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Installing a wire into convoluted wire sheathing

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Geezer77GMC:
Today I needed to add a wire into an existing plastic split convoluted wire loom. After fighting the wire for a foot or so, my daughter suggested using a window screen bead install tool with the convex wheel to open the shroud and push the new wire inside the loom, It worked real well, the next 4 feet were finished in 2 minutes. Thank God for kids that question what the old man is doing. ps: Showed her how to repair window screens last month.

peewee0413:
     7 dollars for this one and they make different sizes,  different manufacturers, etc

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peewee0413:
Can use a plastic fuel line disconnect tool too...

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VileZambonie:
I have a set of sleeve runners and when looming a harness it can save a lot of time. They're dirt cheap on eBay too.

Geezer77GMC:
Thanks for the feedback. This job was into an existing loom from the bulkhead connector, under the brake booster to the right side of the engine while installed in the vehicle. Not a very easy location to work on with throttle, cruse cables, vacuum lines, oil sending gauge and warning light units,  distributer housing and wiring, ground strap & transmission kick-down in the area.
This all started when the small plastic tab that the gear indicator cable runs across broke off from the gauge bucket.

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