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Repairing connector housings with insulation displacement technology (IDC) > < Repairing contacts in connector housings
Fitting seals for individual wires
Fitting seals for individual wires
Procedure
  Note
t  Wire seals prevent water and dirt from ingressing into the connector housing. They are fitted e.g. in the engine compartment and must always be re-installed after completing a repair.
t  As a standard, wire seal is crimped to wire together with connector. This is not the case with repair wires. Wire seal must be slipped onto wire before crimping repair wire.
t  Wire seals must always match the wire cross section of the repair wire used. The outer diameter of the wire seal depends on the diameter of the connector housing slot. Always use the appropriate assembly tool when fitting.
   
–  Attach wire seal -A- to free end of repair wire.
l  The small diameter of the wire seal must face the connector housing.
  A97-0087
–  Slide wire seal -A- over repair wire as far as connector housing and then as far as it will go into connector housing using an appropriate fitting tool -B-.
  A97-0088

Repairing connector housings with insulation displacement technology (IDC) > < Repairing contacts in connector housings