Toro 31598N - Servicing the Engine-Cooling System; Brake Maintenance; Adjusting the Service Brakes

ServicingtheEngine-Cooling
System
ServiceInterval:Every100hours—Inspectthe
cooling-systemhoses.
Every2years—Flushthecoolingsystemandreplace
uid.
Beforeeachuseordaily(moreoftenindustyordirty
conditions).
1.Shutofftheengineandraisethehood.
2.Cleantheengineareathoroughlyofalldebris.
3.Rotatethelatchessecuringtheoilcoolertotheframe
(Figure78).
Figure78
1.Latches
4.Pivottheoilcoolerrearward.
5.Cleanbothsidesoftheoilcoolerandradiatorarea
thoroughlywithcompressedair.
Note:Startfromthefansideandblowthedebrisout
towardstheback.Thencleanfromthebacksideand
blowtowardsthefront.Repeatprocedureseveraltimes
untilallchaffanddebrisisremoved.
Important:Cleaningtheradiatororoilcooler
withwatercanpromoteprematurecorrosionand
damagetocomponents.
6.Pivottheoilcoolerbackintoposition.
7.Securetheoilcoolertotheframewiththelatchesand
closethehood.
BrakeMaintenance
AdjustingtheServiceBrakes
Adjusttheservicebrakeswhenthereismorethan50mm(2
inches)of“freetravel”ofthebrakepedalorwhenthebrakes
donotworkeffectively.Freetravelisthedistancethebrake
pedalmovesbeforeyoufeelbrakingresistance.
1.Disengagethelockinglatchfromthebrakepedalsso
thatbothpedalsworkindependentlyofeachother.
2.Toreducethefreetravelofthebrakepedals,adjust
thebrakecablesasfollows:
A.Loosenthefrontnutonthethreadedendofthe
brakecable.
Note:Foreasieraccesstotheadjustingnuts,you
mayunhookandremovethespring.
Figure79
1.Brakecable3.Rearnut
2.Frontnut
4.Spring
B.Tightentherearnutuntilthebrakepedalshave
50mm(2inches)offreetravel.
C.Repeattheprocedureontheotherbrakecable.
D.Tightenthefrontnutsafteradjustingthebrakes.
E.Installthesprings,ifremoved.
Important:Adjustingthebraketensiontootight
decreasesthelifeofthefriction-padmaterial.
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