splicing shielded wires

[blunttech]

the wire in question is the crank sensor wire on my s14. while removing and installing my tranny for the 50th time i pinched the crank sensor wire between the block and bell housing and didnt notice it till i reefed down on it and flattened it out. i took the tranny back out far enough to remove the wire and i either have to splice it or go all the way back to the ecu and replace it. i dont want to do that cause everything is done and in place and im sick of fucking with this thing. i just want to drive it. does anyone know for certain if i can successfully splice a shielded wire with good results?

[kellie]

I've soldered resistors into shielded wire and it worked, I just pushed the shielding back over the wire and taped it really well. You have nothing to lose by trying it. Worst case scenario, you screwed up some wire that was already screwed up in the first place and you're back to square one.

[StereoInstaller1]

Blunt, Kellie nailed it. A crank position sensor is not going to be all that critical anyway, it is only shielded to reduce the chance of a "noisy" signal.

Get out the solder and heat shrink tape!

GL!
Luke

[blunttech]

thanks you 2.

[Jscotty]

According to the IEEE you can remove up to an inch of the shielding on any shielded cable without any adverse effects.