Chevrolet Equinox Service Manual: Repairing Damaged Wire Insulation Trim Panels/Welts

Chevrolet Equinox Service Manual / Body / Body Interior / Repairing Damaged Wire Insulation Trim Panels/Welts

If the wire insulation has been chafed, or broken, enough to show the conductive portionof the wire, and the wire is not damaged, determine the length of insulation thatneeds to be repaired. If the repair is less than 280-mm (11-in), cut the wire withinthe damaged area. Then slide the appropriate heat shrink tubing (listed below) overthe wire, and repair the wire by splicing the wires together. Refer toSplicing Copper Wire Using Splice Sleeves. Once the wire is spliced together slide heat shrink tubing over the damaged areaand apply heat to seal the repaired wire.

If the wire is damaged, or the damaged area is larger than 280-mm (11-in), then replacethe damaged wire by splicing in a new section of wire. Refer toSplicing Copper Wire Using Splice Sleeves.

Heat Shrink Tubing Selection

GM Part Number

Diameter

Description

Color

Length

Metric

English

Metric

English

12355003	9.5-mm	0.375-in	Tubing, Shrink 3/8	Black	305-mm	12-in
12355005	12.7-mm	0.5-in	Tubing, Shrink 1/2	Black	305-mm	12-in
12355011	19.1-mm	0.75-in	Tubing, Shrink 3/4	Black	305-mm	12-in
12355008	25.4-mm	1.0-in	Tubing, Shrink 1.00	Black	305-mm	12-in

Wire Size Conversion

Metric Wire Sizes (mm-2)

AWG Sizes

0.13	26
0.21	24
0.32	22
0.52	20
0.83	18
1.31	16
2.09	14
3.31	12
5.27	10
8.37	8
13.3	6
21.2	4
33.6	2
53.5	1/0

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