TM 5-3805-262-20
5-10. WIRING HARNESS MAINTENANCE (CONT)
b. Rear Wiring Harness (cont).
REPAIR (SHEET 1 OF 3)
NOTE
Remove clamps and cut, remove, a n d d i s c a r d t i e s t r a p s a s n e c e s s a r y f or
a c c e s s t o w i r e s i n f o l l o w i n g s t e p s .
I f n e c e s s a r y , c a r e f u l l y c u t o u t er
covering from wiring harness to expose wires. If defective wire is not
a c c e s s i b l e f o r r e p a i r , o r i f w i r i n g h a r n e s s i s b a d l y d a m a g e d , n o t i fy
direct support maintenance to replace wiring harness.
(1)
Repair cut or defective wire by cutting length of same gage and color
wire. Strip 1/4 inch insulation from end of wires taking care not to cut
through wires.
s u l a t e d s p l i c e
(2)
Repair cracked
around damaged
Splice ends of
connectors.
or broken wire
area of wire.
new wire to ends of harness wire using in-
insulation by wrapping insulation tape
(3) Repair cut or frayed harness outer covering by wrapping insulation tape
around damaged area.
(4) Repair rear wiring harness connector as follows:
( a)
Loosen and remove nut and washer and pull connector shell from
mounting bracket as shown.
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( b )
Loosen and remove connector nut from connector shell and slide along
wiring harness. Pull grommet with inserts from connector shell.
