Toro GrandStand 74568TE - Adjusting the Brakes

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Figure62
1.Handlever
4.Frontofslot
2.Frontofhandlever
5.Brakebar
3.3/4inch(19mm)gap
6.Brakebarjusttouching
thetire
AdjustingtheBrakes
Iftheparkingbrakedoesnotholdsecurely,an
adjustmentisrequired.
1.Checkthebrakebeforeyouadjustit;referto
CheckingtheBrakes.
2.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengagethe
PTO,andsettheparkingbrake.
3.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
4.Releasetheparkingbrake;refertoReleasingthe
ParkingBrakeOperation.
5.Toadjustthebrake,removethehairpincotter
andclevispinfromthelowerbrakeleverandyoke
(
Figure63).
6.Loosenthejamnut(
Figure63).
7.Rotatetheyoke.Totightenthebrake,rotatethe
yokeup.Toloosenthebrake,rotatetheyokedown
(
Figure63).
8.Securetheyoketolowerbrakeleverwiththehairpin
cotterpinandclevispin(Figure63).
9.Tightenthejamnut(Figure63).
10.Checkthebrakeoperationagain;refertoChecking
theBrake.
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Figure63
1.JamNut4.Hairpincotterpin
2.Yoke5.Flatwasher
3.Clevispin
6.Lowerbrakelever
11.Afterthebrakeisadjusted,theleverswitchneeds
tobechecked.
12.Checkthegapbetweenthebrakeleverandtheface
oftheswitchasshownin
Figure64.Thegapneeds
tobean1/8inch(3mm)withthebrakeengaged.
13.Ifneeded,loosenthescrewsholdingtheswitchand
adjusttheswitch.
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