SOLO 546R Rasenmäher _2013 - Manual (Page 30)

Maintenance and care
ENGLISH 14
10.3 Height adjustment
Before storing your lawnmower out of season
clean and lubricate the wheel adjuster spindle with
grease (this procedure is necessary at least
annually).
For this, set the wheel adjuster to its highest
position (max)
- clean and lubricate the exposed part of the
spindle with grease
- then set the wheel adjuster to its lowest position
(min)
- clean and lubricate the remaining spindle with
grease. For this, we recommend SOLO bearing
grease, part no. 00 83 175.
10.4 Drive belt
Tensioning the drive belt
Remove the lid from the battery/gearbox chamber
(15) after releasing both screws. Undo the fixing
screw (C) of the tensioning lever. Tension the
drive belt by moving the tensioning lever (in the
direction of the arrow).
Note: Check the belt tension every 20 hours or at
least once per mowing season.
The belt is correctly tensioned of the centre can be
deflected by approx. its own thickness.
Changing the drive belt
•
Position the lawn mower on its handle and
discharge deflector (Fig. 7). First pull the spark
plug cap and ensure that the fuel tank is empty.
• First remove the blade and impeller, then the
old drive belt.
• Position the new drive belt from below onto belt
pulley A and insert to the rear into the mower
chassis.
• Reposition the mower on its wheels.
• Position the drive belt onto pulley B on the
gearbox side.
• Tighten V-belt as described above.
• Screw on cap tightly.
• Assemble blower wheel and blade. Observe
sequence of assembly parts and observe the
blade‘s torque. (Fig. 12).
10.5 Oil level check
Attention: The engine oil affects the lawn mower‘s
efficiency and life span. Never operate the engine
without oil or with little oil. Major engine damage
can occur. The optimum viscosity depends on
where the lawn mower is used (air temperature
and altitude) and can be found in the engine
owners manual.
Checking Oil level:
Observe the notes and instructions in the type-
speci.c engine operating instructions.
• Place lawn mower
horizontally with all
wheels on the ground.
• Turn oil tank cap
counter-clock-wise
(14), and remove. Wipe
off dipstick.
• Place dipstick back into
filler pipe.
• Remove dipstick, hold horizontally and read oil
level. Oil level has to be between the
"MAXIMUM" and "MINIMUM" markings.
Changing Oil (Briggs&Stratton 4-cycle engine)
The engine oil may be drained via the oil drain
screw or the oil filler opening. Blade and blower
wheel need to be removed to reach the oil drain
screw (illustration 11). Observe especially the
service instructions in the separate engine owners
manual.
For the oil change with the HONDA OHC
Engine, the used oil is removed by suction
wich should only be done by a specialist
workshop.
When draining via oil filler opening (14): Tilt the
warm mower (with fuel tank empty and closed oil
filler ) slowly over the side of the filler opening.
Remove oil filler cap and catch old oil in a
container. Wait several minutes until oil is drained.
Dispose off the old oil in accordance with local
ordinances.
After changing oil, always wash hands with a
scouring agent, soap and water.
Attention: Never simply throw away used engine
oil and gear lubricant (environmental protection).
Collect used oil in authorized containers and
submit to the proper recycling facility.
Gearbox (
546R / 546HR / 546RS)
The gear is equipped with a special permanent oil
and operates completely maintenance-free.
Technical faults that cannot be resolved by
adjusting the Bowden throttle cable are only to be
corrected by an authorized Service Center.
Fig. 10
Fig. 11