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Contacts in Contact Housing






Contacts in Contact Housing

- First, open or release if necessary the secondary lock of the contact housing. Refer to --> [ Contact Housings Releasing ] Contact Housings Releasing.

- Release contact (primary lock) using the appropriate release tool. Refer to --> [ Contact Housings Releasing ] Contact Housings Releasing.





- Pull contact at single wire out of contact housing.

- Take yellow repair wire with correct contact out of Wiring Harness Repair Kit.

- Free up repair point of vehicle-specific wiring harness (approximately 20 cm to both sides of repair point).

- If required, remove wiring harness wrapping using a folding knife.

- Insert new contact of repair wire into contact housing until it engages.





- Slide a single wire seal on to the repair wire.

When doing this, small diameter of single seal must point toward contact housing.

- Slide single wire seal into contact housing using the correct assembly tool. Refer to--> [ Single Wire Seals ] Single Wire Seals.

- Shorten repair wire and single wire of vehicle-specific wiring harness according to your needs using Wire Stripper (VAS 1978/3).





- Strip ends of repair wire and of vehicle-specific single wire using 6 - 7 mm wire stripper.





- Crimp the stripped ends of repair wire and single wire of vehicle-specific wiring harness using crimp pliers and a crimp connection.

Make sure that crimp connections do not lie directly next to each other when several wires need to be repaired. Arrange crimp connections at a slight offset so that the circumference of the wiring harness does not become too large.





In the event the repair point was previous taped, this point must be taped anew with yellow insulating tape after repairs.

Secure the repaired wiring harness if necessary with a cable tie to prevent flapping noises while driving.