B&D GL570 Strimmer

skinthegoat · 28-11-2018 1:01pm #1

I've had the above for about 12 years and have always been able to carry out any necessary repairs myself, usually down at the motor end. Now I want to replace the mains cable, but can't figure out how to separate the two halves of the upper casing. There is a locking cylinder which allows the upper and lower halves of the apparatus to rotate with respect to each other (allowing for vertical or horizontal strimming), and both halves of the upper casing fit into this. My problem is that this prevents me from fully accessing the cable connection. Does anyone know how to take the pesky thing apart? I could probably access the cable connection by temporarily forcing the top halves apart, but there must be a simpler way to do it. Of course, I could simply join the cable externally but would prefer to make a proper job of it. All contributions gratefully received.

New Home · 28-11-2018 9:14pm

Hi there,

Would these be of any help?

https://www.2helpu.com/PDMSDocuments/EU/Docs//docpdf/gl570_uk.pdf
https://www.partshopdirect.co.uk/black-and-decker-gl570-type-1-string-trimmer-spare-parts-s2384/
https://www.powertoolspares.com/illustration/pdf/gl570type1

skinthegoat · 05-12-2018 2:01pm

Sorry for the delay, I've been off-line for a while. I already had the User Manual, but not the illustration. Oddly, the manual makes reference to the illustration and to the numbered parts, but doesn't include the picture. Referring to same, what I was trying to do was separate the two sides of item 105 in order to fit a new cable, but couldn't do this because I was unable to get the bottom of them out of item 119, the locking ring. I got the job done, rather awkwardly, by bending the tops of 105 apart and skinning a few knuckles, but I'll return to it later armed with the illustration. Thank you very much for your input, it's much appreciated.

New Home · 05-12-2018 2:03pm

No problem.

B&D GL570 Strimmer

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