Sunday, 23 August 2020

2000 Porsche Boxster (986) F6-2.7L Page 77

leads/contact springs that are in sockets B7 and B8.

> Trim the wires in such a way that the connection points are offset with respect to each other.

3.4.1 Unlock and push out a contact spring using pressout tool 89058 (Fig. 2).

3.4.2 Trim the lead in accordance with the new lead.

Note:

The new lead should be approx. 50 mm longer (allowance for wire-end ferrule and shrink tubing).

3.4.3 Strip approx. 10 mm of insulation from the ends of both leads, twist the ends together and insert them in a 2.5 x 7 wire-end ferrule

(Fig. 3).

3.4.4 Join the leads in the wire-end ferrule using a pair of wire-end ferrule pressing pliers (Fig. 4, Item A).

3.4.5 Solder the tips of the projecting ends of the leads (Item B).

3.4.6 Insulate the soldered joint with 4 x 35 shrink tubing.

Caution!

Damage to the interior and the leads from the heating effect of the heat gun!

> Observe the blower outlet direction of the heater gun during the shrinking procedure.

> Close the open end of the shrink-fit hose using a pair of flat-nosed pliers (Item C).

3.4.7 Snap the contact spring into the housing socket again.

3.4.8 Use adhesive tape to secure the lead to the wiring harness in the area of the shrink tubing.

3.5 Follow the same procedure for work on the other leads/contact springs. Trim the wires in such a way that the connection points are

offset with respect to each other.

3.6 Reassemble the plug in reverse order. When doing so, replace the previous plug cap (See Figure 1, Item A) with the plug cap contained