61 13 ... Antenna elbow plug on radio receiver

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Cut off faulty antenna angle plug directly after strain relief.

Carefully and with precision, strip insulation from antenna cable as illustrated (lengths given in mm).

Fig 1: Stripping Insulation From Antenna Cable

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Brush shield (copper braid) towards rear.

IMPORTANT: There must be no more copper wire protruding in the direction of the inner conductor on the inner conductor insulation (risk of short circuits).

Create a loop on inner conductor.

Fig 2: Create Loop On Inner Conductor

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IMPORTANT: Cover soldering area extensively in center console all round radio aperture.
Avoid blobs of melted solder in inside area.

Tin-plate center connection on antenna angle plug and stripped inner conductor.

Solder inner conductor on center connection with a small soldering iron Max. 50 watts) and matching soldering tip (1).

Fig 3: Soldiering Center Connection

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Gently push insulation forward to soldering point and pay attention to correct position of loop.

NOTE: The loop must not under any circumstances come into contact with the metal parts of the antenna plug.

Special tool 61 9 041 (hand pliers) in conjunction with special tool 61 9 044 (matrix) is used to crimp antenna angle plug.

Fig 4: Identifying Special Tool (Hand Pliers)

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Unlock special tool 61 9 041:

Squeeze grips (1) lightly and push unlocking lever (2) in direction of arrow.

OR:

Compress handles as far as they will go, tool unlocks automatically.

Fig 5: Locking & Unlocking Hand Pliers 61 9 041

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Place antenna angle plug with cable guide and strain relief in matrix (1).

Fig 6: Crimping Antenna Angle Plug

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Compress special tool 61 9 041 as far as it will go.

Special tool 61 9 041 unlocks automatically.

Remove antenna angle plug with antenna cable from special tool 61 9 044.