If you loose the nut its necessary to unclip the spades and then gently pull the wires through. Put the square nut back in the slot and reassemble
dicky, February 2021
If you have a loose connection, can you open the handle up as descrobed above and just tighten the screws where the wires are?
Rebus, April 2018
In my case the mains cable sheath had pulled out of the restraining clamp and retracted clear of the rubber protector - resulting in the exposed cable cores being highly twisted.
To correct this follow the dismantling instructions by Everyman August 2010 to expose the restraining clamp.
Slacken off this clamp and feed the exposed cores through so the cable sheath just projects through the clamp which should then be retightened. Then disconnect the two wires from the screw terminals - untwist - adjust their position in the restrainer slots - reconnect to the same two screw terminals - fold the surplus wire into the handle being careful not to trap them on closing the handle. Optionally trim the wire length before reconnection.
Sandman, June 2014
Your instructions are first class, I found the it very simple to follow except when I tried to replace the single screw at the back of the neck.
Ref txt from John re securing handle with screw, how do I fix it?
Rick, May 2014
You're a star, Everyman! Bit of a fidget getting the cable and wires to lie tidily in the handle, but otherwise a quick, slick repair.
Paul of Worksop, August 2013
I followed the instructions given above. Very clear, easy to do. Except when I undid the screw something (a nut?) fell off inside the long tube and rattles about inside. The screw no longer screws in, it just falls out. Is there any way to fix this?
John, January 2013
If you've flipped the yellow lever holding the handle to the body and removed the only screw between the extruded aluminium neck and the plastic top you'll have been disappointed to discover that there is only about an inch of movement before the tension starts. Don't pull any harder because the secret is to put a flat screwdriver under the raised bit of plastic at the back of the neck just above the screw. A twist of the blade will split the handle apart and reveal a standard cable clamp with the wires going to 'plug like' terminals held by two screws. Make a note of how the cable clamp holds the grey cable and how the long inner cable lengths also clip into the top of it.
If you did pull hard earlier and managed to get the plastic further out of the neck then you probable pulled the cable spades off the terminals by the cable clamp. These can be easily pushed back onto the connectors.
I got many Browny Points from the management for this fix but, well; they don't seem to go as far as they used to. There's no lasting rosy glow to bask long in these days. I'm sure I'm not alone....
Everyman, August 2010
Was there something about my previous answer to this question that you didn't understand? If it's too difficult for you, you can buy the complete handle (with cable already wired in), and just slot it in.
