Brake Maintenance; Adjusting The Parking Brake; Belt Maintenance; Servicing The Engine Belts - Toro Groundsmaster 3505-D Operator's Manual

Brake Maintenance

Adjusting the Parking
Brake
Service Interval: Every 200 hours—Check the
parking-brake adjustment.
1. Loosen the set screw securing the knob to the
parking-brake lever
Figure 59
1. Knob
2. Set screw
2. Torque the knob to 41 to 68 N∙m (30 to 40 in-lb)
to actuate the lever.
3. Tighten the set screw.
(Figure 59).
3. Parking-brake lever

Belt Maintenance

Servicing the Engine Belts

Service Interval: After the first 10 hours—Check the
Every 100 hours—Check the condition and
tension of all belts.
Checking the Alternator-Belt
Tension
1. Open the hood.
2. Apply 30 N (22 in-lb) of force to the alternator
belt, midway between the pulleys
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1. Alternator belt
3. If the belt does not deflect 11 mm (7/16 inch),
complete the following procedure to tension the
belt:
A. Loosen the bolt securing the brace to the
engine and the bolt securing the alternator
to the brace.
B. Insert a pry bar between the alternator and
engine, and pry out at the alternator.
C. When you obtain the proper tension, tighten
the alternator and brace bolts to secure the
adjustment.
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condition and tension of all belts.
(Figure
Figure 60
60).
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