Brake Maintenance; Adjusting The Service Brakes - Toro Groundsmaster 360 Operator's Manual

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1. Clean out cover
3. Working from the fan side of the radiator, blow
out debris with low pressure (50 psi) compressed
air (do not use water). Repeat the step from the
front of the radiator and again from the fan side.
4. After the radiator is thoroughly cleaned, clean
out debris that may have collected in the channel
at the radiator base and around the frame. Also,
clean out the engine compartment and brake
linkage to assure optimum performance.
5. Close the clean out cover and secure the flange
nut.
6. Close the hood.

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 you feel
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braking resistance.
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Note:
Use the wheel motor backlash to rock the
drums back and forth to ensure that the drums are
free prior to and after adjustment.
1. To reduce free travel of the brake pedals, tighten
the brakes by loosening the front nut on the
threaded end of the brake cable
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1. Brake cables
2. Tighten the rear nut to move the cable backward
until brake pedals have 1.27 to 1.9 cm (1/2 to
3/4 inch) of free travel, before wheel lock up is
achieved.
3. Tighten the front nuts, ensuring that both cables
actuate the brakes simultaneously.
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(Figure
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2. Front nuts
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