Toro 30674 - Brake Maintenance; Servicing the Brakes

BrakeMaintenance
ServicingtheBrakes
Beforeeachuse,checkbrakesonbothalevelsurfaceand
slope.
Alwayssettheparkingbrakewhenyoustopthemachine
orleaveitunattended.Iftheparkingbrakedoesnothold
securely,anadjustmentisrequired.
CheckingtheBrakes
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengagethe
bladecontrol(PTO).
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Applytheparkingbrake.Thewheelsmustlockwhen
youtrytopushthemachineforward.
4.Ifthewheelsdonotlock,adjustthebrakes.Referto
AdjustingtheBrakes.
5.Releasethebrakeandpressuppercontrolbarvery
lightly,approximately13mm(1/2inch).Thewheels
shouldrotatefreely,ifnot;refertoAdjustingthe
Brakes.
AdjustingtheBrakes
Thebrakeleverisontheuppercontrolbar.Iftheparking
brakedoesnotholdsecurely,anadjustmentisrequired.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengagethe
PTO,andsettheparkingbrake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Checkthebrakebeforeyouadjustit;refertoChecking
theBrakes.
4.Releasetheparkingbrake;refertoReleasingthe
ParkingBrakeinOperation.
5.Toadjustthebrake,rotatethewingnutsonthebrake
rods(
Figure39).Turnthewingnutsclockwiseto
tightenthebrakeandcounterclockwisetoloosenthe
brake.
Figure39
1.Brakerod2.Wingnut
Note:Controlbarshouldbeparallelwiththe
referencebarwhenproperlyadjusted.
6.Checkthebrakeoperationagain;refertoChecking
theBrakes.
Important:Withtheparkingbrakereleased,the
rearwheelsmustrotatefreelywhenyoupushthe
mower.Ifbrakeactionandfreewheelrotation
cannotbeachievedcontactyourservicedealer
immediately.
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