Adjusting The Brakes - Toro 74549 Operator's Manual

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1. Hand lever
2. Front of hand lever
3. 3/4 inch (19 mm) gap

Adjusting the Brakes

If the parking brake does not hold securely, an adjustment
is required.
1. Check the brake before you adjust it; refer to Checking
the Brakes.
2. Park the machine on a level surface, disengage the
PTO, and set the parking brake.
3. Stop the engine, remove the key, and wait for all moving
parts to stop before leaving the operating position.
4. Release the parking brake; refer to Releasing the
Parking Brake Operation.
5. To adjust the brake, remove the hair pin cotter
and clevis pin from the lower brake lever and yoke
(Figure 66).
6. Loosen the jam nut (Figure 66).
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Figure 65
4. Front of slot
5. Brake bar
6. Brake bar just touching
the tire
7. Rotate the yoke. To tighten the brake, rotate the
yoke up. To loosen the brake, rotate the yoke down
(Figure 66).
8. Secure the yoke to lower brake lever with the hair pin
cotter pin and clevis pin (Figure 66).
9. Tighten the jam nut (Figure 66).
10. Check the brake operation again; refer to Checking the
Brake.
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1. Jam Nut
2. Yoke
3. Clevis pin
11. After the brake is adjusted, the lever switch needs to
be checked.
12. Check the gap between the brake lever and the face of
the switch as shown in Figure 67. The gap needs to be
an 1/8 inch (3mm) with the brake engaged.
13. If needed, loosen the screws holding the switch and
adjust the switch.
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Figure 66
4. Hairpin cotter pin
5. Flat washer
6. Lower brake lever
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