Ground problems - easy question
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Racer
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From: Bergerac Dordogne
Ground problems - easy question
I am in the process of trying to improve the ground connections on my 2000.
I am stuck with something that you guys will definitely know the answer to; I just cannot work out how to get the connectors apart. They are completely different to European ones, which have a single press clip on one side.
At the moment I am looking at the ones on the front wings. If cleaning them cures the gremlins then I'll have a bit more time to work my way around on the other ground points.
I have searched the forum with the word 'ground' and have read Bill's ground thread, but I am still none the wiser.
All help gratefully received. Thanks.
I am stuck with something that you guys will definitely know the answer to; I just cannot work out how to get the connectors apart. They are completely different to European ones, which have a single press clip on one side.
At the moment I am looking at the ones on the front wings. If cleaning them cures the gremlins then I'll have a bit more time to work my way around on the other ground points.
I have searched the forum with the word 'ground' and have read Bill's ground thread, but I am still none the wiser.
All help gratefully received. Thanks.
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From: Anthony TX
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St. Jude Donor '08
Ha......... 
Clamp a pair of VISE GRIPS on to the metal tang. Get TWO small flat blade screwdrivers. Insert the screwdrivers (one in each side) where the small plastic latches are. Once you push the screwdrivers into the latches and release them, grab the body of the connector and pull wiggle and twist. IT WILL SEPERATE.
Let me know how you make out.
BC
Clamp a pair of VISE GRIPS on to the metal tang. Get TWO small flat blade screwdrivers. Insert the screwdrivers (one in each side) where the small plastic latches are. Once you push the screwdrivers into the latches and release them, grab the body of the connector and pull wiggle and twist. IT WILL SEPERATE.Let me know how you make out.
BC
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Racer
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From: Bergerac Dordogne
Thanks Bill, I have got some easing oil working on the tang post nuts at the moment (they are are little stuck) so haven't got access to the connectors yet.
When I get the tangs off I'll let you know. In the meantime I have 'wiggled' the connector blocks and the car now runs. So clearly this is my problem area.
Howard
When I get the tangs off I'll let you know. In the meantime I have 'wiggled' the connector blocks and the car now runs. So clearly this is my problem area.
Howard
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Well Bill beat me to to punch while I was typing my response. I will print it anyway.
Bill knows best anyway. Some connectors can be stubborn.
If you are speaking of the multi-connector shown in the first (and second photos) of Bill’s electrical thread there are small tabs (one on each side) at opposite ends near the stud tab.
Thread here - http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...tion-long.html
In the first photo one can be seen straight above the frame stud at the corner of the black plastic. Use a very small flat blade screwdriver to pry the edge up at the square hole. Then pull the connector apart. Same tab is on the other side, opposite corner.
I understand that GM did away with these connectors on the C6. In their place they simply soldered all the wires together into a ringed terminal to eliminate the troublesome male/female connector pack.
Something to think about – cut the connector off, then solder the wires together into a ring terminal, and bolt that single eyelet terminal to that frame stud.
If you retain the connector, make sure that each terminal is a tight fit for positive contact before applying the anti-corrosion compound.
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Bill knows best anyway. Some connectors can be stubborn.
If you are speaking of the multi-connector shown in the first (and second photos) of Bill’s electrical thread there are small tabs (one on each side) at opposite ends near the stud tab.
Thread here - http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...tion-long.html
In the first photo one can be seen straight above the frame stud at the corner of the black plastic. Use a very small flat blade screwdriver to pry the edge up at the square hole. Then pull the connector apart. Same tab is on the other side, opposite corner.
I understand that GM did away with these connectors on the C6. In their place they simply soldered all the wires together into a ringed terminal to eliminate the troublesome male/female connector pack.
Something to think about – cut the connector off, then solder the wires together into a ring terminal, and bolt that single eyelet terminal to that frame stud.
If you retain the connector, make sure that each terminal is a tight fit for positive contact before applying the anti-corrosion compound.
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