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Old Jun 17, 2024 | 03:42 PM
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Long story short i pulled the wires out of my solenoid, so i ordered a new connector with the things to repin, can anyone clue me in on how to recrimp this?

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Old Jun 17, 2024 | 05:10 PM
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This thread might be a good start.
It doesn't show the entire process in detail but it does have a few pics of the shell detached from the wires.

I'd love to see more content on this subject. I think we're all in the same boat with aging/crumbling plastic connectors.
The replacement shells are fairly cheap from the dealer. Next time I'm at a salvage yard I'd like to grab a random Toyota connector to practice on.
Get comfortable with the process/tools and start slowly replacing as many as possible under the hood.
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Old Jun 17, 2024 | 06:01 PM
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Originally Posted by bradland
This thread might be a good start.
It doesn't show the entire process in detail but it does have a few pics of the shell detached from the wires.

I'd love to see more content on this subject. I think we're all in the same boat with aging/crumbling plastic connectors.
The replacement shells are fairly cheap from the dealer. Next time I'm at a salvage yard I'd like to grab a random Toyota connector to practice on.
Get comfortable with the process/tools and start slowly replacing as many as possible under the hood.
Thank you it’s taken me two hours of ****ing around to figure out the process still not sure if its correct but
according to a friend a tool is needed. I on the other hand stuck the wire as far back as possible & mashed the beginning of it so it stays in.

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Old Jun 18, 2024 | 04:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Cheech8420
Long story short i pulled the wires out of my solenoid, so i ordered a new connector with the things to repin, can anyone clue me in on how to recrimp this?
See this great video by Faye. The link below starts at the crimp process. Feel free to back-up to see all steps. The Engineer PA-09 pliers are great for crimping the terminals, but if you are careful you can use some needlenose pliers too.


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