Brake Maintenance; Adjusting The Service Brakes; Belt Maintenance; Servicing The Alternator Belt - Toro Reelmaster 7000-D Operator's Manual

Brake Maintenance

Adjusting the Service
Brakes
Adjust the service brakes when there is more than
13 mm (1/2 inch) of free travel of the brake pedal, or
when the brakes do not work effectively. Free travel
is the distance the brake pedal moves before braking
resistance is felt.
1. Park the machine on a level surface, lower the
cutting units, engage the parking brake, shut off
the engine, and remove the key.
2. Disengage the locking latch from the brake
pedals so that both pedals work independently
of each other.
3. To reduce free travel of the brake pedals, tighten
the brakes as follows:
A. Loosen the front nut on the threaded end of
the brake cable
Figure 115
1. Brake cable
B. Tighten the rear nut to move the cable
backward until the brake pedals have 0 to
13 mm (0 to 1/2 inch) of free travel.
Note:
Make sure that there is no brake
tension when the pedal is released.
C. Tighten the front nuts after the brakes are
adjusted correctly.
(Figure 115).

Belt Maintenance

Servicing the Alternator
Belt
Service Interval: Every 100 hours
Check the condition and tension of the belts
116) after every 100 operating hours.
1. Park the machine on a level surface, lower the
cutting units, engage the parking brake, shut off
the engine, and remove the key.
2. Proper tension will allow 10 mm (3/8 inch)
deflection when a force of 45 N (10 lb) is applied
on the belt midway between the pulleys.
3. If the deflection is not 10 mm (3/8 inch), loosen
the alternator mounting bolts
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1. Alternator
4. Increase or decrease the tension of the
alternator belt and tighten the bolts.
5. Check the deflection of the belt again to ensure
that the tension is correct.
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(Figure 116).
Figure 116
2. Mounting bolt
(Figure
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