4. W hen the fluid is drained, install the drain plug .
5. Place the mo w er on its dr ums on a lev el
surface .
6. Fill the transmission with appro ximately 94
fluid ounces of the proper type of transmission
fluid until the lev el reac hes the bottom of
the c hec k/fill hole; refer to Chec king the
T ransmission Fluid.
7. Install the c hec k/fill plug .
Brake Maintenance
Adjusting the
Service/Parking Brake
If ser vice/park brak e slips when operated, an
adjustment is required.
1. Mo v e ser vice/parking brak e lev er to Off
position.
2. T o increase cable tension, loosen front cable
jam n ut and tighten bac k cable jam n ut
( Figure 31 ) until a force of 6-9 lb . is required
to eng ag e brak e . F orce to be measured at lev er
knob . Do not o v er adjust, or brak e band ma y
drag .
Figure 31
1. Traction cable 2. Service/parking brake cable
Belt Maintenance
Adjusting the Belts
Mak e sure belts are properly tensioned to assure
proper operation of the mac hine and unnecessar y
w ear . Chec k belts frequently .
Reel Drive Belt (Reel)
1. R emo v e the belt co v er mounting fasteners and
belt co v er to expose belt ( Figure 32 ).
Figure 32
1. Belt cover
2. Chec k tension b y de pressing belt ( Figure 33 )
at mid span of pulleys with 4 ± 1 lb . of force .
Belt should deflect 1/4 inc h (6 mm). If the
deflection is incor rect, proceed to next ste p .
Figure 33
1. Reel drive belt 3. Driven pulley
2. Drive pulley
3. T o adjust belt tension:
A. Loosen the bearing housing mounting n uts
( Figure 34 ).
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