Servicing The Brake-Interlock Switch - Toro Greensmaster Flex 1820 Operator's Manual

Servicing the
Brake-Interlock Switch
1. Make sure that the engine is off.
2. Remove the control panel.
3. Engage the service-brake lever and engage the
parking-brake latch.
4. Loosen the interlock switch mounting fasteners
(Figure 43).
Figure 43
1. Parking-brake latch
2. Interlock switch
5. Place a 1.6 mm (0.062 inch) thick shim between
the parking-brake latch and the interlock switch
(Figure 43 ).
6. Tighten interlock switch mounting fasteners.
Check the gap. The latch must not contact the
switch.
7. Engage the brake lever and rotate the latch.
Verify that the switch loses continuity. Replace
the switch if required.
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3. Service-brake lever
Brake Maintenance
Adjusting the
Service/Parking Brake
If the service/parking brake slips when operated,
adjust the cable as follows:
1. Move the service/parking brake lever to the O
position.
2. Remove the control panel.
3. To increase the cable tension, loosen the upper
cable jam nut and tighten the lower cable jam
nut (Figure 44) until a force of 156 N (35 lb)
applied to the brake lever handle is required to
release the parking-brake latch. Do not over
adjust it or the brake band may drag.
1. Jam nuts
32
Figure 44
2. Service-brake cable
FF
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