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Brake Maintenance
Adjusting the Parking
Brake
If the parking brake does not hold securely, an
adjustment is required.
1.
Refer to
Preparing for Maintenance (page
2.
Check the air pressure in the drive tires. If
needed, adjust to the recommended inflation;
refer to
Checking the Air Pressure in the Tires
(page
36).
3.
Disengage the parking brake.
4.
Loosen the cable clamp on the brake cables
under the console
5.
Adjust both cable conduits downward
approximately 1/8 to 1/4 inch (3 to 6 mm).
Figure 42
1. Cable clamp
6.
Tighten the cable clamp and engage the parking
brake.
7.
Check the parking brake; repeat steps
6
if necessary.
(Figure
42).
4
through
Belt Maintenance
Checking the Condition
and Tension Of Belts
Service Interval: Every 50 hours
1.
Shut off the engine, engage the parking brake,
29).
wait for all moving parts to stop, and remove
the key.
2.
Check the auxiliary pump drive belt condition
and tension; the belt should be snug. Refer to
Adjusting the Auxiliary Pump Drive Belt (page
39).
3.
Check the condition of the transmission drive
belt.
Adjusting the Auxiliary
Pump Drive Belt
1.
Shut off the engine, engage the parking brake,
wait for all moving parts to stop, and remove
the key.
2.
To tighten the belt, loosen both nuts (3/8 inch)
on the auxiliary pump. Slide the pump outward
in slots and tighten the nuts.
3.
When properly adjusted, the belt should have
1/2 inch (1.3 cm) of deflection with 3 pounds of
force on the belt midway between the auxiliary
pump and engine pulley.
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Checking the Transmission
Drive Belt Tension
Note:
No adjustments are required for belt tension.
1.
Shut off the engine, engage the parking brake,
wait for all moving parts to stop, and remove
the key.
2.
Install the new belt.
3.
Ensure that the idler arm and pulley can move
freely.
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