Replacing The Power Take-Off Switch; Correcting Power Take-Off Drive Belt Slippage; Adjusting The Parking Brake Interlock Switch - Toro Groundsmaster 328-D 30630 Operator's Manual

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Replacing the Power Take-Off
Switch
1.
Remove the instrument cover and disconnect the
negative battery cable from the battery.
2.
Move the power take-off lever forward to the ON
position.
3.
Remove the boot from the button end of the
power take-off switch (Fig. 38). Retain the boot
for re-installation. Separate the switch wire
connectors.
Figure 38
1. Power take-off switch
4.
Remove the front jam nut securing the switch to
the mounting bracket and remove the switch.
5.
Install a new power take off switch to the
mounting bracket. Adjust the switch so it is
depressed (13 mm) when the power take-off
lever is moved to OFF. Tighten the jam nuts.
Install the boot to the switch.
Important
: Switch threads will be damaged if
you overtighten the jam nuts.
6.
Connect a continuity tester or ohm meter to the
switch connector. With the power take-off lever
in the ON position, the switch circuit should not
have any continuity. If there is continuity,
recheck the switch installation. If there is no
continuity, go to the next step.
7.
Move the power take-off lever to the OFF
position. When the power take-off lever is in its
normal, released position, the power take off
switch should have continuity. If there is no
continuity, recheck switch installation. If there is
no continuity, go to the next step.
8.
Push the switch connectors together.
9.
Connect the battery cable and install the
instrument cover.
Correcting Power Take-Off Drive
Belt Slippage
If the belt begins to slip because it has stretched or
because of worn linkage:
1.
Unlatch and remove instrument cover.
2.
Move the power take off control lever to the ON
position.
1
3.
Measure the length of the power take-off spring
between the flat washers (Fig. 52). There should
be a spring length of 3-
4.
To adjust, hold the head of the adjusting screw
with a wrench (under the power take-off
actuating arm) and turn the locknut (Fig. 39).
5.
Move the power take-off lever to OFF and install
the instrument cover.
1. 3-
2. Power take-off actuating arm
3. Locknut
Adjusting the Parking Brake
Interlock Switch
1.
The gap between the parking brake shaft pivot
paddle and the bottom of the interlock switch
(Fig. 40) should be approximately
must not contact switch).
32
3
in. (81 mm).
1 6
3
2
Figure 39
3
in. (81 mm)
1 6
1
1
" (the paddle
1 6

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