotheOFFposition
andwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
3.Checktheairpressureinthedrivetires.
Note:Ifneeded,adjusttotherecommendedination;
refertoCheckingtheAirPressureintheTires(page
38).
4.Loosenthejamnutonthebrakecableunderthe
console(Figure52).
Figure52
1.7.9cm(3–1/8inch)
5.Settheparkingbrake(Figure52).
6.Adjustthejamnutpositionuntil7.9cm(3–1/8inch)
fromthebottomofthelinktothebottomofthespring
(Figure52).
7.Securetheadjustmentofthecablebytighteningthe
jamnuts(Figure52).
8.Checktheparkingbrake;ifnecessary,repeatsteps4
through7.
AdjustingtheBrakeSwitch
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.TurnthekeyintheignitionswitchtotheOFFposition
andwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
3.Priortoadjustingthebrakeswitch,ensuretheparking
brakeisproperlyadjusted;refertoAdjustingthe
ParkingBrake(page41).
4.Settheparkingbrake.
5.Checkthedistancebetweentheparkingbrake-switch
brackettothebrakearmofthetransmission(Figure
53).
Note:Thedistanceshouldbe3.2mm(1/8inch).
Figure53
1.Brakearm(transmission)
4.Locknut
2.Plunger(brakeswitch)5.Carriagebolt
3.Brake-switchbracket
6.Ifadjustmentisrequired,preformthefollowing:
A.Loosenthelocknutandcarriageboltsecuringthe
parkingbrakeswitchbracket(Figure53).
B.Adjustthepositionofthebrake-switchbracket
untilthegap(Figure53)betweentheswitch
bracketandthebrakearmis3.2mm(1/8inch)
C.Tightenthelocknutandcarriagebolt(Figure53)
securingthebrake-switchbracketto1017to1243
N-cm(90to110lb-in).
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