Toro Greensmaster Flex 1820 - Servicing the Brake-Interlock Switch

Servicingthe
Brake-InterlockSwitch
1.Makesurethattheengineisoff.
2.Removethecontrolpanel.
3.Engagetheservice-brakeleverandengagethe
parking-brakelatch.
4.Loosentheinterlockswitchmountingfasteners
(Figure43).
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Figure43
1.Parking-brakelatch
3.Service-brakelever
2.Interlockswitch
5.Placea1.6mm(0.062inch)thickshimbetween
theparking-brakelatchandtheinterlockswitch
(Figure43).
6.Tighteninterlockswitchmountingfasteners.
Checkthegap.Thelatchmustnotcontactthe
switch.
7.Engagethebrakeleverandrotatethelatch.
Verifythattheswitchlosescontinuity.Replace
theswitchifrequired.
BrakeMaintenance
Adjustingthe
Service/ParkingBrake
Iftheservice/parkingbrakeslipswhenoperated,
adjustthecableasfollows:
1.Movetheservice/parkingbrakelevertotheOFF
position.
2.Removethecontrolpanel.
3.Toincreasethecabletension,loosentheupper
cablejamnutandtightenthelowercablejam
nut(Figure44)untilaforceof156N(35lb)
appliedtothebrakeleverhandleisrequiredto
releasetheparking-brakelatch.Donotover
adjustitorthebrakebandmaydrag.
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Figure44
1.Jamnuts
2.Service-brakecable
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