electrical connector removal tool

[bakken78]

I know this is a wierd question, but do they make a specific tool to remove the electrical connectors with the little tabs?

Everytime i try to use a screwdriver and pry on those little pabs i either break them off or there are two tabs, one on each side. The other frustarting part is that these little connectors are always in the hardest to reach spot were you can't get two screwdrivers in to release them.

Is there a little gizmo to easily remove these connectors or do i just keep breaking them off everytime?

 

[410Fortune]

fingernails

You can use a small flathead and do one side at a time.
I use a variety of tools for this, dental pick (auger), small screwdrivers, an ice pick, an awl, a bunch of different tools.

there is no one tool that I am aware of, there are so many different styles of connectors, I just dont see how they would make a tool, also your 93-94 style connectors are now dinosaurs, I dont even think federal Mogul still makes the male and female pics for those anymore.

 

[BrooklynBay]

There are companies that manufacture various remover tools. I hink Thexton made them. I don't know if they are still in business. I think CalVan also makes them. That is the company that makes various electrical crimps, sockets, and plugs. It's also a good idea to use a special kind of grease in those sockets to prevent corrosion. It also makes the connector slide out easier. It is the same stuff that is used in light bulb sockets. A company called GB sells it in Lowes, and Home Depot.

 

[marragtop]

It also helps to spray them with WD40 first to 'libmer' them up. Then do one side at a time and work it back and forth.

 

[sn0border88]

one side at a time with a flathead, it takes pratice but you will eventually get the hang of it. I had the same problems. Even so if you break one side it SHOULD* be ok with just one side. If your worried, just wrap it with tape.

 

[SkanlaxJMO]

small flat head screw driver