Toro 31598 - Brake Maintenance; Adjusting the Service Brakes

ServicingtheEngineCooling
System
ServiceInterval:Every100hours—Inspectthecooling
systemhoses.
Every2years—Flushthecooling
systemandreplaceuid.
Removedebrisandchafffromtheengine
compartment,oilcoolerandradiatordaily.Clean
morefrequentlyindustyanddirtyconditions,ifrequired.
1.Turntheengineoffandraisethehood.Cleanthe
engineareathoroughlyofalldebris.
2.Rotatethelatches(
Figure77)securingtheoilcooler
totheframe.
Figure77
1.Latches
3.Pivottheoilcoolerrearward.Cleanbothsidesof
theoilcoolerandradiatorareathoroughlywith
compressedair.Startfromthefansideandblow
thedebrisouttowardstheback.Thencleanfrom
thebacksideandblowtowardsthefront.Repeat
procedureseveraltimesuntilallchaffanddebrisis
removed.
Important:Cleaningtheradiatororoilcooler
withwatercanpromoteprematurecorrosion
anddamagetocomponents.
4.Pivottheoilcoolerbackintoposition.Secureitto
theframewiththelatchesandclosethehood.
BrakeMaintenance
AdjustingtheServiceBrakes
Adjusttheservicebrakeswhenthereismorethan1inch
(25mm)of“freetravel”ofthebrakepedal,orwhenthe
brakesdonotworkeffectively.Freetravelisthedistance
thebrakepedalmovesbeforebrakingresistanceisfelt.
1.Disengagethelockinglatchfromthebrakepedalsso
thatbothpedalsworkindependentlyofeachother.
2.Toreducefreetravelofthebrakepedals,adjustthe
brakecablesasfollows:
A.Loosenthefrontnutonthethreadedendofthe
brakecable.
Note:Toalloweasieraccesstotheadjusting
nuts,thespringmaybeunhookedandremoved.
Figure78
1.Brakecable3.Rearnut
2.Frontnut
4.Spring
B.Tightentherearnutuntilthebrakepedalshave
1/2to1inch(13to25mm)offreetravel.
C.Repeattheprocedureontheotherbrakecable.
D.Tightenthefrontnutsafterthebrakesare
adjustedcorrectly.
E.Reinstallthesprings,ifremoved.
Important:Adjustingthebraketensiontoo
tightwilldecreasethelifeofthefrictionpad
material.
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