Toro 38682 - Brake Maintenance

BrakeMaintenance
ServicingtheBrakes
Beforeeachuse,checkbrakesonbothalevelsurface
andslope.
Alwayssettheparkingbrakewhenyoustopthemachine
orleaveitunattended.Iftheparkingbrakedoesnot
holdsecurely,anadjustmentisrequired.
CheckingtheBrakes
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengagethe
bladecontrol(PTO).
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Applytheparkingbrakes.Thewheelsmustlock
whenyoutrytopushthemachineforward.
4.Ifthewheelsdonotlock,adjustthebrakes.Refer
toAdjustingtheBrakes.
5.Releasethebrakesandmovetheneutral/brakelocks
totheneutralposition..Thewheelsshouldrotate
freely,ifnot;refertoAdjustingtheBrakes.
AdjustingtheBrakes
Iftheparkingbrakesdonotholdsecurely,adjustthem.
1.Checkthebrakesbeforeyouadjustthem;referto
CheckingtheBrakes.
2.Releasetheparkingbrakes;refertoReleasingthe
ParkingBrakes.
3.Toadjustthebrakes,rotatethewingnutson
thebrakerods(Figure29).Rotatethewing
nutsclockwisetotightenthebrakes;rotatethem
counterclockwisetoloosenthem.
Figure29
1.Brakerod2.Wingnut
4.Positionthewingnutssothatthebrakesengage
whenyousqueezethedriveleversenoughtoplace
theneutral/parkingbrakelocksforward,andthen
setthebrakes.
5.Checktheoperationofthebrakesagain;referto
CheckingtheBrakes.
Important:Whenyoureleasetheparking
brakes,therearwheelsshouldrotatefreelywhen
youpushthemower.Iftheydonot,contactan
AuthorizedServiceDealerimmediately.
6.Checkthecontrolrodlength,refertoAdjustingthe
ControlRods.
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