Another John wrote:
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alan_m wrote:

On 20/07/2020 16:21, Another John wrote:
Does anyone know how to dismantle a Bosch hedge trimmer?
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I assume you checked the mains plug first to ensure that one of the
wires has not become loose?

Thanks for all this Alan -- firstly, Yes: I got well used to testing all
the mains supply weaknesses when my _first_ AHS55 died, 3 years ago!

And thanks especially for all of these links below: I would love to know
what you googled for? Because none of the keyword combinations I have
used brought up anything so useful-looking as these!! Which I'm now
going to look at :-)

John

So far, the amount of "dis-assemblage" seen in the video,
does not look abnormal for a hand tool.

Only on some older hand tool, might you have seen
more attention paid to making servicing of a particular
portion, really easy. Today, the plastic body holds all
the bits and pieces in position, and so all the screws
have to come out, so any one piece can be dislodged.

You wouldn't expect to be able to move a motor, unless
there is some slack in the wire, and to get slack means
pulling wires out of their retainers. Don't forget to
put the Electricians Knot back properly on its post
or restraint, to prevent wire from being pulled out
of the housing later.

If you're unfamiliar with a tool, take a digital camera
and shoot a picture on the first removal of screws. That
way, if there is some "trick" involved, you'll have a
high res picture for later to look at. There is usually
a preferred side to lay it on, so the trigger doesn't fall
out before you've had a chance to shoot a picture.

I will say though, that my hedge trimmer doesn't use
a circlip. I've had at least two replacement blades on
it, and no brush changes.

The last circlip I removed (when I replaced the push
handle on the electric lawn mower a few weeks ago),
I used the blunt end of my linemans pliers, and pushing
on the arms of the circlip, it came off easily. I was expecting
a big fight, but it didn't really resist.

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Circlips are a pest, when you can't get tools at
them. When there's no place to work. And those
will also be the circlips, that just don't want to
come off.

They also make circlips that can be damaged by
your removal technique. Some of them don't "spring back"
and end up non-planar instead.

Paul