Terminal Removal Tool for Control Boxes

[ukkid35]

Even though a have a selection terminal extractor tools



I haven't found anything that works with these







Any suggestions?

[phillpot]

Just pull hard.

I think if you look at the other side there is a little barb that locks it in, one of those little things you have or a very small screwdriver pushed in should release it.

[Polly Grigora]

Each aperture of the socket often has its own small plastic leg that locks into the terminal if the terminal doesn't have a locking leg

Those purpose built terminal removal tools are sometimes too thick to release some locking legs

Wiper blade rubber strong spring steel makes good terminal removal tools, grind a length of blade steel down to 1 to 2 mm width and even thin it out a little if needed, make sure end of tool is very thin and tapered close to a point then fit a small handle to it

If the above tool won't pick-up the locking mechanism from front of socket entry it will pick it up from the rear

Works every time for me, for you ?????

[Byker28i]

Tiny flat instrument screwdriver to flatten the barb, then you put it the other end to push the pin and pull the wire gently at the same time.

Use the screwdriver to push the barb back out again before refitment. I do this about every two years with the pins etc in the door plugs

[Polly Grigora]

Deleted due to diagram not matching up with above terminal

Above terminal has no locking leg (barb)

Edited by Polly Grigora on Sunday 1st May 10:48

[RUSSELLM]

Is it a conventional connector, where you're trying to raise a plastic tag inside the connector ?

Or is there a metal tab that needs pushing down on the actual terminal ?

[Polly Grigora]

Here's the baby with the barb, love this complicated stuff

[RUSSELLM]

I can recommend the Delphi (APTIV) 12094429 tool. We use that a lot at work. But tend to file a better angle on the tip, from new.

If you don't already know, don't get tempted to pull the wire as you're trying to depin. Do the opposite, push the wire and terminal forward, get the tool in, then pull the wire. Apologies if that's a trick you already know

[Byker28i]

Polly Grigora said:

Here's the baby with the barb, love this complicated stuff

Yup, I had a tiny instrument screwdriver that goes in, pushes the tab down. Push forward on the wire then ease back. Good diagram, thats one to keep...

[Polly Grigora]

In which case best be posting you the pdf file
https://www.te.com/commerce/DocumentDelivery/DDECo...

[ukkid35]

RUSSELLM said:

If you don't already know, don't get tempted to pull the wire as you're trying to depin. Do the opposite, push the wire and terminal forward, get the tool in, then pull the wire. Apologies if that's a trick you already know

Thank you, that really helped

In the end I used a round metal rod exactly 1.5mm diameter