Belt Maintenance; Checking The Alternator Belt - Toro Groundsmaster 360 31223 Operator's Manual

Figure 46
1. Brake cables
2. Screws (2)
2. Press the parking brake pedal forward until the
brake detent completely engages on the brake
pawl (Figure 46).
3. Tighten the 2 screws locking the adjustment.
4. Press the brake pedal to release the parking
brake.
5. Check the adjustment and adjust it as required.
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3. Parking-brake pawl
4. Brake detent

Belt Maintenance

Checking the Alternator
Belt
Service Interval: Every 100 hours
After the first 10 hours
1. Open the hood and secure the prop rod.
2. Check the tension of the alternator belt by
pressing it (Figure
alternator and the crankshaft pulleys with 10 kg
(22 lb) of force.
1. Alternator
2. Bolt
The belt should deflect 11 mm (7/16 inch). If the
deflection is incorrect, proceed to step 3. If it is
correct, you are finished with this procedure.
3. Loosen the bolt securing the brace to the
alternator (Figure
bolt.
4. Insert a pry bar between the alternator and the
engine and pry on the alternator.
5. When you achieve the proper tension, tighten
the alternator, brace, and pivot bolts to secure
the adjustment.
48
47) midway between the
Figure 47
3. Brace
47) and the alternator pivot
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