So while removing the transmission I noticed that some of the wires running from the reverse switch on the transmission to the connector that is located behind the drivers side panel are exposed. Wiring completely falling apart.

I'm tempted to just electric tape the whole thing well and hope for the best. I've googled every term I know for those wires and have come up blank. If anyone knows how to order these wires, or a good way to fix the existing wires, please let me know!

Thanks.

 

regular vinyl electrical tape won't last very long in places like that. if you have to use electrical tape, at least use some good stuff like 3M Super 33+, the cheap offbrand stuff sold these days is real junk. a glass cloth tape like 3M 27 or 69 will handle the high temperatures of automotive use a lot better, but you cant find these at your corner store.

I'm looking at my volvo parts catalog and I can't seem to find that harness

 

Yeah, that harness is impossible to find I've decided. Do you know anywhere that does sell the glass cloth tape??? That sounds a little more promising.

 

google finds it at a bunch of industrial vendors
type 69
https://www.google.com/search?q=3m+g...w=1364&bih=630

and 27
https://www.google.com/search?q=3m+g...w=1364&bih=630

kinda pricey. might be kind of stiff for insulating thin wires, too, I dunno. these both have a thermosetting adhesive, first time they get hot, they become permanent.

there's also 'silicone fusion tape' available at better hardware stores in the electrical department, this is used for high voltage wiring, its a black rubber tape you stretch as you wrap and it fuses with itself but stays flexible. data sheet here: http://multimedia.3m.com/mws/mediawe...6EVs6E666666-- its rated for 350F temps, much better than the 170F rating of regular PVC electrical tape

 

Cool, I'll check it out.

 

pierce,

I ended up going with this...


Weak sauce, I know, but I was in a hurry and that will have to do for now. Reverse lights... who needs em.

 

well, 33+ is a lot better than the cheap noname electrical tape

 

HA. So tonight I turned the car on at night. REVERSE LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS ON!!! Wondering if touching the two wires together while taping them up will cause a short and cause light to be on?

I guess I'll just unplug the harness.

 

I'd use shrink tubing and or run new wires and put them in shrink tubing. All exposed wiring should be in a conduit of sorts. I use shrink tubing and electrical tape when I can't get the tubing over it.

 

Would do that if I had the time and energy to get the transmission out. Anyone know of a way to get that harness out with the transmission IN place?

 

last question on this subject.

How do the wires that connect at the reverse switch come off the switch? Do they just pull off? Or are they attached somehow? Basically, if someone was going to replace the switch on the transmission, how would they remove the switch from the wires and then reattach the wires to the new switch?

If it's as easy as just pulling them off (should have figured this all out while the tranny was out) I'll get under the car and pull em out, figure out where they are crossed, repair the whole thing and then put them back on the switch (since the switch is fine and doesn't need to come out.)

THANKS!!!!