Brake Maintenance; Adjusting The Parking Brake; Adjusting The Brake Switch - Toro 23518 Operator's Manual

Brake Maintenance

Adjusting the Parking Brake

If the parking brake does not hold securely, an adjustment
is required.
1. Park the machine on a level surface.
2. Shut off engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
3. Check the air pressure in the drive tires. If needed,
adjust to the recommended inflation; refer to 1
Checking Tire Pressure (page 12).
4. Disengage the parking brake.
5. Loosen the adjustment nut on the brake cable under
the console.
6. Engage the parking brake.
7. Adjust the nut position until 7.9 cm (3–1/8 inch) from
the bottom of the link to the bottom of the spring.
See Figure 18.
Figure 18
1. 7.9 cm (3–1/8 inch)
8. Tighten the cable adjustment nuts.
9. Check the parking brake; repeat steps 5 through 8 if
necessary.

Adjusting the Brake Switch

1. Park the machine on a level surface.
2. Shut off the engine and wait for all moving parts to
stop.
3. Prior the adjusting the brake switch ensure the parking
brake is properly adjusted. See Adjusting the Parking
Brake (page 30).
4. Engage the parking brake.
5. Check the distance from the parking brake switch
bracket to the hydro brake arm. The distance should
be 3.2 mm (1/8 inch). See Figure 19.
1. Parking brake switch
bracket
6. If adjustment is required, loosen the bolt holding the
parking brake switch bracket and adjust the distance
between the parking brake switch bracket and the
hydro brake arm to be 3.2 mm (1/8 inch).
7. Tighten the bolt holding the parking brake bracket.
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Figure 19
2. 3.2 mm (1/8 inch) gap