A worn brake cable turns a good mower into a frustrating machine.
You know the feeling. You squeeze the control bar, but the response is slow. The blade doesn't engage right away. Maybe the lever feels loose, or it takes more pressure than it used to. Worse—when you release the bar, you're not 100% sure the blade has stopped.
This 104-8676 brake cable replacement fixes that.It's a simple swap. Remove the old, stretched cable. Route this one along the same path. The Z-bend ends click into place exactly where the originals did. No cutting. No bending. No struggling to make it fit. It's made to the same dimensions Toro uses: 58 inches overall, 53.5 inches of conduit, with the correct ends on both sides.
Once installed, the difference is immediate.The control bar feels solid again. When you pull it, the blade engages right now—not after a delay. When you release it, the brake does its job. You get back the precise control you expect from a well-maintained mower.
If your mower is one of the Toro 22" Recycler models from 2002 to 2009—the 20013, 20014, 20017, 20018, 20031, 20041, 20049, 20051, 20066, 20067, or any of the other 40-plus variants—this cable is the right fix. [Fits The Following Models]:20013 (220000001 - 220300000) (2002) 22" Recycler Walk-Behind Mower
20013 (220300001 - 220999999) (2002) 22" Recycler Walk-Behind Mower
20013 (230000001 - 230999999) (2003) 22" Recycler Walk-Behind Mower
20013 (240000001 - 240999999) (2004) 22" Recycler Walk-Behind Mower
20013 (250000001 - 250999999) (2005) 22" Recycler Walk-Behind Mower
20013 (260000001 - 260999999) (2006) 22" Recycler Walk-Behind Mower
20014 (220000001 - 220300000) (2002) 22" Recycler Walk-Behind Mower
20014 (220300001 - 220999999) (2002) 22" Recycler Walk-Behind Mower
20014 (230000001 - 230999999) (2003) 22" Recycler Walk-Behind Mower
20017 (220000001 - 220300000) (2002) 22" Recycler Walk-Behind Mower
20017 (220300001 - 220999999) (2002) 22" Recycler Walk-Behind Mower
20017 (230000001 - 230999999) (2003) 22" Recycler Walk-Behind Mower
20017 (240000001 - 240999999) (2004) 22" Recycler Walk-Behind Mower
20017 (250000001 - 250999999) (2005) 22" Recycler Walk-Behind Mower
20017 (260000001 - 260999999) (2006) 22" Recycler Walk-Behind Mower
20018 (220000001 - 220300000) (2002) 22" Recycler Walk-Behind Mower
20018 (220300001 - 220999999) (2002) 22" Recycler Walk-Behind Mower
20018 (230000001 - 230999999) (2003) 22" Recycler Walk-Behind Mower
20031 (240000001 - 240999999) (2004) 22" Recycler Walk-Behind Mower
20041 (250000001 - 250999999) (2005) 22" Recycler Walk-Behind Mower
20049 (250000001 - 250999999) (2005) 22" Recycler Walk-Behind Mower
20051 (240000001 - 240999999) (2004) 22" Recycler Walk-Behind Mower
20066 (270000001 - 270999999) (2007) 22" Recycler Walk-Behind Mower
20066 (280000001 - 280999999) (2008) 22" Recycler Walk-Behind Mower
20067 (270000001 - 270999999) (2007) 22" Recycler Walk-Behind Mower