Cooling System Maintenance; Cleaning The Air Intake Screen; Cleaning The Cooling System; Brake Maintenance - Toro 74408 Operator's Manual

Important: Make sure spring washers
are installed correctly as shown in
Figure 40.
5. Install the dust cap (Figure 40).
Figure 40
1. Spring Washers
2. Lock Nut
Cooling System
Maintenance
Cleaning the Air Intake
Screen
Before each use remove any build-up of grass, dirt
or other debris from the cylinder and cylinder head
cooling fins, air intake screen on flywheel end, and
carburetor-governor levers and linkage. This will
help insure adequate cooling and correct engine
speed and will reduce the possibility of overheating
and mechanical damage to the engine.

Cleaning the Cooling System

Clean the air intake screen from grass and debris
before each use.
Check and clean cooling fins and engine shrouds
every 100 hours or yearly, which ever comes first.
1. Disengage the PTO and set the parking brake.
2. Stop the engine, remove the key, and wait for
all moving parts to stop before leaving the
operating position.
3. Remove the air intake screen, recoil starter and
fan housing (Figure 41).
3. Dust Cap
4. Clean the debris and grass from the engine
parts.
5. Install air intake screen, recoil starter and fan
housing (Figure 41).
Figure 41
1. Air intake screen
2. Fan housing
3. Recoil starter

Brake Maintenance

Servicing the Brakes

Before each use, check the brakes on both a level
surface and slope.
Always set the parking brake when you stop the
machine or leave it unattended. If the parking
brake does not hold securely, see an Authorized
Service Dealer for maintenance.
Checking the Brake
1. Park the machine on a level surface, disengage
the blade control (PTO).
2. Stop the engine, remove the key, and wait for
all moving parts to stop before leaving the
operating position.
3. Apply the parking brake. The wheels must lock
when you try to push the machine forward.
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4. Bolt
5. Nut