Stator cable. Leave well enough alone?

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Thank you all in advance and for past help people have given me.

Outer insulation layer of stator cable has broken and the inner is also split. Please see image. What is the best way to address this? Try a preventative repair or leave well alone?

I am assuming the stator cables cannot be removed and re-soldered easily?

Repairs I have come across appear to be irreversible and wondered if anyone has a less final method?

Methods I have seen are, apply either engine grade silicon or JB Weld to secure the cable to the stator. I assume that I should refit the stator before applying silicon or JB Weld so the cable can be guided for minimum twisting.

I am assuming neither silicon or JB Weld are not conductive?

Thank you all. MarkO

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You can just gob up the…

You can just gob up the exposed wires with silicon sealant or epoxy glue. Not perfect and doesn't last that well but it's insulating and better than nothing. You should hold the wires in their working position while the silicon/epoxy sets.

Better is to pull/cut off the outer sleeve from the break then reinforce wires with heat shrink tube where they exit the stator. Slide on a new sleeve and wrap that join in heat shrink as well. If you can find it, silicone or viton heat shrink tube will be better than the common polyolefin stuff.

If the copper cores are damaged then you can dig some of the encapsulating resin away to expose a little more of the wires - this may or may not be successful. Then solder new wires on and wrap as above. Reinstate the resin you scraped away with epoxy.

In all cases, thoroughly degrease everything beforehand or you'll be wasting your time.