Toro 71253 - Brake Maintenance; Servicing the Parking Brake

BrakeMaintenance
ServicingtheParkingBrake
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Theparkingbrakeisontherightsideoftherearaxle,
insidethereartire(Figure30).Iftheparkingbrakedoes
notholdsecurely,adjustit.
Figure30
1.Brakearmspring2.Brakeadjustingnut
CheckingtheParkingBrake
1.Parkthetractoronalevelsurface.
2.Disengagethebladecontrol(PTO)andsetthe
parkingbrake.
3.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
4.MovethedrivecontrolwiretothePushposition;
refertoPushingtheTractorManually.
5.Iftherearwheelslockandskidwhenyoupush
thetractorforward,youdonotneedtoadjustthe
parkingbrake.Adjusttheparkingbrakeifthewheels
turnanddonotlock;refertoAdjustingtheParking
Brake.
AdjustingtheParkingBrake
1.Checktheparkingbrakebeforeyouadjustit;referto
CheckingtheBrake.
2.Removethebrakearmspring(Figure30).
3.Removethecotterpinthatsecuresthebrake
adjustingnutandslightlyloosenthenut(Figure30).
4.Inserta0.015inch(0.38mm)feelergaugebetween
thebrakediscandbrakepuck(Figure30).
5.Tightenthenutuntilyoufeelaslightresistanceon
thefeelergaugewhenyouslideitinandout.
6.Installanewcotterpinandattachthebrakearm
spring.
7.Checktheparkingbrakeoperationagain;referto
CheckingtheParkingBrake.
Important:Withtheparkingbrakereleased,the
rearwheelsmustrotatefreelywhenyoupushthe
tractor.Ifyoucannotachievethe.015inch(0.38
mm)clearanceandfreewheelrotation,contact
anAuthorizedServiceDealerimmediately.
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