Craftsman 28875 Operation Manual - Page 36

Parking

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ADJUSTMENTS PARKING BRAKE NOTE: There are 2 brakes, 1 on each transaxle. The parking brake should keep the machine from moving. To check the parking brake, park the machine on a level surface, open the bypass valves and set the parking brake to ON. Attempt to move the machine forward and backward by pushing it. If the machine moves, adjust the parking brake linkage as follows: 1. Move the machine to a flat horizontal surface. 2. Grip the flats on the brake rod A. Tighten nut B on the brake rod until you run out of threads. See Figure 1 for detailed view. 3. Move the parking brake handle to the OFF position. 4. Loosen nut X. 5. Hold brake arm in the OFF position as shown in Figure 2. 6. Adjust swivel U until swivel stud meets brake arm hole in the OFF position. 7. Insert cotter pin into swivel U. 8. Tighten nut X. 9. Repeat Steps 1-8 on the opposite side. TIGHTEN UNTIL YOU RUN OUT OF THREADS FIGURE 1 FIGURE 2 34

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ADJUSTMENTS
PARKING
BRAKE
NOTE:
There are 2 brakes, 1 on each transaxle.
The parking brake should keep the machine from
moving.
To check the parking brake, park the ma-
chine on a level surface, open the bypass valves
and
set the parking brake to ON.
Attempt to move the
machine forward
and backward
by pushing it.
If the
machine
moves, adjust the parking brake linkage as
follows:
1.
Move the machine to a flat horizontal
surface.
2.
Grip the flats on the brake rod A.
Tighten nut
B on the brake rod until you run out of threads.
See Figure 1 for detailed view.
3.
Move the parking brake handle to the OFF
position.
4.
Loosen nut X.
5.
Hold brake arm in the OFF position as shown in
Figure 2.
6.
Adjust swivel
U until swivel
stud meets brake arm
hole in the OFF position.
7.
Insert cotter pin into swivel U.
8.
Tighten nut X.
9.
Repeat Steps 1-8 on the opposite
side.
TIGHTEN
UNTIL
YOU
RUN OUT
OF THREADS
FIGURE
1
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FIGURE 2