Brake Maintenance; Servicing The Brake; Checking The Parking Brake; Adjusting The Parking Brake - Toro 30934 Operator's Manual

Brake Maintenance

Servicing the Brake

Before each use, check the parking brake for proper operation.
Always set the parking brake when you stop the machine
or leave it unattended. If the parking brake does not hold
securely, adjust it.

Checking the Parking Brake

1. Move the machine onto a level surface.
2. Disengage the power take-off (PTO) and stop the
engine.
3. Set the parking brake.
Note: Setting the parking brake should take a
reasonable amount of force. If it engages too hard or
too easily, an adjustment is required. Refer to Adjusting
the Parking Brake.

Adjusting the Parking Brake

The parking brake lever is on the right side of the machine
(Figure 45). If the parking brake does not hold securely,
adjust it.
1. Check the parking brake before you adjust it; refer to
Checking the Parking Brake.
2. Release the parking brake; refer to Releasing the
Parking Brake.
3. Remove the spring clevis pin from the lower brake link
(Figure 48).
Figure 48
1. Brake linkage yoke
2. Lower brake lever
3. Spring clevis pin
4. Rotate the lower brake link yoke clockwise into the
yoke to tighten the parking brake; rotate the brake link
4. Lower brake link
5. 6 mm (1/4 inch)
6. Hairpin cotter
yoke counterclockwise out of the yoke out to loosen
the parking brake (Figure 48).
Note: There should be approximately 6 mm (1/4 inch)
clearance between the tire and the flat bar with the
parking brake in the released position (Figure 48).
5. Secure the lower link to the lower brake lever with the
hairpin cotter and the clevis pin (Figure 48).
6. Check the brake operation again; refer to Checking the
Parking Brake.
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