Toro 74445 - Brake Maintenance; Adjusting the Parking Brake

Figure49
1.Guard
4.Fanhousing
2.Airintakescreen5.Bolt
3.Bolt
BrakeMaintenance
AdjustingtheParkingBrake
Checktheparkingbrakeforproperadjustment.
1.Disengagethebrakelever(leverdown).
2.Measurethelengthofthespring;themeasurement
shouldbe2-3/4inch(74mm)betweenthewashers
(Figure50).
Figure50
1.Brakelever
5.3/16to1/4inch(5to
7mm)
2.Spring,2-3/4inch(74mm)
6.Jamnutandyoke
3.Adjustingnuts7.Trunnion
4.Collaronbrakerod
3.Ifanadjustmentisnecessary,dothefollowing:
A.Loosenthejamnutbelowthespringandtighten
thenutdirectlybelowtheyoke(Figure50).
B.Turnthenutuntilyouobtainthecorrect
measurement.
C.Tightenthe2nutstogetherandrepeatonthe
oppositesideofthemachine.
4.Turnthenutsclockwisetoshortenthespringlength;
counterclockwisetolengthenthespring.
5.Engagetheparkingbrake,withtheleverup.
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