Bevel Gear; Drive Shaft; To Attach And Remove The Locknut; To Sharpen The Grass Knife And Grass Blade - Husqvarna 545FR Manual Del Usuario

6. Examine the air filter. Clean the air filter with warm
soap water. Replace the air filter if it cannot be fully
cleaned or if it is damaged. Only use approved
Husqvarna air filters.
CAUTION: Do not bend or fold the air filter
as this can cause damage to the air filter.
Replace a damaged air filter.

Bevel gear

The bevel gear is filled to ¾ with grease at the factory.
Before use, make sure that the grease level has not
changed. Use Husqvarna special grease if it is
necessary to fill up. Do not change the grease in the
bevel gear. Let servicing personnel do the repair of the
bevel gear.

Drive shaft

Lubricate the drive shaft at an interval of 3 months. Let a
service agent help you if you are not sure about the
procedure.

To attach and remove the locknut

WARNING: Stop the engine, use protective
gloves and be careful around the sharp
edges of the cutting attachment.
Use the locknut to attach some types of cutting
attachments. The locknut has a left thread.
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• Use a socket wrench with a shaft that is sufficiently
long to let you keep your hand behind the cutting
attachment guard. The arrow in the illustration shows
the area where you can safely operate the socket
wrench.
• To attach, tighten the locknut in the opposite
direction to how the cutting attachment rotates.
• To remove the locknut, turn it in the same direction
as how the cutting attachment rotates.
• Keep count when you remove and attach the
locknut. Replace the locknut after approximately 10
times.
Note: Make sure that you can not turn the locknut by
hand. Replace the locknut if the nylon lining does not
have a resistance of a minimum of 1.5 Nm.
To sharpen the grass knife and grass
blade
WARNING: Stop the engine. Use protective
gloves.
• To sharpen the grass knife or grass blade correctly,
refer to the instructions that come with the cutting
attachment.
• Sharpen all edges equally to keep the balance.
• Use a single-cut flat file.
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