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<blockquote data-quote="machoheadgames" data-source="post: 429517" data-attributes="member: 18789"><p><strong>Fixing Connectors...</strong></p><p></p><p>Nothing too crazy exciting today. A few weeks ago I noticed my 10-pin central firewall connector had some wire damage on the dash side of the connection. This is the one where the engine harness delivers fuel level, 4WD indicator, oil pressure, and coolant temp readings to the gauges, as well as provides power to operate the factory AC hookup. Obviously it is a pretty vital connector, so I knew I needed to fix it. The blue and yellow wires were the worst ones but I saw enough damage to fix 6 of the 10.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]117533[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Not sure how these got messed up, but it wasn't due to age, something had to have hit them. The other side of the plug (coming from the hood) was flawless as are most of my other plugs in the Jeep overall. My guess is last time I reinstalled my heater box, I probably bumped the lip of the box up against the wires and scraped them. Who knows, but it needed to be fixed.</p><p></p><p>The repair was pretty simple. Most factory connectors like this can easily be de-pinned, by pulling the little wedge piece (skinny yellow piece) in the middle, then you can bend the little tabs to unlock the pins, then you can pull on the wires to pull them each out of the plug, one at a time. You need a very small flat blade screwdriver to undo the locking tabs.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]117534[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]117536[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Damaged blue wire pulled...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]117535[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>After heat shrinking, pop the wires back into place, reinsert the yellow wedge, then you're free to install after each wire is done. Took me maybe an hour to fix this one, working very slowly.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]117537[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]117538[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Boom, peace of mind on that connector now. I'll have to keep an eye on it next time I mess with the heater box.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="machoheadgames, post: 429517, member: 18789"] [B]Fixing Connectors...[/B] Nothing too crazy exciting today. A few weeks ago I noticed my 10-pin central firewall connector had some wire damage on the dash side of the connection. This is the one where the engine harness delivers fuel level, 4WD indicator, oil pressure, and coolant temp readings to the gauges, as well as provides power to operate the factory AC hookup. Obviously it is a pretty vital connector, so I knew I needed to fix it. The blue and yellow wires were the worst ones but I saw enough damage to fix 6 of the 10. [ATTACH type="full" width="406px"]117533[/ATTACH] Not sure how these got messed up, but it wasn't due to age, something had to have hit them. The other side of the plug (coming from the hood) was flawless as are most of my other plugs in the Jeep overall. My guess is last time I reinstalled my heater box, I probably bumped the lip of the box up against the wires and scraped them. Who knows, but it needed to be fixed. The repair was pretty simple. Most factory connectors like this can easily be de-pinned, by pulling the little wedge piece (skinny yellow piece) in the middle, then you can bend the little tabs to unlock the pins, then you can pull on the wires to pull them each out of the plug, one at a time. You need a very small flat blade screwdriver to undo the locking tabs. [ATTACH type="full" width="415px"]117534[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" width="415px"]117536[/ATTACH] Damaged blue wire pulled... [ATTACH type="full" width="419px"]117535[/ATTACH] After heat shrinking, pop the wires back into place, reinsert the yellow wedge, then you're free to install after each wire is done. Took me maybe an hour to fix this one, working very slowly. [ATTACH type="full" width="424px"]117537[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" width="429px"]117538[/ATTACH] Boom, peace of mind on that connector now. I'll have to keep an eye on it next time I mess with the heater box. [/QUOTE]
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