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61 13... Crimping stop parts

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Special tools required: 

Spare parts for in-car electronics (housing and contacts) 

  1. Crimping butt connectors and contact sleeves for comb connectors up to 2.5 mm 
  2. Crimping butt connectors and contact sleeves for comb connectors larger than 2.5 mm 2 
  3. Crimping contact sleeves for 4 mm 2  comb connectors and ignition cable contacts 

    Use special tool kit 12 1 080 to attach ignition cable contacts and crimp 4 mm2 contact sleeves for comb connectors.

    • 12 1 081 (hand pliers)
    • 12 1 083 (nest)

    See repair instructions 

    SPECIAL TOOLS FOR WIRING HARNESS REPAIRS .

    Fig 1: Identifying Hand Pliers
    G04727469Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.

    Release special tool 12 1 081:

    Squeeze grips (1) lightly and push release lever (2) in direction of arrow.

    Or:

    Compress handles until limit position, hand pliers unlock automatically.

    Fig 2: Compressing Hand Pliers Lever
    G04727470Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.

    Place 4 mm2 contact sleeve in nest with anti-twist safeguard (1) as far as possible.

    Fig 3: Locating Hand Pliers Safeguard
    G04727471Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.

    Preload contact by squeezing matrix in crimping tool. Grip contact (1) firmly only, do not crimp.

    Fig 4: Identifying Crimping Tool Grip Contact
    G04727472Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    NOTE: Follow procedure for CUTTING AND STRIPPING INSULATION  from cables.

    Insert stripped end of wire (7) in the contact. Ensure insulation and stripped wire end are correctly laid in contact.

    Compress crimping tool to limit position.

    Crimping tool unlocks automatically.

    Take contact out of crimping tool.

    Fig 5: Identifying Optical Fiber Wire End
    G04727473Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.
  4. Checking crimping 

    Check insulation crimping (8) and wire crimp (9) against following illustrations to ensure crimps are correctly located.

    NOTE: Illustration shows butt connectors and contact sleeves for comb connectors knocked on one side. The crimping procedure is identical here.
    Fig 6: Identifying Crimping And Wire Crimp
    G04727474Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.

    Correct crimping: 

    Visible conductor end (10).

    Visible insulation end (11).

    Fig 7: Identifying Conductor End And Insulation End
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    Incorrect crimping: 

    Conductor end (10) inserted too far.

    Insulation end (11) in wire crimp.

    If necessary, repeat crimping with a new contact.

    Fig 8: Identifying Crimping Position
    G04727476Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.

    Incorrect crimping: 

    Conductor end (10) not visible.

    Insulation end (11) not visible.

    If necessary, repeat crimping with a new contact.

    Fig 9: Identifying Crimping Position
    G04727477Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.