Repairs Plastic Tubing - CITROEN CX 2000 Repair Manual

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II - REPAIRS PLASTIC TUBING.
OBSERVATIONS :
a) This operation can be sarried out by sleeving the damaged tube
b) If two sleeves are to be located on one length of tube the interval between them must be about 30 in in order
to retain the flexibility of the tubing.
c) Obtain a bottle of Rilsan adhesive ( 125 cc ) sold by the BOYRIVEN firm , 37 bis rue de Villiers _
92200 u NEUILLY sur SEINE - Tel. 624-36-11
( Rilsan adhesive harms the skin : avoid touching it with the fingers, use a wooden spatula
instead
1. Cut the tubing and roughen the ends over a lenqth of some 3.5 in. with abrasive paper N" 600
2. Carefully deqrease the roughened ends and the sleeve with trichlorethylene
3. Heat the Rilsan adhesive in a water-bath to raise its temperature to 60°C.
Do root c~sc-c~c~d /his Icv~p~~rntriw.
NOTE : This operation is essential to cut down drying time
4, Coat the ends of the tube and the inside of the sleeve with adhesive.
Leave the parts to dry for a few minutes.
Insert the ends of the tube into the sleeve.
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Allow the assembly to dry for three to four hours before using the repaired tube aqain.