Corrugated Tube, Repairing

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Special Tools And Workshop Equipment Required

Hot Air Blower:VAS5179

NOTE:

Area to be repaired must not be under stress of stretching or bending.

If the damaged area is longer than 20 mm, a new section of corrugated hose must be inserted and the procedure described in the following must be performed twice.

Procedure

-- Cut out the damaged sections of the corrugated tube being repaired.

Fig 1: Identifying Method To Repair Corrugated Washer Hoses

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-- Choose matching repair adapters -2- and -3- as well as appropriate heat-shrink tubing from the Parts Information.

-- Warm the end of the corrugated tube -1- using the :VAS5179 .

-- Press the connecting piece -2- into the corrugated tube -1- in direction of -arrow A-.

-- Warm the end of the corrugated tube -4- using the :VAS5179 .

-- Push the connecting piece -3- in the corrugated tube -4- in direction of -arrow B-.

-- Trim the heat-shrink sleeve so that corrugated tube is covered on both sides with a minimum of 20 mm -dimension x- of heat-shrink sleeve.

Fig 2: Identifying Measurements Of Shrink Tube

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-- Slide the heat-shrink tubing over the corrugated tube, attach the connecting pieces together and secure the repair area with heat-shrink tubing.