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- Disassemble the hedge trimmer: A guide
- Why dismantle the hedge trimmer?
- What should be considered when disassembling the hedge trimmer?
- Disassemble the hedge trimmer step by step and remove the cutting blades
- 1. Preparation
- 2. Screws
- 3. Remove parts
To thoroughly clean the blades, the hedge trimmer must be screwed on
Disassemble the hedge trimmer: A guide
Is the hedge trimmer slow, does it make strange noises, or do you want to thoroughly cleanse or sharpen it? Then you have to take the hedge trimmer apart, or at least partially disassemble. How to disassemble your hedge trimmer step by step and which basic things to consider is explained below.
Why dismantle the hedge trimmer?
There are several reasons to dismantle a hedge trimmer. If you want to thoroughly clean, oil or sharpen your hedge trimmer, you should remove the cutting blades. For this, the hedge trimmer must be screwed on. However, you only have to remove a few parts here. Completely disassembling the hedge trimmer is only useful if you are curious and want to get to know your hedge trimmer from the inside. To repair a hedge trimmer yourself is a courageous, but hardly promising project. You would have a lot of idea to achieve a satisfactory result here. If your hedge trimmer makes noise or runs slowly, this can be due to contamination of the cutting blades. You can take them out and clean them yourself.
What should be considered when disassembling the hedge trimmer?
Disassembling a hedge trimmer is not difficult. However, you should note the following:
Disassemble the hedge trimmer step by step and remove the cutting blades
1. Preparation
Put on gloves. Turn over the hedge trimmer so that the lower part of the housing points upwards. Support the cutting blades on a sufficiently high stone so that the hedge trimmer does not tip over.
2. Screws
Loosen the screws on the underside of the housing and remove the gearbox covers.
3. Remove parts
Remove the connecting part between gear and knife blades and the seal (usually colored) between the two fastening screws.
Loosen the two fixing screws. Now you can remove the blades and clean, oil or sharpen.