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Old 02-14-2011, 04:15 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by insite
sure. there's a tool that can be used to gently remove a pin from the harness at the DME. after that, it can simply be pushed into another slot.

i don't have the tool, though, so i bought a pin with a segment of wire attached to it. i pushed it into the correct 'new' slot, then clipped the wire & soldered it to the new one.
Thanks, any tricks or guidance on safely opening the plug housing so the pin can be inserted?

Where can we obtain the pins with the wires attached or did someone with correct pin tool remove one from a used harness?
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