door wires fix ?

[Kneale Brownson]

At 12:02 PM 04/22/2001 -0400, FBFISH at aol.com wrote:

>In a message dated 4/22/01 10:51:55 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
>knotnook at traverse.com writes:
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>>Does t
>>experienced mechanic do what Frank describes:  solder in the doorjamb with
>>a little extra wire to relieve stress.  This was a guy who also works on
>>electronics, installs computer networks, etc., so he's good with soldering
>>wire.  His fix lasted a couple years and then the same problems began
>>again.  The car was a 4Kq, though, rather than a Type 44.
>>
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>Well, it turns out Frank is an EE and has lots of related experience too.
>That said, the pertinent piece of data left out above is wether the repeat
>problem was in the same wire. If so, and if the tech did the job properly
>then I would question the durability of the repair I performed. I doubt the
>configuration of the harness is a major factor. Service loop length, type of
>wire used to splice (stranded vs solid, inherent flexibility), and solder
>joint support would IMHO be the most important aspects of the repair. HTH

Well, the 4Kq only has the mirror adjustment controls and the wire to the 
power lock system, in the doorjamb, I believe..  I think it was the latter 
that failed again a couple years later.  We haven't driven that car for 
more than a year now, so I can't remember for sure.    There're only three 
or four wires in the 4K.  There're maybe three times that in the Type 
44.  I just thought it was interesting the guy specifically told me he'd 
put in the extra loop to relieve strain.  I hadn't remembered him saying 
that until Frank reported using that approach.   I don't think the only 
issue  is strain.  I think it's impossible in that setting to avoid the 
wires  having to bend some and straighten some with each opening of the 
door.  I'll bet things like winter cold also play a part in wire durability.