Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Repairing corrugated pipe
| Special tools and workshop equipment
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| Hot air blower -VAS 5179- or |
| Hot air blower -V.A.G 1416/- or |
| Hot air blower -VAS 1978/14- |
 Note
| Repair points must not be subjected to pulling or bending
forces. |
| If the damaged section is longer than 20 mm, a new piece of
corrugated pipe must be used and the procedure described below
must be performed twice. |
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Cut damaged section at right angles out of corrugated pipe
which is to be repaired. |
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Select suitable end pieces -2-
and -3- and correct sized
shrink-fit piping from the electronic parts catalogue (ETKA). |
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Heat end of corrugated pipe -1-. |
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Push connector -2- into
corrugated pipe -2--arrow A-. |
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Heat end of corrugated pipe -4-. |
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Push connector -3- into
corrugated pipe -4--arrow B-. |
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Cut heat-shrink hose so that ends of corrugated pipe are
each covered by about 20 mm -dimension x-
of heat-shrink hose. |
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Push heat-shrink hose over corrugated pipe, join connectors
and secure repair joints with heat-shrink hose. |
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Smooth pipe with a diameter or 5x1 mm or 6x1 mm can be
repaired with EPDM hose.
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