Brake Maintenance; Adjusting The Parking Brake - Toro 74421TE Operator's Manual

Figure 46
1. Guard
2. Air intake screen
3. Bolt
4. Fan housing
5. Bolt

Brake Maintenance

Adjusting the Parking Brake

Check the parking brake for proper adjustment.
1. Disengage the brake lever (lever down).
2. Measure the length of the spring; the measurement
should be 2-3/4 inch (74 mm) between the washers
(Figure 47).
1. Brake lever
2. Spring, 2-3/4 inch (74 mm) 6. Jam nut and yoke
3. Adjusting nuts
4. Collar on brake rod
3. If an adjustment is necessary, do the following:
A. Loosen the jam nut below the spring and tighten
the nut directly below the yoke (Figure 47).
B. Turn the nut until you obtain the correct
measurement.
C. Tighten the 2 nuts together and repeat on the
opposite side of the machine.
4. Turn the nuts clockwise to shorten the spring length;
counterclockwise to lengthen the spring.
5. Engage the parking brake, with the lever up.
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Figure 47
5. 3/16 to 1/4 inch (5 to
7 mm)
7. Trunnion