Possible Faults And Troubleshooting - AL-KO Solo 546 Manual De Instrucciones

8.8 Possible faults and troubleshooting

Caution!
The motor shaft and mower blade should not be aligned.
Fault
• Add petrol
The motor does
• Set throttle lever to "Start"
not start
• Switch on the choke
• Press the motor switch at the handlebar
• Check the spark plugs and replace if necessary.
• Clean the air filter.
• Spin the mower blade
• Recharge the starter battery
• Start on a surface already mowed
• Adjust the cutting height
Motor power
• Resharpen / replace the mower blade
reduced
• Clean the outlet shaft/housing
• Clean the air filter.
• Reduce the working speed
• Resharpen/replace the mower blade
Lawnmower cuts
• Adjust the cutting height
unevenly
• Adjust the cutting height
Grass catcher
• Allow the lawn to dry
does not fill
• Resharpen/replace the mower blade
sufficiently
• Clear the grille on the grass catcher
• Clean the outlet shaft/housing
• Adjust the Bowden cable
Wheel drive does
• V-belt faulty
not work
• Contact the service-workshop
• Clean any dirt away from the wheel drive, toothed belt and gearing
• Lubricate the freewheels (drive pinion on drive shaft) with spray oil
• Retighten the wheel bolts
Wheels do not
• Wheel hub faulty
turn when the
• V-belt faulty
transmission is
switched on • Contact the service-workshop
• Check the mower blade
Unusually strong
vibrations in
the lawnmower
Attention:
For faults not listed in this table, or which you cannot resolve by yourself, please contact our customer
service.
Always have the equipment checked out by a professional in the following cases:
•
after bumping against an obstacle
•
if the motor stops suddenly
•
if there is damage to the transmission
•
if the V-belt is faulty
•
if the blade is bent
•
if there is warping of the motor shaft
Solution