Husqvarna 545FR: faults, parts & manual

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545FR

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

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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 116-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.
  • Let an approved servicing dealer replace the stop switch.
  • Starter pawls.
  • The starter pawls cannot move freely.
  • Remove the starter cover and clean around the starter pawls. Refer to To clean the cooling system and starter pawls on page 24.
  • Let an approved servicing dealer help you.
  • Fuel tank.
  • Incorrect fuel type.
  • Drain the fuel tank and fill with correct fuel.
  • Carburetor
  • Incorrect adjustment of the idle speed
  • Adjust the idle speed with the idle speed screw T.
  • 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 supressor.
  • Refer to Technical data on page 30 for correct electrode gap.
  • The spark plug is loose.
  • Tighten the spark plug.
  • 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.
  • Fuel filter
  • The fuel filter is clogged.
  • Replace the fuel filter.
  • Carburetor
  • The idle speed is not correctly adjusted.
  • Adjust the idle speed with the idle speed screw T.
  • Air filter
  • The air filter is clogged.
  • Clean the air 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.

SCREW IHSCFM
503200776
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INSULATION WALL
525289201
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GROMMET
575239501
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INLET PIPE
574440301
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SCREW IHSCM
503202516
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PURGE
503936601
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FUEL HOSE
537042407
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FRAME
576122701
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FRAME
576123701
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SEALING RING
576223701
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HOUSING
574297901
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LINK
522543301
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CARBURETTOR
537602001
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FUEL HOSE
581756143
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FUEL HOSE
523056801
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SEALING
574851201
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FILTER HOLDER ASSY
523044801
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CHOKE CONTROL
522449901
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SPRING
524853001
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SNAP LOCKING
503740102
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SUPPORT
537016501
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COVER PLATE
574851301
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SCREW IHSCFM
503200774
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SCREW IHSCFM
537316001
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O-RING
503263204
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INLET PIPE
586946901
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INLET PIPE ASSY
594028001
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COVER LID
575268401
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SCREW CCRPANT
503212910
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FILTER COVER
510189701
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AIR FILTER
574668003
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AIR FILTER
537410804
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CLIP
580451701
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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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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.

Cylinder displacement2.8 cu.inch
Output shaft power2.8 hp
Fuel tank volume0.9 l
Fuel Consumption450 g/kWh
Maximum power speed9,000 rpm
Idling speed2,700 rpm
Maximum rpm output shaft8,800 rpm
Electrode gap0.02 in
Clutch engagement speed (±120)3,900 rpm
Torque, max.2.6 Nm
Torque, max. at rpm6,000 rpm
Spark PlugNGK CMR6H
Cutting width19.3 in
Grass bladeMulti 300-3
HarnessBalance X
Saw bladeScarlett 200-22
Trimmer headT45X M12
Handle typeBullhorn
Tube diameter1.3 in
Weight (excl. cutting equipment)19.2 lbs
Tube length54.488 in
Lubricant type (Engine)Husqvarna 2 stroke or equiv. at 50:1
Lubricant type (bevel gear)Mineral grease
Exhaust emissions (CO₂ EU V)910 g/kWh
Exhaust emissions (HC average) EU36.45 g/kWh
Exhaust emissions (CO average) EU262.85 g/kWh
Exhaust emissions (CO average) EPA269.16 g/kWh
Exhaust emissions (NOx average) EU1.96 g/kWh
Exhaust emissions (NOx average) EPA1.76 g/kWh
Gear ratio1.4
Drive gear angle35 °
Equivalent vibration level (ahv, eq) left handle3.6 m/s²
Equivalent vibration level (ahv, eq) right handle3.8 m/s²
Sound pressure level at operators ear100 dB(A)
Sound power level, guaranteed (LWA)117 dB(A)
ConnectivityNot applicable

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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