Toro 75969TE - Brake Maintenance; Adjusting the Parking Brake

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1.Cover
2.Bolt
7.Positiontheseat.
BrakeMaintenance
AdjustingtheParking
Brake
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst100hours
Every500hoursthereafter
Note:Followthisprocedurealsoafterremovingor
replacingabrakecomponent.
1.Drivethemachineontoalevelsurface.
2.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO),move
themotioncontrolleverstotheNEUTRAL-LOCK
position,andengagetheparkingbrake.
3.Shutofftheengine,waitforallmovingpartsto
stop,andremovethekey.
4.Raisethebackofthemachineandsupportthe
machinewithjackstands.
DANGER
Mechanicalorhydraulicjacksmayfail
tosupportmachineandcauseaserious
injury.
•Usejackstandswhensupporting
machine.
•Donotusehydraulicjacks.
5.Removethereartiresfromthemachine.
6.Removeanydebrisfromthebrakearea.
7.Rotatethedrive-wheelreleasehandleto
thereleasedposition;refertoUsingthe
Drive-Wheel-ReleaseValves(page33).
8.Checktoseeifthereisavisiblegapbetween
theL-bracketandthelinkagestop(Figure82).
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