Brake Maintenance; Adjusting The Parking Brakes - Toro 03678 Operator's Manual

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Figure 66
1. Oil cooler
6. Thoroughly clean both sides of the oil cooler and the
radiator
(Figure
67) with compressed air.
Figure 67
1. Radiator
7. Pivot the oil cooler back into position and secure the
latches.
8. Close the screen and secure the latch.
2. Oil-cooler latches

Brake Maintenance

Adjusting the Parking Brakes

Adjust the brakes when there is more than 2.5 cm (1 inch)
of free travel
(Figure
68) of the brake pedal, or when more
holding force is required. Free travel is the distance the brake
pedal moves before you feel braking resistance.
1. Free travel
Note: Use the wheel motor backlash to rock the drums
back and forth to ensure that the drums are free prior to and
after adjustment.
1. To reduce free travel of the brake pedals, tighten the
brakes by loosening the front nut on the threaded end
of the brake cable
1
1. Brake cable
2. Tighten the rear nut to move the cable backward until
brake pedals have 6.3 to 12.7 mm (1/4 to 1/2 inch) of
free travel
(Figure
3. Tighten the front nuts, ensuring that both cables
actuate the brakes simultaneously.
Important: Ensure that the cable conduit does
not rotate during the tightening procedure.
48
Figure 68
(Figure
69).
2
Figure 69
2. Front nut
68), before wheel lock-up is achieved.

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