Exmark VANTAGE X Series Operator's Manual page 40

Maintenance
Checking the Tire Pressure in Drive System
Maintenance.
4. Disengage the park brake.
5. Push down on the brake bar until it touches
the tires. There will be a 3/4 inch (19 mm) gap
between the park brake handle and the slot in the
control panel (see Figure 25).
Figure 25
1. Brake bar
2. Push down
3. Slot
6. There are two methods to adjust the park brake;
one or both methods may be used.
A. Adjusting the lower brake lever:
a. Remove the hairpin, washer, and clevis pin
from the lower brake lever and yoke as
shown in Figure 26.
Figure 26
1. Jam nut
2. Yoke
3. Clevis pin
4. 3/4 inch (19 mm)
5. Park brake handle
4. Lower brake lever
5. Washer
6. Hairpin
b. Loosen the jam nut.
c. Rotate the yoke. To tighten the brake,
rotate the yoke up. To loosen the brake,
rotate the yoke down.
d. Secure the yoke to lower brake lever with
the hairpin, washer, and clevis pin.
e. Tighten the jam nut.
f. Check the brake operation again.
B. Adjusting the upper brake linkage:
a. Loosen the top jam nut.
b. To tighten the brake, turn the bottom
jam nut clockwise (as viewed from the
top) then turn the top jam nut. Move
the linkage upward to achieve the desired
setting.
c. To loosen the brake, turn the top jam
nut counterclockwise (as viewed from
the top) then turn the bottom nut
counterclockwise. Move the linkage
downward to achieve the desired setting.
1. Move down to loosen
brake
2. Move up to tighten brake 5. Linkage
3. Top jam nut
d. Tighten the jam nuts.
e. Check the brake operation again.
7. After the brake is adjusted, the lever switch needs
to be checked.
8. Check the gap between the brake lever and the
switch as shown in Figure 26. The gap needs to
be an 1/8 inch (3mm) with the brake engaged.
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Figure 27
4. Bottom jam nut