Toro 39678 - Brake Maintenance; Parking Brake Check and Adjustment

BrakeMaintenance
ServicingtheParkingBrake
Checkthebrakesonbothalevelsurfaceandaslope.
Alwaysengagetheparkingbrakewhenyoustopthe
machineorleaveitunattended.Iftheparkingbrake
doesnotholdsecurely,adjustit.
CheckingtheParkingBrake
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceand
disengagethePTO.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Engagetheparkingbrake.
Note:Thewheelsmustlockwhenyoutryto
pushthemachineforward.
4.Ifthewheelsdonotlock,adjustthebrakes;refer
toAdjustingtheParkingBrake(page34).
5.Disengagethebrakeandpressuppercontrol
barverylightly,approximately13mm(1/2inch).
Note:Thewheelsshouldrotatefreely.Ifnot,
refertoAdjustingtheParkingBrake(page34).
AdjustingtheParkingBrake
Thebrakeleverisontheuppercontrolbar.Ifthe
parkingbrakedoesnotholdsecurely,adjustit.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengage
thePTO,andengagetheparkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Checkthebrakebeforeyouadjustit;referto
CheckingtheParkingBrake(page34).
4.Disengagetheparkingbrake.
5.Toadjustthebrake,rotatethewingnutsonthe
brakerods(Figure35).
Turnthewingnutsclockwisetotightenthebrake
andcounterclockwisetoloosenthebrake.
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Figure35
1.Brakerod2.Wingnut
Note:Thecontrolbarshouldbeparallelwith
thereferencebarwhenproperlyadjusted.
6.Checkthebrakeoperation;refertoChecking
theParkingBrake(page34).
Important:Withtheparkingbrake
disengaged,therearwheelsmustrotate
freelywhenyoupushthemachine.Ifthe
brakeactionandthefree-wheelrotation
cannotbeachieved,contactyourAuthorized
ServiceDealerimmediately.
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