Volkswagen Polo Service & Repair Manual: Corrugated Tube, Repairing
| Special tools and workshop equipment
required |
| Hot Air Blower -VAS5179- or |
| Hot Air Blower -VAG1416/- or |
| Wiring Harness Repair Set - Hot Air Blower -VAS1978/14A- |
| A new repair concept has been developed for repairing washer
system hoses. Various individual hose connectors, adapters,
Ethylene Propylene Diene Methylene (EPDM) rubber hoses and
shrink tubing will be offered as replacement parts. |
 Note
| Area to be repaired must not be under stress of stretching
or bending. |
| If the damaged area is longer than 20 mm, a new section of
corrugated hose must be inserted and the procedure described in
the following must be performed twice. |
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Trim and remove damaged sections of hose. |
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Select the appropriate connecting pieces
-2- and -3-
as well as the corresponding heat-shrinkable tube according to
the Parts Catalog. |
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Carefully warm end of hose -1-. |
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Insert the connecting piece -2-
into the corrugated tube -2--arrow A-. |
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Carefully warm the end of the corrugated tube
-4-. |
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Insert the connecting piece -3-
into the corrugated tube -4--arrow B-. |
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Trim the heat-shrinkable tube so that the corrugated tube is
covered with a minimum of 20 mm dimension
-x- of heat-shrinkable tube on both sides. |
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Slide the heat-shrinkable tube over the corrugated tube,
attach the connecting pieces together and secure the repaired
section with heat-shrinkable tubing. |
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A new repair concept has been developed for repairing washer
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Contents
Fig. 162 Contents of the vehicle
toolkit
First read and observe the introductory
information and safety warnings
The content of the vehicle toolkit depends on the vehicle equipment level.
The following describes the maximum scope.
The vehicle toolkit contains the following
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