Brake Adjustments - Bolens DuraTrac DGT 1800 Service Manual

5100 SERIES
TRACTOR
PAGE 5-6 Rev. 3/92
CHASSIS (Continued)
BRAKE ADJUSTMENTS
(5100 Series, Serial numbers
0299999 and earlier)
If tt only requires light foot pressure to
latch the parking brake, or
if
the
parking brake does not hold the
tractor when the brake pedal is
latched, the brake system requires
adjustment.
WKh the parking brake released,
proceed as follows:
1. Turn hex nut
(A.
Fig. 5'8) and
lock nut on inside of bracket until a
gap of .010" (.25mm) is achieved
between brake disc and brake pad.
With brake/neutral pedal fully
released, brake disc must rotate
freely.
The tractor should not move when the
brake/neutral pedal is locked in the
FIRST posttion of the parking brake
lever.
Fig. 5-8
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Fig. 5-9
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