Adjusting The Brakes - Toro GrandStand 74549 Operator's Manual

Adjusting the Brakes

If the parking brake does not hold securely, an adjustment
is required.
1. Check the brake before you adjust it; refer to Checking
the Parking Brake (page 45).
2. Park the machine on a level surface, disengage the
PTO, and set the parking brake.
3. Stop the engine, remove the key, and wait for all moving
parts to stop before leaving the operating position.
4. Release the parking brake.
5. To adjust the brake, remove the hairpin cotter and
clevis pin from the lower brake lever and yoke (Figure
66).
6. Loosen the jam nut (Figure 66).
7. Rotate the yoke (Figure 66).
Note: To tighten the brake, rotate the yoke up.
Note: To loosen the brake, rotate the yoke down.
8. Secure the yoke to the lower brake lever with the
hairpin cotter and clevis pin (Figure 66).
9. Tighten the jam nut (Figure 66).
10. Check the brake operation again; refer to Checking the
Parking Brake (page 45).
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Figure 66
1. Jam nut
2. Yoke
3. Clevis pin
11. After the brake is adjusted, check the lever switch
(Figure 67).
12. Check the gap between the brake lever and the face of
the switch as shown in Figure 67.
Note: The gap needs to be within 3mm (1/8 inch)
with the brake engaged.
13. If needed, loosen the screws holding the switch and
adjust the switch.
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4. Hairpin cotter
5. Flat washer
6. Lower-brake lever
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1. 3mm (1/8 inch) gap
needed between the
switch and the brake lever
2. Brake lever
3. Switch
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Figure 67
4. Switch button
5. Face of the switch
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