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Servicing wiring lugs
Servicing wiring lugs
Special tools and workshop equipment required
   
t  Torque wrench kit -SAT 8010-
  Note
t  Never use rust dissolvers, contact sprays or grease etc. as an excessive tightening torque will be used when tightening due to the lack of thread grip, which may lead to a broken screw connection.
t  The grey sanding pads are used to treat lightly soiled areas and "soft surfaces". The red sanding pads are used to treat heavily soiled areas and "hard surfaces".
  WARNING
Injury risk! Remember warnings and safety instructions . → Chapter
–  Disconnect battery.
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–  Loosen domed nut and remove the lug from the bolted connection.
–  Check the lug for rust and contamination.
–  Select the correct adapter and the correct sanding pad.
  Note
Sanding paper can also be used.
  Caution
Makes sure that the zinc plating is not worn down too greatly so that the copper becomes visible. This can lead to a galvanised component that destroys the metal, rendering any repair work impractical.
  Note
Due to the strength of the galvanising layers, cleaning must be carried out in several stages with intermediate visual inspections of the cable lug.
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–  Attach the adapter to the lug and remove the rust and contamination with circular movements.
–  Check the lug and rework if necessary.
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–  Remove any possible resultant burrs with the deburrer.
–  Retighten the cable lug to the recommended tightening torque, → Current flow diagrams, Electrical fault finding and Fitting locations
  Note
For optimum contact, the elements must be tightened to the correct tightening torque after cleaning.
–  Treat the connector using a suitable preservative,
–  Reconnect the battery.
  WARNING
Injury risk! Remember warnings and safety instructions . → Chapter
–  Initialise the electric window, enter the radio code, set the time and if necessary, recode any control units registering a fault.
  N97-10790

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