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Matt_H:
if it's that difficult to replace it there is a much easier way to fix it...

find a place that you can easily cut the wire.  Cut the required length of heat shrink and thread one peice onto each 'half' of the wire leaving about 1 inch at each end.  Using yuor favourite heat gun shrink the heat shrink in place.  Cut a 2" piece of heat shirnk and feed it onto one of the wires.  Trim the ends of the wire, push each end into each other then twist the strands with thumb and finger.  Now tin your soldering iron, dab it on the wire keeping the soldering iron still on the exposed wire feed sodler into the joint from the other end - the solder will naturally flow towards the iron (if it's the right temp) let the joint cool then slide your 2" piece of heat shirnk over - heat.. job done :-)

The way I've described of doing a joint is the proper correct way of doing it and done properlly with heat shrink will be no thicker than the normal wire.  If you have to do multiple wires stagger all the joints so they are not next to each other.

Hope that helps
Matthew

Andy.:
Easier said than done, it's getting to it and then using a heat gun on the shrink once in place, plus have have neither a solder or heat gun.

Cheers anyway.

Matt_H:
hmm.if you don't have any of those perhaps it's time to leave the electrics alone  :shock:

It's a shame you aren't nearer here else I'd do it for you!

Erm, you don't have to shrink the heat shrink in more than a couple of places to bodge it, a lighter will do it but you'll still need to solder the wire back together - dont use those stupid scotch block things - that's asking for trouble.

If the wire insulation has melted and it's anything other than earth then replace it striaght away.. Also if it is earth and it has melted it may have melted otehr cables aroudn it :-(

Matthew

muddyweb:
The stalks on a 200 Disco are very similar to a lot of the Austin vehicles of the time (due to the fact that they were nicked from the parts bin to make the vehicle)

Have a look at Maestro / Montego / Metro / Freight Rover stalks... the dismantlers will be full of them.

ChrisW:

--- Quote from: "muddyweb" ---The stalks on a 200 Disco are very similar to a lot of the Austin vehicles of the time (due to the fact that they were nicked from the parts bin to make the vehicle)

Have a look at Maestro / Montego / Metro / Freight Rover stalks... the dismantlers will be full of them.
--- End quote ---


I know for a fact it's identical to the Metro stalk - can't say for sure about the others tho.

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