Toro Workman 07040, Operator'S Manual

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Cooling System
Maintenance
Cleaning the
Engine-Cooling Areas
Service Interval: Every 100 hours Clean the cooling
system twice as often during
special operating conditions; refer
to Maintaining the Machine under
Special Operating Conditions.
Important:
Operating the engine with a blocked
rotating screen, dirty or plugged cooling fins, or
cooling shrouds removed causes engine damage
due to overheating.
Important:
Never clean the engine with a pressure
washer because water could contaminate the fuel
system.
Clean the inlet, cooling fins, and external surfaces of
the engine.
Note:
Clean the engine cooling components more
often under extremely dusty and dirty conditions.
Brake Maintenance
Checking the Parking Brake
1. Engage the parking brake by pulling the
parking-brake lever toward you, until you feel
tension.
2. If you do not feel tension when pulling the
parking-brake toward you within 11.4 to 16.5 cm
(4-1/2 to 6-1/2 inches) from the “P” symbol on
the dash, then you need to adjust the parking
brake; refer to
Adjusting the Parking Brake
(page 50) .
Adjusting the Parking
Brake
1. Ensure that the parking brake is disengaged.
2. Using jack stands, lift the rear of the machine;
refer to
Lifting the Machine (page 30) .
3. Using 2 wrenches, hold the adjusting post on the
caliper in place with 1 wrench, and loosen the
jam nut 1/4 turn with the other wrench (
Figure
61 ).
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Figure 61
1. Adjusting post 3. Caliper
2. Jam nut
4. While holding the adjusting post and the jam
nut in place, turn the adjusting post in to tighten
(
Figure 61 ).
Note:
Perform this step until you feel drag on
the wheel.
5. While holding the adjusting post and the jam nut
in place, back off 1/4 turn (
Figure 61 ).
6. While holding the adjusting post and the jam nut
in place, tighten the jam nut (
Figure 61 ).
7. Perform steps 1 through 6 to the other side.
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