MAKG
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Apparently, my heater blower motor suffered an internal short and melted the A/C heater switch. It has been replaced, and I have a replacement (junkyard) switch and connector. Only the highest setting fried; the others work. The switch is definitely bad; this is not a diagnosis question.
What I'd like to do is replace the one burnt terminal (the ground side), and the plastic housing. I'd rather not cut, solder and heat shrink six wires under the dash, except as a last resort.
But I can't figure out how to get the terminals out of the connector. I thought I could stick my dinky screwdriver through the front, but it didn't release the terminal. Is there a special tool for this? How does it come apart? It seems so obvious, but I guess it isn't.
This is a standard (more or less) six conductor hard-shell connector, female side.
What I'd like to do is replace the one burnt terminal (the ground side), and the plastic housing. I'd rather not cut, solder and heat shrink six wires under the dash, except as a last resort.
But I can't figure out how to get the terminals out of the connector. I thought I could stick my dinky screwdriver through the front, but it didn't release the terminal. Is there a special tool for this? How does it come apart? It seems so obvious, but I guess it isn't.
This is a standard (more or less) six conductor hard-shell connector, female side.