Toro 41179 - Brake Maintenance; Checking the Brake Fluid; Inspecting the Brakes; Adjusting the Parking Brake

BrakeMaintenance
CheckingtheBrakeFluid
Thebrakeuidreservoirisshippedfromthefactory
lledwithDOT3brakeuid.Checkthelevelbefore
startingtheengineeachday.
Figure59
1.Brakeuidreservoir
1.Positionthesprayeronalevelsurface,settheparking
brake,stopthepump,stoptheengine,andremove
theignitionkey.
2.TheuidlevelshouldbeuptotheFulllineonthe
reservoir(Figure60).
Figure60
1.Fullline
3.Iftheuidlevelislow ,cleantheareaaroundthe
reservoircap,removethecap,andllthereservoir
totheproperlevel.Donotoverll.
InspectingtheBrakes
ServiceInterval:Every100hours
Thebrakesareacriticalsafetycomponentofthesprayer.
Inspectthemasfollows:
•Inspectthebrakeshoesforwearordamage.Ifthe
lining(brakepad)thicknessislessthan1/16inch
(1.6mm),replacethebrakeshoes.
•Inspectthebackingplateandothercomponents
forsignsofexcessivewearordeformation.If
anydeformationisfound,replacetheappropriate
components.
AdjustingtheParkingBrake
ServiceInterval:Every200hours—Checktheparking
brake.
1.Loosenthesetscrewsecuringtheknobtothe
parkingbrakelever(Figure61).
Figure61
1.Parkingbrakelever
3.Setscrew
2.Knob
2.Rotatetheknobuntilaforceof35-45lbisrequired
toactuatelever.
3.Tightenthesetscrew.
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