Metri-Pack Connector Repair - Buell 2008 XB SERIES Electrical Diagnostics Manual

280 METRI-PACK CONNECTORS

280 METRI-PACK CONNECTOR REPAIR

General
See Figure A-21. Called Packard connectors, Metri-Pack series
connectors are embossed with the initials (P.E.D.)
Separating Pin and Socket Housings
Depress the wireform and use a rocking motion to detach the
socket connector half.
Mating Pin and Socket Housings
Align the groove in the socket housing with the tab in the pin
housing. Push the pin and socket halves of the connector
together until the latch clicks.
Removing Socket Terminals
1. See Figure A-22. Pry rubber seal from wire end of con-
nector and move seal down wires (1) toward conduit. Hold
the connector so that the wireform is facing down.
2. Looking into the wire end of the connector, insert the point
of a safety pin (2) between the top of the terminal and the
inside chamber wall.
3. Push safety pin completely into chamber while watching
terminal on mating end of connector. When terminal is
observed moving forward slightly, tang is depressed.
Remove safety pin.
Repeat as necessary until the terminal can be pushed out of
the connector.
4. Push on wire end of the lead to extract the terminal from
the mating end of the connector.
5. If necessary, crimp new terminals on wires. See
A.5 METRI-PACK TERMINALS, Metri-Pack Terminal
Crimps.
Installing Socket Terminals
Terminal cavities are lettered on the socket housing. To match
the wire lead colors to the terminal cavity, refer to the wiring
diagram.
1. See Figure A-22. Using a thin flat blade, like an X-Acto
knife (4), carefully bend the tang outward away from the
terminal body.
2. Gently pull on the wire lead (5) to draw the terminal back
into the chamber. The tang faces opposite the wireform
as it enters the chamber.
A "click" is heard when the terminal is properly seated.
3. Push on lead to verify that terminal is locked in place.
4. Fit rubber wire seal back into wire end of connector.
Crimping Terminals
If necessary, crimp new terminals on the wire leads. Refer to
A.5 METRI-PACK TERMINALS, Metri-Pack Terminal
A-16 2008 Buell XB Diagnostics: Appendix A Connector Repair
NOTE
NOTE
NOTE
Crimps.
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Figure A-21. 280 Metri-Pack Connector (P.E.D.)
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