Toro 30868 - Brake Maintenance; Adjusting the Service Brakes

withcompressedair.Startfromthefrontandblow
thedebrisouttowardstheback.Thencleanfrom
thebacksideandblowtowardsthefront.Repeat
procedureseveraltimesuntilallchaffanddebrisis
removed
Figure53
1.Oilcooler
2.Radiator
Important:Cleaningtheradiatororoilcooler
withwaterwillpromoteprematurecorrosion
damagetocomponentsandcompactdebris.
4.Pivottheoilcoolerbackintoposition.Secureitto
theframewiththelatches,closethescreen.
BrakeMaintenance
AdjustingtheServiceBrakes
Adjusttheservicebrakeswhenthereismorethan1in.
(25mm)of“freetravel"ofthebrakepedal,orwhenthe
brakesdonotworkeffectively.Freetravelisthedistance
thebrakepedalmovesbeforebrakingresistanceisfelt.
1.Disengagethelockinglatchfromthebrakepedalsso
thatbothpedalsworkindependentlyofeachother.
2.Toreducefreetravelofthebrakepedals,tighten
thebrakes:
A.Loosenthefrontnutonthethreadedendofthe
brakecable(Figure54).
Figure54
1.Brakecable
B.Tightentherearnuttomovethecablebackward
untilthebrakepedalshave1/2to1in.(13to
25mm)offreetravel.
C.Tightenthefrontnutsafterthebrakesare
adjustedcorrectly.
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