BrakeMaintenance
AdjustingtheParkingBrake
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst100hours
Every500hours
DANGER
Mechanicalorhydraulicjacksmayfailtosupport
machineandcauseaseriousinjury.
•Usejackstandwhensupportingmachine.
•Donotusehydraulicjacks.
Checktomakesurethebrakeisadjustedproperly.
1.Drivethemachineontoalevelsurface.
2.Disengagethebladecontrolswitch(PTO),movethe
motioncontrolleverstotheneutrallockedposition
andsettheparkingbrake.
3.Stoptheengine,waitforallthemovingpartstostop,
andremovethekey.
4.Raisethebackofthemachineupandsupportthe
machinewithjackstands.
5.Removethereartiresfromthemachine.
6.Removeanydebrisfromthebrakearea.
7.Openthedrivewheelreleasevalves.RefertoUsing
theDriveWheelValvesinOperation.
8.Disengagetheparkingbrake.
9.Usinghandsandngersonly,pushthecaliperlever
armtoengagethebrakepadsontherotoruntilthe
leverstops(
Figure73).
Notetheorderofthestandardnutandlocknut.
10.Whileholdingtheleveratthestoppedposition,use
theotherhandorngerstopullthecablethreaded
endtightthroughtheswivel.Spinthestandardnut
againsttheswivel(
Figure73).
11.Trytoturnthewheelhubinbothdirectionsrelative
tothecaliper.Thereshouldbeslightmovement
betweenthem;somefriction/resistanceisacceptable.
12.Ifthereisnomovementbetweenthehubrotorand
thecaliperthenbackoffthestandardnutoneturn
fromtheswivelandrepeatstep11
13.Ifthehubrotormovesveryfreelyrelativetothe
caliper,thentightenthestandardnutoneturn
againsttheswivelandrepeatstep11
14.Oncestep11isachieved,holdthethreadedrod
endwithatoolandtightenthelocknutagainstthe
standardnut.DoNotallowthecabletoturnwhen
thenutsaretightened.
15.Closethedrivewheelreleasevalve.RefertoUsing
theDriveWheelValvesinOperation.
16.Repeatontheoppositesideofthemachine.
17.Installthereartiresandtorquethelugnutsto90-95
ft-lb(122-129N-m).
18.Removejackstands.
Figure73
LeftHandBrakeShown
1.Cableanchor
6.Locknut
2.Threadedrod7.Pullcablethreadedrod
thisdirection
3.Pushleverthisdirection8.Holdthreadedrodhere
4.Caliperleverarm9.Swivel(pivothead)
5.Standardnut(shown
againstswivel)
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