I like the solder/heat shrink combo. I don't know what the metal is, maybe bismuth? Heat the tube with a heatgun, it both solders and tubes. Big Clive on YouTube did some testing and approved them. Curt
Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Sun, Jul 25, 2021 at 2:20 PM, G Mann via Mercedes<mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: I like solder and shrink tubing much better than tape. It creates a much tighter seal and doesn't come off because of heat or cold like tape. It also makes a smaller repair joint, which serves better in tight spaces. On Sun, Jul 25, 2021 at 8:28 AM Jim Cathey via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Find older car, like W123. Harvest hinge wiring. Splice in so that > survivor wire takes the mechanical stress. I like solder and tape, not > crimp. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jul 24, 2021, at 5:00 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > My idea for the fix is to use wire that has very fine copper strands and > > silicon insulation, so they are very flexible. Cut out the old harness > for > > about a six to eight inch section that bridges the accordion hinge, and > > crimp in the new wires, so that one set of crimps is inside the body and > > the other set is fully in the door. > > > > Friend has a pretty new VW Jetta, probably about ten years old or so, and > > it had a similar problem with electric windows. Suspecting the wires in > > the accordion joint, I opened up the driver's door and found the problem > > there. What impressed me was that there was a socket in the body, and > the > > door wiring harness plugged into that socket. Pull out the connector, > > remove the door panel, and it was easy to see that one could replace the > > door harness as a unit, including the part that flexes and fails. I'm > > pretty sure he bought a replacement from the dealer. > > ------------- > > Max > > Charleston SC > > > > > >> On Sat, Jul 24, 2021 at 7:15 PM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> So I had the opportunity to delve into this problem again on my > brother’s > >> 1989 300TE- rear left window going down spontaneously. As many of you > >> suspected the problem does indeed lie in the wiring harness between the > b > >> pillar and rear door. One wire is sheared in half while others have > cracked > >> and missing insulation. How do I fix this? Is there a replacement window > >> harness available? I can’t see crimping the wires together working in > this > >> location as the flexing from door opening and closing will cause the > repair > >> to fail in short order. > >> > >> > >> > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
