Toro 74942 - Brake Maintenance; Adjusting the Parking Brake

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1.Hydraulicunitshrouds
BrakeMaintenance
AdjustingtheParkingBrake
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst100hours
Every500hoursthereafter
Checktomakesurethebrakeisadjustedproperlybefore
adjusting.
Note:Thisproceduremustbefollowedaftertherst100
hoursorwhenabrakecomponenthasbeenremovedor
replaced.
1.Drivethemachineontoalevelsurface.
2.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO),movethe
motion-controlleverstotheneutral-lockedposition
andengagetheparkingbrake.
3.Stoptheengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removethekey.
4.Raisethebackofthemachineupandsupportthe
machinewithjackstands.
DANGER
Mechanicalorhydraulicjacksmayfailto
supportmachineandcauseaseriousinjury.
•Usejackstandwhensupportingmachine.
•Donotusehydraulicjacks.
5.Removethereartiresfromthemachine.
6.Removeanydebrisfromthebrakearea.
7.Rotatethedrivewheelreleasehandletothereleased
position.RefertoUsingtheDrive-WheelRelease
Valves(page25).
8.Checktoseeifthereisavisiblegapbetweenthe
L-bracketandthelinkagestop(Figure76).
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