Toro Greenmaster Flex 1820 - Brake Maintenance; Adjusting the Service;Parking Brake; Belt Maintenance; Inspecting the Reel-Drive Belt

BrakeMaintenance
Adjustingthe
Service/ParkingBrake
Iftheservice/parkingbrakeslipswhenoperated,
adjustthecableasfollows:
1.Movetheservice/parkingbrakelevertotheOFF
position.
2.Removethecontrolpanel.
3.Toincreasethecabletension,loosentheupper
cablejamnutandtightenthelowercablejam
nut(Figure43)untilaforceof156N(35lb)
appliedtothebrake-leverhandleisrequiredto
releasetheparking-brakelatch.
Important:Donotoveradjustthebrake,as
thebrakebandmaydrag.
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Figure43
1.Jamnuts
2.Service-brakecable
BeltMaintenance
InspectingtheReel-Drive
Belt
ServiceInterval:Every1,000hours
1.Shutofftheengineandremovethekey.
2.Loosentheangeboltthatsecuresthebelt
coverandremovethebeltcovertoexposethe
belt(Figure44).
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Figure44
1.Beltcover
3.Performhefollowingstepstoadjustthebelt
tension:
A.Loosenthebearing-housingmountingnut
(Figure45).
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Figure45
1.Bearing-housingmounting
nut
3.Compressionspring
2.Reel-drivebelt
B.Usinga16mm(5/8inch)wrench,rotatethe
bearinghousingtoensurethatitoperates
freely.
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