10 Mm2- Or 16 Mm2 Wire, Repair

Special tools and workshop equipment required 

• Wiring Harness Repair Set - Hot Air Blower: VAS1978/14A 
• Wiring Harness Repair Set VAS631 003: VAS631 003 
• Wiring Harness Repair - Blower - Shrink Element: VAS1978/15A 

Removing 

-- Install a crimp insert and a crimp stamp for the wire cross-section on the crimping pliers from the Wiring Harness Repair Set - Copper: VAS631 003  .

-- Cut out the damaged wiring harness wire.

Conditions

• When both ends of the wiring harness are too short after cutting out the damaged wire section for a repair with a crimp connector, insert a corresponding long wire piece (yellow repair wire) with two crimp connectors.

-- Strip the wires by cross section to the determined length to be stripped.

• 10 mm² wires: 14 mm
• 16 mm² wires: 16.5 mm

Conditions

• The insulation must be cut cleanly and removed from the wires.
• No insulation can remain on bare wires.
• The single wires must not be damaged.

-- Slide the heat-shrinkable tube onto one of the wires, refer to the Parts Information.

-- Position the crimp connector -1- with the first crimping position centered on the crimp insert -2-.

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Conditions

• The dimension -a- must be the same on both sides.

-- Turn the quick feed lever -3- in direction of -arrow-, until the crimp connector -1- is secured.

-- Slide in the wire -2- with the stripped end all the way in direction of -arrow- into the crimp connector -1-.

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Conditions

• All single wires must be pushed into the crimp connector.

-- Completely close and open the crimping pliers several times, until the crimp insert goes downward by itself in its original position.

Conditions

• Do not crimp the wire insulation -2-.

-- Repeat the wire crimping with the crimp connector -1- on the other side.

-- Remove the securing pin -1- in the direction of -arrow A- until it stops.

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-- Open the adapter -2- in the direction of -arrow B-.

-- Remove the crimped crimp connector.

-- Check the crimped crimp connector.

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• -A- - 10 mm² , star crimp
• -B- - 16 mm² , B-crimp

-- Slide the heat-shrinkable tube -1- centrally over the crimp connector -2-.

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Conditions

• The dimension -a- must be the same on both sides.

-- Shrink the heat-shrinkable tube -1- using the Wiring Harness Repair Set - Hot Air Blower: VAS1978/14A  and the Wiring Harness Repair - Blower - Shrink Element: VAS1978/15A  starting from the center going outward.

-- Check the completed repair area -3-.

Conditions

• The heat-shrinkable tube must be fully shrunk.
• Adhesive must leak at the ends.

Early release

-- Release the release lever -1- in the direction of -arrow A-.

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-- Turn the quick feed lever -2- in the direction of -arrow B- until the crimp insert is in its original position.

If an early release by hand is not possible, then:

-- Release the release lever -1- in the direction of -arrow A-.

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-- Turn the bolt -3- in direction of -arrow C- until the crimp insert is in its original position.