Is the hedge trimmer slow, making strange noises or do you want to give it a thorough cleaning or sharpening? Then you have to disassemble the hedge trimmer, or at least partially disassemble it. In the following, you will find out how to disassemble your hedge trimmer step by step and what basic things you need to take into account.

In order to be able to thoroughly clean the blades, the hedge trimmer must be unscrewed

Why disassemble the hedge trimmer?

There are various reasons for disassembling a hedge trimmer (77.00€). If you want to thoroughly clean, oil or sharpen your hedge trimmer, you should remove the cutting blades. To do this, the hedge trimmer must be screwed on. However, you only have to remove a few parts here. Completely disassembling the hedge trimmer only makes sense if you are curious and want to get to know your hedge trimmer from the inside. Wanting to repair a hedge trimmer yourself is a courageous, but hardly promising project. You would have to have a lot of knowledge to get a satisfactory result here. However, if your hedge trimmer makes a noise or runs slowly, this may be due to the cutting blades being dirty. 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:

  • Disconnect any power supply before putting your hands on your hedge trimmer. Remove the battery or spark plugs or disconnect the hedge trimmer from the power supply.
  • Wear gloves when working with the cutting blades!
  • It is important to note the order in which you disassemble the hedge trimmer. Prepare several small containers in which you put the screws and small parts that you remove one after the other. Be sure to remember what goes where!
  • Tighten the screws sufficiently when assembling.
  • While you're at it, oil the gears, screws, and cutting blades, and clean the inside as best you can with a rag and some oil.

Disassemble the hedge trimmer step by step and remove the cutting blades

  • gloves
  • screwdriver
  • stone

1. Preparation

Put on gloves. Turn the hedge trimmer over so the bottom of the housing is facing up. Support the cutting blades on a stone high enough to prevent the hedge trimmer from tipping over.

2. Screws

Unscrew the screws on the underside of the housing and remove the gear cover.

3. Remove parts

Remove the connecting part between the gear wheel and the blade blades as well as the seal (usually colored) between the two fastening screws.

Now loosen the two fastening screws. Now you can remove the knife blades and clean, oil or sharpen them.

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