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(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
Figure 3.9
Maintaining your secateurs. First remove the spring (a). Loosen the screw that controls the central nut and
bolt (b). Remove the nut from the central bolt (c). Take the secateurs apart (d). Clean and grease all the parts as
required (e). Reassemble the secateurs (f). Before reinserting the spring, adjust the central nut so that the blade falls
naturally to run against the by-pass blade for two-thirds of the blade's length (g). Re-insert the spring and check that the
secateurs run smoothly. Adjust the central nut as required (h).
