AT&T MERLIN LEGEND Installation & Maintenance Manual page 209

Installation
Remove Damaged Connecting
Blocks
In some cases, a connecting block can become damaged and
must be removed.
Procedure
1. Remove the wires or the patch cord from the connecting
block.
With interconnect wiring, remove the station wires with
long-nosed pliers and tag the wires with tape to identify
their position.
With SYSTIMAX, pull off the patch cord.
Place a 788K1 retainer tool against the conductor pairs
2.
beneath the connecting block to be removed.
3. Grip the connecting block in the center with pliers. Move the
block gently up and down and pull it out (see Figure 53).
4. If a conductor wire is accidentally pulled from a block, pull it
with the long-nosed pliers to get some slack. Use your fingers
to lay the conductor wire back in its slot in the index strip.
Reseat it with the D-impact tool.
5. Seat the new connecting block by using the 788J1 impact
tool (see Figure 49).
Replace the station wire onto the connecting block.
6.
With interconnect wiring, remove the tag from the station
wires and reseat the wires by using the D-impact tool.
With SYSTIMAX, attach the patch cord to the connecting
block.
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