Toro 30607 - Brake Maintenance; Adjusting the Service Brakes

BrakeMaintenance
AdjustingtheService
Brakes
Adjusttheservicebrakeswhenthereismorethan
25mm(1inch)of“freetravel”ofthebrakepedal,or
whenthebrakesdonotworkeffectively.Freetravel
isthedistancethebrakepedalmovesbeforebraking
resistanceisfelt.
1.Disengagethelockinglatchfromthebrake
pedalssothatbothpedalsworkindependently
ofeachother.
2.Toreducefreetravelofthebrakepedals,tighten
thebrakes:
A.Loosenthe2mountingscrewsandremove
thebrakeadjustmentcover(Figure94).
g020458
Figure94
1.Mountingscrews2.Brakeadjustmentcover
B.Loosenthefrontnutonthethreadedendof
thebrakecable(Figure95).
g020459
Figure95
1.Brakecableadjustingnuts
C.Tightentherearnuttomovethecable
backwarduntilthebrakepedalshave13to
25mm(1/2to1inch)offreetravel.
D.Tightenthefrontnutsafterthebrakesare
adjustedcorrectly.
E.Reinstallthebrakeadjustmentcover.
62