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Technical => General Tech Discussion => Topic started by: Raven Rider on 2015-07-09 13:33

Title: EFI wiring help
Post by: Raven Rider on 2015-07-09 13:33
What tool do you use to remove the electric pins in the efi harness
Title: Re: EFI wiring help
Post by: RICH MUISE on 2015-07-09 14:12
Jerry...I assume you are talking about the (don't know what they are called) crimped terminals that push into the connectors/housings?? If they are small round ones, I got a pin removal tool at Radio Shack. It was made for their terminals/connectors that I used under my dash for gages, etc. , and the same tool worked for both the male and female connectors. Problem probably is going to be that there seems to be a gazilion styles/shapes of terminals, each requiring it's own tool.
Short answer...bring what you got to a good electronics supply house and see what they've got.
Title: Re: EFI wiring help
Post by: Ford Blue blood on 2015-07-10 08:06
Jerry, I assume you are asking about a Ford harness, there is a clip on the top of the connector.  Remove that first.  It just snaps in.  You will need a small flat tipped screw driver for that.  I modified a small jewelers screw driver to fit inside the connector to depress the flange that holds the pin or socket into the housing.
Title: Re: EFI wiring help
Post by: Raven Rider on 2015-07-10 10:18
actually I know how to unplug the connectors it's removing the pins as Rich replied
Title: Re: EFI wiring help
Post by: JPotter57 on 2015-07-10 11:39
Jerry, what Bill is describing is the way I de-pin harnesses.  There are special tools for tehm, but you can get by with a small straight screwdriver or even a paper clip sometimes.
Title: Re: EFI wiring help
Post by: RICH MUISE on 2015-07-10 12:53
Jerry...Bill wasn't talking about unplugging the connectors..he was talking about most connectors having a snap-in retainer that goes on the connector on the wire entry side...kind of an additional retaining device aside from the prong on the terminals. That retainer has to be removed from the connector before you can work on getting the individual wires out.
Title: Re: EFI wiring help
Post by: Raven Rider on 2015-07-10 14:17
My bad   :-[ I got it  Thanks to all.