Dodge Dakota Sport 2001 Service Manual page 602

AN
TERMINAL
REMOVAL
(1) Disconnect battery.
(2) Disconnect the connector being repaired from
its mating half/component.
(3) Remove the connector
required (Fig. 16).
Fig. 16 CONNECTOR LOCKING WEDGE TAB
(TYPICAL)
1 - CONNECTOR
2 - CONNECTOR LOCKING WEDGE TAB
(4) Position the connector locking finger away from
the terminal using the proper pick from special tool
kit 6680. Pull on the wire to remove the terminal
from the connector (Fig. 17) (Fig. 18).
Fig. 17 TERMINAL REMOVAL
1 - CONNECTOR
2 - FROM SPECIAL TOOL KIT 6680
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locking wedge, if
Fig. 18 TERMINAL REMOVAL USING SPECIAL TOOL
1 - FROM SPECIAL TOOL KIT 6680
2 - CONNECTOR
(5) Cut the wire 6 inches from the back of the con-
nector.
INSTALLATION
(1) Select a wire from the terminal repair assem-
bly that best matches the color wire being repaired.
(2) Cut the repair wire to the proper length and
remove one–half (1/2) inch of insulation.
(3) Splice the repair wire to the wire harness .
(4) Insert the repaired wire into the connector.
(5) Install the connector locking wedge, if required,
and reconnect the connector to its mating half/compo-
nent.
(6) Re-tape the wire harness starting at 1–1/2
inches behind the connector and 2 inches past the
repair.
(7) Connect battery and test all affected systems.
WIRE
STANDARD PROCEDURE - WIRE SPLICING
When splicing a wire, it is important that the cor-
rect gage be used as shown in the wiring diagrams.
(1) Remove one-half (1/2) inch of insulation from
each wire that needs to be spliced.
(2) Place a piece of adhesive lined heat shrink tub-
ing on one side of the wire. Make sure the tubing will
be long enough to cover and seal the entire repair
area.
(3) Place the strands of wire overlapping each
other inside of the splice clip (Fig. 19).
(4) Using crimping tool, Miller p/n 8272, crimp the
splice clip and wires together (Fig. 20)
(5) Solder the connection together using rosin core
type solder only (Fig. 21).
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