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Fusible Link: Service and Repair

Removing And Installing Fusible Element In The Current Distributor

Removing fusible element from the current distributor







1. Remove cover for current distributor and remove the service label.







2. Carefully lever off the cover -A-, e.g. with a screwdriver -arrow-. This will break the locking tabs and the cover can be removed.
3. Remove the broken locking tabs from the current distributor.







4. Unscrew the two hexagon nuts M 5 -3- from the blown fusible element -1- and remove with the washers -2-


Installing fusible element in the current distributor

NOTE: The following spare parts must be replaced.
Hexagon nut M 8, 1 piece
Repair kit - replacement fusible element

1. Insert new fusible element -1-, using new washers -2- and new hexagon nuts -3- M 5. Tightening torque: 4 Nm (3 ftlb.).







2. Position and engage the blue after-sales service cover -A-.







3. Close the current distributor cover until it engages -arrow-.
4. Affix the blue service label.