EBCM Electrical Connector Removal Help Needed! (2006)
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Racer
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EBCM Electrical Connector Removal Help Needed! (2006)
I'm in the process of replacing the EBCM on my 2006 base Z51 and have been able to get the 4 torx screws out but cannot get the large electrical connector / plug to release. I found the video posted here
which walks through most everything but when it comes to the connector, the video skips and he just says it was the easiest one he's ever encountered. So go figure I'd get stuck on that part.
Any help, pictures, diagram, videos, powerpoint, whatever, would be much appreciated. Project is a standstill because the unit will not clear the opening until the connector/plug is removed.
Any help, pictures, diagram, videos, powerpoint, whatever, would be much appreciated. Project is a standstill because the unit will not clear the opening until the connector/plug is removed.
Drifting
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Looking at the video and service manual, there is a latch holding the connector in place (the gray lever looking part in the video). The service manual shows a kind of schematic of it and it has a thumb tab on it that you push to basically "raise or lift" the latch lever and then you disconnect the connector with the lever raised.
From the video it appears you will either be pushing the lever using the thumb tab towards the front of the car, not side to side. I hope that makes some sense and helps you out.
From the video it appears you will either be pushing the lever using the thumb tab towards the front of the car, not side to side. I hope that makes some sense and helps you out.
Last edited by DrivnXcitment; May 17, 2017 at 05:09 PM.
Drifting
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Yup, slide it towards the rear of the car, same type of connector on your ECM in the passenger footwell. My mistake for saying to the front before. Oops.
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Racer
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So there's no other release or holding pin that needs to be activated or de-activated first?
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Drifting
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Hmm, that's what I've tried and it only wants to move about 1/8 of an inch. Maybe it's the dirt/sand in there. I was pushing it so hard without it moving that I thought I might break it.
So there's no other release or holding pin that needs to be activated or de-activated first?
So there's no other release or holding pin that needs to be activated or de-activated first?
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Yeah it's just dirty. I nearly broke the slider thing off the connector on my ecm it was so dirty and stuck. Once I got it off I cleaned everything well and it came on and off pretty easy then
It's just going to take a bit of force IMO
It's just going to take a bit of force IMO
Last edited by schpenxel; May 18, 2017 at 10:17 PM.
Racer
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Looks like the answer is to push down the black tab in front of the lever https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...oval-help.html
The tab is relatively soft to push, if you can just reach it with a finger or screwdriver.
The tab is relatively soft to push, if you can just reach it with a finger or screwdriver.
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Racer
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I answered my own question This thread is the first google hit, so I thought it's useful to have a proper answer in it.
"The answer is to push down the black tab in front of the lever https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...oval-help.html
The tab is relatively soft to push, if you can just reach it with a finger or screwdriver."
"The answer is to push down the black tab in front of the lever https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...oval-help.html
The tab is relatively soft to push, if you can just reach it with a finger or screwdriver."