Husqvarna 525LST: faults, parts & manual

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525LST

Petrol grass trimmer. Spare parts with Husqvarna’s own order codes, and the troubleshooting chapter of the operator’s manual.

Photograph: a grass trimmer. We hold no photograph of this exact machine, and we would rather say so than pass one off.
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What actually breaks

Open the problem that matches yours. Everything inside comes from the troubleshooting chapter of the operator’s manual Husqvarna publishes for this model — a 76-page document we read on 10 September 2026.

The engine does not start 24 lines

Husqvarna sets this out as a table with the columns “Check”, “Possible cause”, “Procedure”. We print the lines in the maker’s order.

  • Stop switch.
  • The stop switch is in the stop position.
  • Set the stop switch to the start position.
  • Starter pawls.
  • The starter pawls cannot move freely.
  • Remove the starter cover and clean around the starter pawls.
  • Let an approved service agent help you.
  • Fuel tank.
  • Incorrect fuel type.
  • Drain the fuel tank and fill with correct fuel.
  • Spark plug.
  • The spark plug is dirty or wet.
  • Make sure that the spark plug is dry and clean.
  • The spark plug electrode gap is incorrect.
  • Clean the spark plug. Make sure that the electrode gap is correct. Make sure that the spark plug has a suppressor.
  • Refer to technical data for correct electrode gap.
  • The spark plug is loose.
  • Tighten the spark plug.
  • Carburetor.
  • The idle speed is incorrectly adjusted.
  • Adjust the idle speed.
  • Fuel filter.
  • The fuel filter is clogged.
  • Replace the fuel filter.
The engine starts but stops again 12 lines

Husqvarna sets this out as a table with the columns “Check”, “Possible cause”, “Procedure”. We print the lines in the maker’s order.

  • Fuel tank.
  • Incorrect fuel type.
  • Empty the fuel tank and fill it with correct fuel.
  • Air filter.
  • The air filter is clogged.
  • Clean the air filter.
  • Carburetor.
  • The engine does not operate correctly at idle speed.
  • Let an approved service agent help you.
  • Fuel filter.
  • The fuel filter is clogged.
  • Replace the fuel filter.

Why we quote instead of rewriting. The manual is laid out as a table. Read by machine, a PDF loses the boundaries between columns, and pairing a symptom with the wrong remedy would give you a page that is confidently wrong rather than obviously broken. So we keep the maker’s order and words, and tell you how the table is built. The manual itself is linked further down.

Parts & prices

Every code below is Husqvarna’s own, read from the maker’s parts pages for this exact model. The code is printed on the part itself — on a label, moulded into the plastic or stamped in the metal. Read it off the broken part and type it here to find it straight away.

HANDLE
503997804
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TUBE
579149001
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BOLT
510906101
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SCREW EHHM
725238051
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KNOB
503879001
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WASHER
503230061
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HANDLE
503871906
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HANDLE
503871908
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DISTANCE
503940301
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SCREW ITXSCFM
525755101
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HOOK
503941001
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HEXAGON NUT
731231401
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SCREW IHSCFTO
574181501
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SQUARE NUT
502197101
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DRIVE SHAFT
581815101
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LABEL
587111904
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LABEL
503795601
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LABEL
537101001
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LABEL
589295101
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LABEL
522928602
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DECAL
579562301
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We hold no photograph of the individual parts: Husqvarna does not publish them, and we would rather say so than show you the wrong picture. Prices are the maker’s United States list prices on the day we read them — an order of magnitude, not a quote. The buttons search shops in your own country, and those shops pay us a commission.

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TOOLS FOR THE JOB

Tools you’ll need

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Specifications

Copied field for field from the manufacturer’s own product page on 10 September 2026, in the maker’s units. We do not convert them: a rounded conversion is how a torque figure quietly becomes wrong.

Output shaft power1.34 hp
Cylinder displacement1.55 cu.inch
Maximum rpm output shaft5,500 rpm
Fuel tank volume0.51 l
Cutting width18.1 in
Weight (excl. cutting equipment)10.36 lbs
Tube diameter0.94 in
Product size length70.43 in
Gear ratio23
Drive gear angle30 °
HarnessNot included
Saw bladeNot included
Grass bladeNot included
Exhaust emissions (CO₂ EU V)1,141 g/kWh
Sound power level, guaranteed (LWA)114 dB(A)
Sound pressure level at operators ear98 dB(A)

Manuals & documents

We link the maker’s documents instead of re-hosting them, so you always open the version Husqvarna is publishing today.

THE SAME BENCH

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WHERE THIS COMES FROM, AND WHAT WE ARE MISSING

Our sources

What is missing, said plainly. We hold no photograph of this exact machine, no repair times and no failure statistics — nobody publishes those honestly. Prices are Husqvarna’s United States list prices and will differ in your country. We are not a dealer: we do not stock parts, and the buttons search shops that pay us a commission.

TroubleAtlas Technical Team · Compiled from manufacturer documents read on 10 September 2026 · Last checked 26 September 2026 · How we verify

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