Park brake adjustment
Occasionally check the park brakes and adjustment using
the following method:
1. Position the control levers in the neutral position.
Disengage the deck clutch.
WARNING:
Make certain machine is secure
when it is raised and placed on the jack stands.
The jack stands should not allow the machine to
move when the engine is running and the drive
wheels are rotating. Use only certified jack
stands.
NOTE:
The front brake link is not adjustable. Fig. 5-8
2. Raise and block the tractor up so the drive wheels are
off of the floor.
3. Open the hydraulic pump’s bypass valve (Fig. 5-9 & 5-
10), on the side that is being adjusted, by turning
bypass valves counter clockwise one-half to one
revolution. The valve stems on each hydraulic pump
are located near the top and are identified as a hex
stud.
4. Rotate the tire. The tire should rotate. Remember
hydraulic oil resistance will prevent the tire from
rotating freely even with the bypass valves open.
There should be no resistance from the brakes at this
point.
5. Hustler Z - Move the control lever to where it is
touching the outside edge of the lever’s travel slot.
Fig. 5-10
350157 Rev 11/02
5-4
Figure 5-10
Bypass valve
Super Z shown
Figure 5-8
Front brake link
(right side)
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