Toro Workman 07040 - Checking the Brake-Fluid Level; Inspecting the Brakes; Changing the Brake Fluid

8.Verifythattheparkingbrakeisadjustedtothe
propertension;refertoCheckingtheParking
Brake(page50).
Note:Ifyoucannotadjusttheparkingbrake
totherequiredtension,thebrakepadsmay
bewornandneedtobereplace.Contactyour
AuthorizedServiceDealerforassistance.
CheckingtheBrake-Fluid
Level
ServiceInterval:BeforeeachuseordailyCheckthe
brake-uidlevelbeforethemotoris
rstused.
BrakeFluidType:DOT3
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Engagetheparkingbrake.
3.Shutofftheengineandremovethekey.
4.Raisethehoodtogainaccesstothe
master-brakecylinderandreservoir(Figure62).
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Figure62
1.Fillerneck(reservoir)3.DOT3brakeuid
2.Reservoircap
5.Lookattheoutlineoftheuidlevelatthesideof
thereservoir(Figure63).
Note:ThelevelshouldbeabovetheMinimum
line.
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Figure63
1.Brake-uidreservoir
2.Minimumline
6.Iftheuidlevelislow,performthefollowing:
A.Cleantheareaaroundthereservoircap
andremovethecap(Figure62).
B.AddDOT3brakeuidtothereservoiruntil
theuidlevelisabovetheMinimumline
(Figure63).
Note:Donotoverllthereservoirwith
brakeuid.
C.Installthereservoircap(Figure62).
7.Closethehoodofthemachine.
InspectingtheBrakes
ServiceInterval:Every100hours
Brakesareacriticalsafetycomponentofthemachine.
Aswithallsafetycomponents,theyshouldbeclosely
inspectedatregularintervalstoensureoptimum
performanceandsafety.
•Inspectthebrakeshoesandpadsforwearor
damage.Ifthelining(brakepad)thicknessisless
than1.6mm(1/16inch),thebrakeshoesshould
bereplaced.
•Inspectthebackingplateandothercomponents
forsignsofexcessivewearordeformation.Ifany
deformationisfound,theappropriatecomponents
mustbereplaced.
•Checkthebrake-uidlevel;refertoCheckingthe
Brake-FluidLevel(page51).
ChangingtheBrakeFluid
ServiceInterval:Every1,000hours
RefertoyourauthorizedAuthorizedServiceDealer.
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