Toro 74418 - Brake Maintenance; Adjusting the Parking Brake

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1.Guard
3.Bolt
2.Airintakescreen4.Fanhousing
BrakeMaintenance
AdjustingtheParkingBrake
Checktheparkingbrakeforproperadjustment.
1.Checktirepressureofall4tires.RefertoChecking
theTirePressure.
2.Disengagethebrakelever(leverdown).
3.Measurethedistanceverticallybetweenthefront
ofthebrakebarandthecrownofthetire;the
measurementshouldbe7/8inchto1inch(22to
25mm)(Figure47).
4.Ifthemeasurementisnotcorrect,proceedtothe
followingsteps.
5.Removethehairpinandcotterpinfromthebrake
linkage(Figure48).
Figure47
1.Brakelinkage3.Hairpinandcotterpin
2.Yoke
6.Adjusttheyokeclockwisetoshortenthedistance;
counterclockwisetolengthendistance(Figure47).
7.Measurethedistanceverticallybetweenthefront
ofthebrakebarandthecrownofthetire;the
measurementshouldbe7/8inchto1inch.
(Figure48).
8.Repeatsteps5.@@@5through7.@@@5if
additionaladjustmentisneeded.
9.Engagetheparkingbrake,withtheleverupand
ensurethebrakebarengagesthetire(Figure48).
10.Measurethelengthofthespring;themeasurement
shouldbe2-3/4inch(74mm)betweenthewashers
(Figure48).
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