ECU Connector - Terminal Removal

ECU Connector
Terminal Removal

Removing a terminal from a control unit connector to repair a poor connection can be quite a chore. Do it wrong and you'll damage the connector housing and the terminal then you're worse off than when you started. Here are some tips:





^ The connectors have a retainer that keeps the terminals from sliding out the back of the housing. Carefully release the tab on each side of the retainer, then swing the retainer out of the way.






^ With its long side down, insert Pin Tool A (T/N 07JAZ-002010A, from the Automotive Terminal Repair Kit) into the hole above the terminal. (Pin Tool F, T/N 07JAZ-002060A, will also work in a pinch.) When you feel it stop against the terminal retaining tab, gently pry upward, then pull the terminal out the back of the housing.






^ Once you have the terminal out, you can fix most poor connections by bending the contact toward the middle of the terminal. Depending on which style terminal you're working on, access the contact from either the side or the bottom of the terminal.