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Brake Maintenance
Adjusting the Service
Brakes
Adjust the service brakes when there is more than
25 mm (1 inch) of "free travel" of the brake pedal, or
when the brakes do not work effectively. Free travel
is the distance the brake pedal moves before braking
resistance is felt.
1.
Disengage the locking latch from the brake
pedals so that both pedals work independently
of each other.
2.
To reduce free travel of the brake pedals, tighten
the brakes:
A.
Loosen the 2 mounting screws and remove
the brake adjustment cover
Figure 94
1. Mounting screws
B.
Loosen the front nut on the threaded end of
the brake cable
(Figure
94).
2. Brake adjustment cover
(Figure
95).
1. Brake cable adjusting nuts
C.
Tighten the rear nut to move the cable
backward until the brake pedals have 13 to
25 mm (1/2 to 1 inch) of free travel.
D.
Tighten the front nuts after the brakes are
adjusted correctly.
E.
Reinstall the brake adjustment cover.
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Figure 95
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