Adjusting Service Brakes; Adjusting The Tilt Steering Control - Toro 30230 Groundsmaster 225 Operator's Manual

3. If more adjustment is required, adjust traction rod
(Fig. 41) as follows:
Remove capscrew and nut securing traction rod end
to pedal.
Loosen jam nut securing rod end to traction rod.
Rotate rod until desired length is attained.
Tighten jam nut and secure rod end to traction pedal
with capscrew and nut removed to lock the angle of
the foot pedal.
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Figure 41
1. Rod end
2. Jam nut
4. To reduce rear speed,

Adjusting Service Brakes

Adjust the service brakes when there is more than one inch
(25 mm) of "free travel" of the brake pedals, or when the
brakes do not work effectively. Free travel is the distance
the brake pedal moves before braking resistance is felt.
The brakes should be checked for adjustment after the first
25 hours of operation and should only need adjusting after
considerable use thereafter. These periodic adjustments can
be performed where the brake cable connect to the bottom
of the brake pedals. When the cable is no longer adjustable,
the star nut on inside of the brake drum must be adjusted to
move the brake shoes outward. However, the brake cables
must be adjusted again to compensate for this adjustment.
1. Disengage lock arm from right brake pedal so both
pedals work independently of each other.
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3. Traction rod
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2. To reduce free travel of brake pedals — tighten the
brakes — loosen front nut on threaded end of brake
cable (Fig. 42). Then tighten rear nut to move cable
backward until brake pedals have 1/2 to 1 inch (13 mm
to 25 mm) of free travel. Tighten front nut after brakes
are adjusted correctly.
Figure 42
1. Brake cable jam nuts
Adjusting the Tilt Steering
Control
If steering wheel tilt control lever must be adjusted,
proceed as follows:
1. Remove knob from parking brake and screws from
steering column cover (Fig. 43).
Figure 43
1. Parking brake knob 2. Mounting screw (4)