Toro 4573 - Brake Maintenance; Servicing the Brake

BrakeMaintenance
ServicingtheBrake
Thebrakeislocatedontherightsideoftherearaxle,
insidethereartire(Figure32).
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1.Brakeadjustingnut
Ifthemachinetakesmorethan1m(3ft.)tostopat
highspeedinthehighestgear,adjustthebrake.
CheckingtheBrake
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Disengagetheblades(PTO).
3.Settheparkingbrake.
4.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
5.Removetheignitionkey.
6.PullthedrivecontrolouttothePushposition
(Figure15).
7.Iftherearwheelslockandskidwhenyoupushthe
machineforward,youdonotneedtoadjustthe
brake.Ifthewheelsturnanddonotlock,adjustthe
brake;refertoAdjustingtheBrake.
AdjustingtheBrake
1.Checkthebrakebeforeyouadjustit;referto
CheckingtheBrake.
2.EnsurethatthedrivecontrolisintheOperate
position(Figure15)andthattheparkingbrakeison.
3.Turnthebrakeadjustingnutclockwiseuntilyou
cannotpushthemachine(Figure32).
4.Releasetheparkingbrakeandensurethattherear
wheelsrotatefreelywhenyoupushthemachine.
Iftheydonot,turnthebrakeadjustingnut
counterclockwisejustenoughsothatyoucanpush
themachine.
5.Checkthebrakeoperationagain;refertoChecking
theBrake.
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