Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Special pliers with insert
| The special pliers without insert -VAS 1978/1- with insert
for special pliers -VAS 1978/2- is part of the wiring harness
repair set -VAS 1978- and is used to crimp connectors during
wiring harness repairs. |
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| Colour of crimp
connector |
Colour of crimp recess |
Wiring cross section |
| Yellow |
Yellow |
0.35 mm2 |
| Red |
Red |
0.5 mm2
- 1.0 mm2 |
| Blue |
Blue |
1.5 mm2
- 2.5 mm2 |
| Yellow |
Yellow |
4.0 mm2
- 6.0 mm2 |
 Note
| As an alternative, the connectors can also be crimped with
crimping pliers (base tool) -VAS 1978/1-2- in conjunction with
head adapters -VAS 1978/1-1- or -VAS 1978/2A-
→ Chapter. |
| Ensure without fail that the correct crimp recess is chosen
for the crimp connectors being used. |
| The insulation on the wires must not be crimped. |
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Release tool set -VAS 1978/35- serves as a means of
releasing various primary and secondary locking devices in Group
vehicles. The set comprises 26 different tools wh ...
The various release tools serve as a means of detaching the
different contacts from the contact housings without damage.
A selection of release tools ...
Other materials:
Synchronising the vehicle key
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings It may no longer be possible to lock or unlock the vehicle
with the remote control if the button
is pressed repeatedly outside of the effective range of the vehicle key. If this
is the case, the vehicle ke ...
Checking vacuum generation
Note
The average air pressure of the earth's atmosphere at sea
level is 1013 mbar and decreases steeply as the altitude
increases (approx. 100 mbar/1,000 m altitude). Local and time
fluctuations also influence vacuum generation.
...
Removing and installing pistons
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Drift -VW 222 A-
Piston ring clamp, commercially available
Removing
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Release tool set -VAS 1978/35
Release tools for contacts