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Trouble-shooting – Gardena ES 500 User Manual

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Replacing spring tines :

7. Trouble-Shooting

Danger ! The aerator cylinder can cause injuries !

A

V Prior to rectifying faults, unplug from the mains

and wait until the aerator cylinder has stopped.

V Wear working gloves when rectifying faults.

If the aerator cylinder is not yet worn but individual springs have
broken, these must be replaced. Only original GARDENA replace-
ment springs may be used.

Replacement spring tines for Electric Aerator

GARDENA ES 500 Art. 4094

1. Unscrew two screws

E

on the underside of the housing.

2. Lift aerator cylinder

F

at an angle 1 and pull away the drive

shaft 2.

3. Pull bearing shell

G

off the aerator cylinder

F

.

4. Unscrew and remove screw

H

and draw out bearing bolt

I

.

5. Remove cover plate

J

and spring elements

K

from the spring

element holder

L

.

6. Push new spring elements

K

and cover plate

J

on the spring

element holder

L

.

The bores on the cover plate

J

and the spring element holder

L

must lie on top of each other.

7. Push in bearing bolt

I

in such a way that all 3 bores (bearing

bolt

I

, cover plate

J

and spring element holder

L

) are on

top of each other.

8. Screw in screw

H

.

9. Push aerator cylinder

F

on to the drive shaft.

10. Put bearing shell

G

on the aerator cylinder

F

.

11. Screw bearing shell

G

on to the lower side of the housing with

the screw

E

without tightening too much.

Problem

Possible Cause

Remedy

Abnormal noise.

Foreign bodies on the aerator

1. Switch off the scarifier,

Clattering in the unit

cylinder are hitting the Aerator.

remove the mains plug from

Whistling sound

Foreign bodies blocking

the socket and wait until the

the aerator cylinder.

cylinder has stopped rotating.

2. Remove foreign bodies.
3. Check Scarifier

immediately.

E

F

G

H

I

J

L K

J