Operator's Manual

Adjustingthe
Parking-BrakeCable
Wheneveryouinstallanewparking-brakecableor
iftheparkingbrakeisoutofadjustment,adjustthe
parking-brakecable.
1.Disengagetheparkingbrake;referto
DisengagingtheParkingBrake(page15).
2.Turntheadjustmentnutcounterclockwiseto
loosenthecableadjustment(Figure51).
g285474
Figure51
1.Parking-brakecable4.Turnthenutclockwiseto
tightentheadjustment.
2.Adjustmentnut5.Turnthenut
counterclockwiseto
loosentheadjustment.
3.Handle(rightside)
3.Adjustthetensiononthecable(Figure51)by
pullingorpushingthecablejacketandholding
thatposition.
Note:Pullthecablejackettowardtheengine
toincreasetension(alsoincreasesbrakeclamp
load);pushthecablejacketawayfromthe
enginetodecreasetension(alsodecreases
brakeclampload).
Important:Adjustthecablejacketinsmall
incrementstoavoidovertensioning.Over
tensioningmaycausethemachinetonot
rollfreeevenwhentheparkingbrakeis
disengaged.Correcttensioningallowsthe
machinetorollfreewhentheparkingbrake
isdisengagedandtoholdpositionwhenthe
parkingbrakeisengaged.
4.Turntheadjustmentnutclockwisetotightenthe
cableadjustment.
Note:Tightenthenutrmlywithasocketor
wrench.
AdjustingtheSelf-Propel
Drive
ForSelf-Propel-DriveModelsOnly
Wheneveryouinstallanewself-propelcableorif
theself-propeldriveisoutofadjustment,adjustthe
self-propeldrive.
1.Turntheadjustmentnutcounterclockwiseto
loosenthecableadjustment(Figure52).
g282366
Figure52
1.Handle(leftside)
4.Turnthenutclockwiseto
tightentheadjustment.
2.Adjustmentnut5.Turnthenut
counterclockwiseto
loosentheadjustment.
3.Self-propel-drivecable
2.Adjustthetensiononthecable(Figure52)by
pullingitforwardorpushingitbackandholding
thatposition.
Note:Pullthecabletowardtheengineto
increasethetraction;pushthecableawayfrom
theenginetodecreasethetraction.
Note:Adjustthecableinsmallincrementsto
avoidoveradjustingit.
3.Turntheadjustmentnutclockwisetotightenthe
cableadjustment.
Note:Tightenthenutrmlywithasocketor
wrench.
32