- Buff the repair area with fine steel wool. This will removes the
oxide coating formed during window manufacture.
- Apply paste-type rosin flux in small quantities to the rear defogger
bus bar lead wire antenna and/or defogger terminal repair area using a brush.
- Coat the solder iron tip with solder. Use only enough heat to
melt the solder and only enough solder to ensure a complete repair.
- Solder to feed bus bar or ground bus bar.
Draw the soldering iron tip across the fluxed area, thinly coating bus
bar with solder.
- Small amount of flux to the underside of the rear defogger bus
bar lead wire antenna and/or defogger terminal.
| • | Align the spots with flux to the underside of the rear defogger
bus bar lead wire, antenna and/or defogger terminal. |
| • | Coat the tip of the soldering iron with solder. |
- Solder to the underside
of the rear defogger bus bar lead wire antenna and/or defogger terminal.
Draw the soldering iron tip across the fluxed area, thinly coating bus
bar with solder.
Draw the soldering iron across the fluxed spot, thinly coat the spot
with solder.
- Solder the spot on the braid against the spot on the feed bus
bar or ground bus bar.
| | Important: Do not overheat the terminal when resoldering it to the bus bar. Soldering
iron tip temperature should be just enough to melt the solder and allow it
to run freely. The iron should be in contact with the bus bar for as short
a time as possible.
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| • | Apply heat to the top of the rear defogger bus bar lead wire antenna
and/or defogger terminal, causing the solder spot to melt and fuse together. |
| • | Use pliers to hold the rear defogger bus bar lead wire, antenna
and/or defogger terminal. |
| • | Holding force should not be removed until the solder has solidified. |
- Wipe off the excess flux with solvent.
- Connect the electrical connector.
