Wire break with dual repair point

Fig 1: Wire Break With Dual Repair Point

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Repair point with intermediate wire section

• Free up wire intended for repair at two points (approx. 20 cm to both sides of respective repair points).
• If required, remove wiring harness wrapping using a folding knife.

Fig 2: Cutting Wire

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• Route yellow repair wire next to damaged wiring harness and cut repair wire to the required length using Wire Stripper VAS1978/3.
• Cut damaged wire section from the vehicle-specific single wire.

Fig 3: Stripping Wire

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• Strip wire ends using 6 - 7 mm wire stripper.
• Slide crimp connection on to vehicle-specific single wire at one side and on to repair wire at the other side.

Fig 4: Crimping A Single Break Point

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• Crimp the crimp connection at both wire ends using crimp pliers.
• Repeat this procedure at the other repair wire end.

After crimping, heat-shrink crimp connections using hot air gun to prevent moisture penetration.

• Put Shrink Tip For Hot Air Gun VAS1978/15 on to Hot Air Gun VAS1978/14.

Fig 5: Heating Crimp Connection Using Hot Air Gun

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• Heat crimp connection using hot air gun lengthwise from center outward until it is sealed completely and adhesive comes out the ends.

Fig 6: Offsetting Crimp Connections

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