Re Using Toyota Conectors

[D'Animal]

I didn't think this was really fitting for the Electronic toys section. If a Super Moderator has a better idea on where to put it, feel free to move as you see fit.





I ran across this when I was working on my rear wiring on my rig. The wires were not long enough and finding the correct color of wire was not working for me. I wanted to keep the wiring loom in line with the FSM colors. I did not want a bundle of connectors so I have found an easy way to re-use the Toyota Spade Connectors. The Toyota connectors are the best that I have found.


Here are the connectors I'm reusing.

 

[D'Animal]

Most all of us have the little scew drivers in our tool box.

The blades are too fat to remove the connector without possibly breaking the connector itself.


I found that if you use a RainBird Irrigation Pop up head tool designed for the 5000 series heads, it works fantastic!

Here you can see the difference in the flat long blade design compaired to a standard "Little Screw Driver".

 

[D'Animal]

Side profile of the thin blade on the RainBird vs the standard "Little Screw Driver"

 

[D'Animal]

Just slide the RainBird tool between the flat side of the female spade and the plastic connector.

Using a pair of needle nose pliers I pulled the wire with the undamaged femal spade connector right out.

 

[D'Animal]

I have new female and male spade connectors that I will be using. Here is what you are unlocking on the female spade. The little tab on the flat side of the connector.

 

[D'Animal]

The Male end is pretty self explanitory.


Use the "Little Screw Driver" and press down the tab and pull the wire out.

On the bottom picture you can see the little tab on the male spade that you are pressing down.

 

[Cuerno Largo]

Thanks for the info. I'll be doing this soon and will go looking for that tool.

 

[2mbb]

Where are you getting new female and male crimp connectors that will fit in the housing?

When I rewired another car, I found some color coded automobile wire at British Wiring - harnesses for classic cars and motorcycles. It was the only place I found with two-color coded wires (base color with stripe color).

The Toyota wiring harness repair manual has a schematic for making a tool to remove crimp connectors for the housings. It's probably designed to work also with newer connectors that are smaller

 

[D'Animal]

2mbb

Thanks for the input. I yet to find an exact fit for the connectors. I live out where the owls and the chickens get along real good. I have to improvise a bit once in awhile.


Here is what I was replacing.

 

[D'Animal]

I used the RainBird to remove the connectors.

 

[D'Animal]

Clean the contacts and install the connector.

 

[D'Animal]

I found that pushing the male end of the connector through is a bit easier than pulling it through.

 

[D'Animal]

Clean the contacts using emery cloth and a fine wire brush.

 

[D'Animal]

Here is what it looks like when I'm done.

I left the back up light wire not in the loom since my Kay-Mar does not have a backup light.

 

[Poser]

Applicable <---- this is a link



From the

F A Q <---- this is a link

in the 40 tech section.

 

[D'Animal]

LOL!

I should have known this was already covered.




Thanks for the link.

Applicable <---- this is a link



From the

F A Q <---- this is a link

in the 40 tech section.

 

[Tools R Us]

Once the connectors are clean, I rub some silicone grease on them, protects them long term.

The terminal tools are readily available, Lisle makes a couple of them;

Lisle 14900 Wire Terminal Tool and Trouble Code Tool

 

[Joe_E]

Amp/Tyco makes a cool crimping tool for those type of double crimp pieces.
It's pricy. I got mine with a free sample kit when I worked for the Army some years back.

http://hep.ucsb.edu/people/sburke/AmpChamp.pdf

 

[D'Animal]

I have a crimper very similar to the one you pictured. I picked mine up in Germany and I have been looking for another one.

Mine says

Zund
stecker


KABEL
SCHNEIDER

Abisolierung

 

[D'Animal]

Well Poser pointed out a company that you can buy connectors from.

I may as well finish this thread since I have all these pictures anyway. Some of the connectors are a little trickey getting apart.