Connect separate wheel speed sensor cables with shrink-fit sleeves and shrink-fit tubing

Commercially available tools

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1 Shorten cable of new wheel speed sensor to the same length as on removed sensor.

2 Remove sheathing of cable over
40 mm each.

3 Shorten black cable of the one end and brown cable of the other end by 20 mm.

4 Bare insulation of all cables over
5 mm.

5 Fit shrink hosing over wheel speed sensor cable.

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6 Insert cable ends of the same color into shrink-fit sleeve.

7 Crimp shrink-fit sleeves with crimping pliers

8 Heat shrink-fit sleeves with hot air gun until they are fully shrunk and adhesive flows out

 Heat-shrinkable products display discoloring, blisters and/or scorch marks if overheated and may tear during the shrink-fitting process.

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9 Push shrink-fit hose over the repair point and heat with hot air gun from inside to outside until the hose is attached to cable and adhesive flows out at both ends.

 The optimal shrink-fit temperature is 250 - 300 °C.