BrakeMaintenance
CheckingtheBrakeFluid
Thebrake-uidreservoirisshippedfromthefactory
lledwithDOT3brakeuid.Checkthelevelbefore
startingtheengineeachday.
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Figure52
1.Brake-uidreservoir
1.Positionthesprayeronalevelsurface,set
theparkingbrake,stopthepump,shutoffthe
engine,andremovetheignitionkey.
2.TheuidlevelshouldbeuptotheFULLlineon
thereservoir.
3.Iftheuidlevelislow,cleantheareaaround
thereservoircap,removethecap,andllthe
reservoirtotheproperlevel.Donotoverll.
InspectingtheBrakes
ServiceInterval:Every100hours
Thebrakesareacriticalsafetycomponentofthe
sprayer.Inspectthemasfollows:
•Inspectthebrakeshoesforwearordamage.Ifthe
lining(brakepad)thicknessislessthan1.6mm
(1/16inch),replacethebrakeshoes.
•Inspectthebackingplateandothercomponents
forsignsofexcessivewearordeformation.If
anydeformationisfound,replacetheappropriate
components.
AdjustingtheParking
Brake
ServiceInterval:Every200hours—Checkthe
parkingbrake.
1.Removetheplasticgrip.
2.Loosenthesetscrewsecuringtheknobtothe
parking-brakelever(Figure53).
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Figure53
1.Parking-brakelever
3.Rotatetheknobuntilaforceof18to23kg(40
to50lb)isrequiredtoactuatelever.
4.Tightenthesetscrew.
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