Separating pin and socket housings
See Figure A-23. Bend back the external latch(es) slightly and separate pin and socket halves of connector.
Figure A-23. Delphi GT 150 sealed connector: socket housing latch
Mating pin and socket housings
Push pin and socket halves of connector together until external latch(es) engage.
Removing socket terminals
Note. Although the parts of the different Delphi connectors vary in appearance, the instructions which follow will work for all.
1. See Figure A-24. If present, free one side of wire lock (1) from ear on wire end of socket housing. Release the other side if necessary. Release wires from channels in wire lock. Remove from socket housing.
Figure A-24. Delphi GT 150 sealed connector: removing socket terminals: 1. Remove wire lock; 2. Remove terminal lock; 3. Pry tang outward
2. Use a fingernail to pry colored terminal lock (2) loose. Remove from mating end of socket housing.
3. Use the thin flat blade from a hobby knife. Gently pry tang (3) outward away from terminal. Tug on wire to back terminal out wire end of chamber. Do not pull on wire until tang is released or terminal will be difficult to remove.
Installing socket terminals
Note. For wire location purposes, alpha or numeric characters are stamped into the wire end of each socket housing.
1. Gently push tang on socket housing inward toward chamber. With the open side of the terminal facing the tang, push terminal into chamber at wire end of socket housing.
2. Gently tug on wire to verify that terminal is locked, preventing it from backing out of chamber. If necessary, use fingernail to push tang into engagement with terminal.
3. Install colored terminal lock onto mating end of socket housing.
4. If present, 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.