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Brake Maintenance
Adjusting the Parking
Brake
If the parking brake does not hold securely, an
adjustment is required.
1.
Park the machine on a level surface, disengage
the PTO, and engage the parking brake.
2.
Shut off the engine, remove the key, and wait
for all moving parts to stop before leaving the
operating position.
3.
When the park brake is released, the brake bars
should lift off the tires and the hand lever should
travel forward. When the brake is disengaged,
the gap between the brake snubber teeth and
drive tire should measure 16 to 19 mm (5/8 to
3/4 inch)
(Figure
Figure 21
1. Tire
2. Brake shaft arm
4.
If the parking brake does not hold securely, an
adjustment is required.
5.
Remove and retain the rear guard.
6.
To adjust the brake, loosen the jam nut at the
lower end of the ball joint. and retain the hairpin
and washer on the brake linkage rod. Turn the
2 jam nuts on the brake linkage rod until the
distance between the 2 ball joints is reached
as shown in
Figure
rod clockwise to decrease the distance and
counterclockwise to increase the distance.
21).
3. 16 to 19 mm (5/8 to 3/4
inch)
22. Turn the brake linkage
1. Lower jam nut
2. 2 jam nuts
7.
Tighten the jam nut at the lower end of the ball
joint.
8.
Install the rear guard.
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Figure 22
3. 12.5–12.8 cm (4.94–5.06
inches)
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