Ridged Hoses, Repairing

Ridged Hoses, Repairing

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Hot Air Blower (VAS 5179)

• Area to be repaired must but be under stress of stretching or bending.

• If damaged area is longer than 20 mm, a new section of corrugated hose must be obtained, and two sets of adapters inserted using following the following procedure.

Perform the following work:

- Trim and remove damaged sections of hose.





- Choose matching repair adapters - 2 - and - 3 - appropriate shrink tubing.

- Heat the end of the corrugated tube - 1 - with a hot air gun.

- Insert repair adapter - 2 - into hose - 2 - - arrow A -.

- Heat the end of the corrugated tube - 4 - with a hot air gun.

- Insert repair adapter - 3 - into hose - 4 - - arrow B -.

- Trim shrink tubing sections so that corrugated hose is covered a minimum of 20 mm - dimension x - of heat-shrink sleeve.





- Slide shrink tubing over corrugated hose, attach adapters together and secure repair with shrink tubing.