Toro Groundsmaster 4100 - Brake Maintenance; Adjusting the Service Brakes

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Figure111
1.Radiator/oilcooler
4.Closethehood.
BrakeMaintenance
AdjustingtheService
Brakes
Adjusttheservicebrakeswhenthereismorethan
25mm(1inch)offreetravelofthebrakepedal,or
whenthebrakesdonotworkeffectively.Freetravelis
thedistancethebrakepedalmovesbeforeyoufeel
brakingresistance.
1.Releasethelockinglatchfromthebrakepedals
sothatbothpedalsworkindependentlyofeach
other.
2.Toreducefreetravelofthebrakepedals,tighten
thebrakesasfollows:
A.Loosenthefrontnutonthethreadedendof
thebrakecable(Figure112).
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Figure112
1.Brakecable
B.Tightentherearnuttomovethecable
rearwarduntilthebrakepedalshave13to
25mm(1/2to1inch)offreetravel.
C.Tightenthefrontnutsafterthebrakesare
adjustedcorrectly.
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