Toro 74408TE - Brake Maintenance; Servicing the Brakes; Belt Maintenance; Inspecting the Belts

4. Clean the debris and g rass from the engine
par ts .
5. Install the guard, air intak e screen and fan
housing ( Figure 43 ).
Figure 43
1. Guard 3. Bolt
2. Air intake screen 4. Fan housing
Brake Maintenance
Servicing the Brakes
Before eac h use , c hec k the brak es on both a lev el
surface and slope .
Alw a ys set the parking brak e when y ou stop the
mac hine or lea v e it unattended. If the parking
brak e does not hold securely , see an A uthorized
Ser vice Dealer for maintenance .
Checking the Brake
1. P ark the mac hine on a lev el surface , diseng ag e
the blade control (PTO).
2. Stop the engine , remo v e the k ey , and w ait for
all mo ving par ts to stop before lea ving the
operating position.
3. Apply the parking brak e . T he wheels m ust loc k
when y ou tr y to push the mac hine forw ard.
4. If the wheels do not loc k, see an A uthorized
Ser vice Dealer for maintenance .
5. R elease the brak es and mo v e the neutral/brak e
loc ks to the neutral position. T he wheels
should rotate freely , if not; see an A uthorized
Ser vice Dealer for maintenance .
Belt Maintenance
Inspecting the Belts
Inspect all belts ev er y 100 hours .
Chec k belts for crac ks , fra yed edg es , bur n marks
or any other damag e . R e place damag ed belts .
Replacing the Mower Belt
T he signs of a w or n mo w er belt are squealing
while the belt is rotating, blades slipping while y ou
are cutting g rass , fra yed belt edg es , bur n marks ,
and crac ks . R e place the mo w er belt if y ou detect
any of these signs .
1. Diseng ag e the PTO , mo v e the motion control
lev ers to the neutral loc k ed position, and set
the parking brak e .
2. Stop the engine , remo v e the k ey , and w ait for
all mo ving par ts to stop before lea ving the
operating position.
3. Set the mo w er dec k to the 3 inc h (76 mm)
height-of-cut setting to allo w access and
minimize the belt tension.
4. R emo v e the 2 bolts and w ashers in eac h belt
co v er and remo v e the belt co v ers ( Figure 46 ).
5. Pull on the idler ar m to reliev e the belt
tension on the left spindle pulley ( Figure 44
or Figure 45 ).
6. R emo v e the old belt.
7. Install the new belt around the pulleys
( Figure 44 or Figure 45 ).
8. Install the belt onto the spring loaded idler
pulley .
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