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7. Raise the front of the machine and slide the deck
left or right to remove.
8. Lower the front of the machine.
Pump Drive Belt Tension
Self-tensioning - No adjustment necessary.
Deck Belt Tension
Self-tensioning - No adjustment necessary.
Adjusting the Parking Brake
Service Interval: After the rst 100 hours
Every 500 hours thereafter
Check to make sure brake is adjusted properly. This
procedure must be followed after the rst 100 hours
or when a brake component has been removed or
replaced.
1. Drive the machine onto a level surface.
2. Disengage the blade control switch (PTO), move
the motion control levers to the neutral locked
position and set the parking brake.
3. Stop the engine, wait for all moving parts to stop,
and remove the key.
4. Raise the back of the machine up and support the
machine with jack stands.
CAUTION
Raising the mower deck for service or
maintenance relying solely on mechanical
or hydraulic jacks could be dangerous. The
mechanical or hydraulic jacks may not be
enough support or may malfunction allowing
the unit to fall, which could cause injury.
Do Not rely solely on mechanical or hydraulic
jacks for support. Use adequate jack stands
or equivalent support.
5. Remove the rear tires from the machine.
6. Remove any debris from the brake area.
7. Rotate the drive wheel release handle to the
“released” position. Refer to the Drive Wheel
Release Valves section in Operation.
8. Disengage the park brake.
9. Hold the threaded rod end with a tool and loosen
the lock nut away from the standard nut (see
Figure 30). Do Not allow the cable to turn when
the nuts are being loosened.
Figure 30
Left Hand Brake Shown
1. Cable anchor
7. Pull cable threaded rod
this direction
2. Threaded rod 8. Hold threaded rod here
3. Push lever this direction
9. Swivel (pivot head)
4. Caliper lever arm 10. Caliper
5. Standard nut (shown
against swivel)
11. Hub
6. Lock nut
10. Remove all slack from cable by pulling on the
caliper lever arm with a medium amount of force.
Using hands and ngers only, push the caliper
lever arm to engage the brake pads on the rotor
until the lever stops. While holding the lever
at the stopped position, use the other hand or
ngers to pull the slack out of the cable threaded
end through the swivel. Spin the standard nut
against the swivel (see Figure 30).
Note the order of the standard nut and lock nut
(no nut on the cable anchor side of the swivel).
11. Release the caliper lever and cable. Turn the
wheel hub by hand in both directions relative to
the caliper; slight drag of the caliper pad on the
wheel hub is desired.
12. If there is no movement between the hub and the
caliper then back off the standard nut one turn
from the swivel and repeat step 11 (drive release
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