procedure for adjusting the brake cables; refer
to Adjusting the Brake Cables ( page 51 ) .
4. T ighten the set screw and install the hand grip
( Figure 62 ).
Adjusting the Brake Cables
1. Remove the handgrip from the parking-brake
lever ( Figure 62 ).
2. Loosen the set screw ( Figure 62 ) securing the
brake-adjustment knob to the parking-brake
lever , disengage the parking brake, and loosen
the brake-adjustment knob.
3. At the bottom of the machine, loosen the
rear jam nut for the threaded adjuster of the
parking-brake cable 4 turns ( Figure 63 ).
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Figure 63
1. Forward jam nut 4. Threaded adjuster
(parking-brake cable)
2. Rear jam nut
5. Front of the machine
3. Brake-cable bracket
4. T ighten the forward jam nut ( Figure 63 ).
5. Rotate the brake-adjustment knob ( Figure 62 )
until a force of 133 to 156 N (30 to 35 lbf) is
required to engage the parking-brake lever .
• If you cannot adjust the brake-adjustment
knob by loosening it and engage the
parking-brake lever with a force of 133 to
156 N (30 to 35 lbf), perform the following:
A. Loosen the forward jam nut ( Figure
63 ) for the threaded adjuster of the
parking-brake cable 1 turn.
B. T ighten the rear jam nut ( Figure 63 ).
C. Rotate the brake-adjustment knob
( Figure 62 ) until a force of 133 to 156 N
(30 to 35 lbf) is required to engage the
parking-brake lever .
D. Repeat steps A through C up to 2 more
times to attain the parking brake force
between 133 to 156 N (30 to 35 lbf).
• If you cannot adjust the brake-adjustment
knob by tightening it and engage the
parking-brake lever with a a force of 133 to
156 N (30 to 35 lbf), perform the following:
A. Loosen the rear jam nut ( Figure
63 ) for the threaded adjuster of the
parking-brake cable 1 turn.
B. T ighten the forward jam nut ( Figure 63 ).
C. Rotate the brake-adjustment knob
( Figure 62 ) until a force of 133 to 156 N
(30 to 35 lbf) is required to engage the
parking-brake lever .
D. Repeat steps A through C up to 3 more
times to attain the parking brake force
between 133 to 156 N (30 to 35 lbf).
Note: If you cannot adjust the parking-brake
cable enough to get the brake-adjustment
knob within its adjustment range, check the
brake pads for excessive wear .
• T ighten the set screw and install the handgrip
( Figure 62 ).
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