There are two types of connectors in this series:
- Pull-to-Seat
- Push-to-Seat
Separating pin and socket housings
Bend back the external latch slightly and separate the pin and socket halves of the connector.
Mating pin and socket housings
Align the wire colors. Push the pin and socket halves of the connector together.
Removing socket terminal
1. See Figure A-9 for pull-to-seat connector or Figure A-10 for push to seat connector. Remove wire lock (1) from wire end of socket housing on push-to-seat type connectors.
Figure A-9. Delphi 150 metri-pack sealed connector: pull-to-seat: 1. Locate tang in chamber; 2. Pivot pin to release tang; 3. Push to remove; 4. Raise tang to install
Figure A-10. Delphi 150 metri-pack sealed connector: push-to-seat: 1. Remove wire lock; 2. Pivot pin to release tang; 3. Pull to remove; 4. Raise tang to install
Note. For best results, free one side of wire lock first and then release the other side.
2. Find the locking tang in the mating end of the connector.
Note. The tangs are always positioned in the middle of the chamber. The tangs are on the same side as the external latch.
3. Gently insert a small diameter straight pin into the chamber about 1/8 in (3.2 mm).
- a. For pull-to-seat: Stay between the terminal and the chamber wall and pivot the end of the pin toward the terminal body.
- b. For push-to-seat: There is a small opening for the pin.
4. When a click is heard, remove the pin and repeat the procedure.
Note. The click is the sound of the tang returning to the locked position as it slips from the point of the pin.
5. Pick at the tang until the clicking stops and the pin seems to slide in deeper. This indicates the tang is pressed in.
Note. After repeated terminal extractions, the click may not be heard, but pivot the pin as if the click was heard at least three times.
6. Remove the pin.
- a. For pull-to-seat: Push on the lead to extract the terminal from the mating end of the connector.
- b. For push-to-seat: Pull on the lead to draw the terminal out the wire end.
Inserting socket terminal
Note. For wire location purposes, alpha characters are stamped into the socket housings.
1. See Figure A-9 for pull-to-seat connector or Figure A-10 for push to seat connector. Carefully bend tang on each side of terminal outward away from terminal body. Use the thin flat blade from a hobby knife.
2. Gently pull or push on the lead to install the terminal back into the chamber. A click is heard when the terminal is properly seated.
3. Gently pull or push on the lead to verify that the terminal is locked in place.
For push-to-seat: See Figure A-10. Seat wires in separate channels of wire lock and then push channels inside chambers at wire end of socket housing. Fully installed, slot on each side of wire lock engages ear on socket housing.