Vehicle-side Connector Cutting
- If tubing or electrical tape is used to protect the connector wiring harness, cut into it being careful not cut or damage the wiring, and expose approx. 200 mm {7.84 in} of the wiring from the connector.
- Cut the wiring harness once at the position near the connector so as to leave a long length of wiring harness on the vehicle side, align the length with the repair-use connector wiring harness, and then recut at the wiring harness on the vehicle side or the repair-use connector wiring harness at the appropriate position.
CAUTION:
- When repairing a CAN-related wiring harness, cut the wiring harness in a range within 80 mm {3.1 in} from the connector area shown in the figure.
CAUTION:
- Cut longer in consideration of the amount of wiring harness length which will be soldered.
- If the cut wiring harness length is different than the repair-use wiring harness length, the following problems may occur.
- If too short: Tension will be applied to the terminal, wiring harness connection area, or the connector resulting in an open circuit.
- If too long: A short may occur due to pinching and wear of the extra length of wiring harness near the connector.
NOTE:
- If several wiring harnesses are connected to the same connector, stagger the cut positions so that the repair positions do not overlap as shown in the figure to prevent thickening of the wiring harness after repair.