Brake Maintenance; Servicing The Brakes - Toro 30071 Operator's Manual

Brake Maintenance

Servicing the Brakes

Always set the parking brake when you stop the machine
or leave it unattended. If the parking brake does not hold
securely, an adjustment is required.
Checking the Brakes
Service Interval: Before each use or daily
Check the brakes on both a level surface and slope.
1. Park the machine on a level surface, disengage the 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.
Note: Setting the parking brake should take a
reasonable amount of force. If the parking brake does
not hold securely, adjust it. Refer to
Brakes (page 29).
Note: When the brake is engaged, the brake handle
should be in the 1 o'clock position
Figure 36
1. Parking brake lever
(released position)
2. One o'clock position
3. Haripin cotter
4. Lower brake lever
Adjusting the Brakes
If the parking brake does not hold securely, an adjustment
is required.
Adjusting the
(Figure 36).
5. Clevis pin
6. Yoke
7. Jam nut
8. Brake rod
1. Park the machine on a level surface, 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. Check the brake before you adjust it; refer to
the Brakes (page
4. Release the parking brake; refer to
Parking Brake (page
5. Loosen the top and bottom jam nuts
6. To adjust the brake, remove the hair pin cotter and
clevis pin from the lower brake lever
7. Rotate the brake rod in the yokes.
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To tighten the brake, lengthen the rod between the
yokes.
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To loosen the brake, shorten the rod between the
yokes (Figure
Note: The brake rod should be threaded into both
yokes the same distance.
8. Secure the yoke to lower brake lever with the hair pin
cotter and clevis pin
9. Tighten the top and bottom jam nuts
10. Check the brake operation again; refer to
Brakes (page 29).
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29).
Releasing the
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Checking the
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