Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Notes on releasing and dismantling contact housings
 Note
| Observe the general notes on repairs to the vehicle
electrical system
→ Chapter. |
| To release, always use the correct release tools. Under no
circumstances should the contacts be pulled out of the contact
housings with force. |
| Damaged contact housings must always be replaced. New
contact housings can be ordered from the OTC in Kassel. |
| As an aid to disengage the secondary locking mechanisms, a
small screwdriver can be used. |
| The socket/pin assignment can be found stamped on the
secondary locking mechanism or on the rear of the contact
housing. |
| For more detailed information about the locations of
connectors, see → Current
flow diagrams, Electrical fault finding and Fitting locations. |
| Allocation of the correct release tool to the respective
locking devices can be gleaned from the table in the
→ operating instructions of VAS 1978/35. |
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Note
For technical reasons, the contact housings for cut and
clamp technique can only be supplied with the cut ...
The secondary locking mechanism is a housing catch (second
line locking mechanism) that secures all the wires in one
contact housing. If a secondary locking mechanism ...
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Fig. 108 Dimensions and attachment points
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Areas exposed to stone chipping
Body areas exposed to stone chipping
Note
The marked areas are exposed to stone chipping.
When sanding these areas, note thicknesses of the paint structure
and avoid sanding through. This is the only way to ensure long-term
corrosion protection.
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Repairs to contact housings using cut and clamp technique
Secondary locking element