Repairing electric plug connection

→ Only use the recommended press-out tool

1. Release secondary lock on electric plug connection using the specified press-out tool.
2. Release primary lock on electric plug connection using the specified press-out tool.
3. Cut off faulty line -1-  using stripping pliers VAS 1978/3 -2-  .

   Cutting off line 

4. Cut repair line with crimped-on contacts on both sides to the required length.
5. Insert contact on the repair line into the connector housing until the contact engages securely.
6. Guide a suitable line seal -2-  onto the repair line -1-  if necessary.
   1. 6.1. The wide end of the line seal is guided on first.
   2. 6.2. The diameter of the line seal must be smaller than the diameter of the line to ensure that the line seal fits securely.
   3. 6.3. A suitable tool can be used as an aid for guiding on the line seal.
   4. 6.4. Guide the line seal on as far as required until the line seal is fitted fully and securely in the sealing chamber.

   Guiding on seals 

7. Strip the repair line -1-  and the line that was cut using stripping pliers VAS 1978/3 -2-  .

   Stripping repair line 

8. Insert stripped part of the repair line -1-  and stripped part of the line to be repaired -3-  into a suitable crimp connector -2-  .

   Inserting repair lines into crimp connectors 

9. Crimp on both repair lines using crimping pliers VAS 1978/1-1  .
   1. 9.1. Fit crimping pliers insert -1-  according to the colour marking -3-  on the crimp connector -2-  into the crimping pliers VAS 1978/1-1  .
   2. 9.2. Crimp on the crimp connector -2-  using crimping pliers VAS 1978/1-1  .

   Crimping on repair line 

10. Seal shrink-fit hose on the crimp connection -1-  using hot-air blowerVAS 1978/14A -2-  .

Sealing crimp connection