Injector Connectors

[Jwebb1981]

Does anyone have problems snaping the injector connectors together. 2(on diff. trucks) times I have replaced number 7 and had the connector snap in place only to find later that it had come apart. Both time this has happend I have found that the male side connector had a pin bent.

 

If anyone knows what I am doing wrong plz let me know. This is really getting old. Esp since both times I have had the truck put back together. Also I pull on the connector before putting the cover back on, and they didn't come apart then.

[Keith Browning]

Two things. You need to line up the connector before inserting it into the injector connector. I used to do the same thing... I was either rotating it or had it cocked while pushing it in causing a bent pin which will not allow the connector to seat and lock.

 

Ashamed to admit this but I used to use a socket to release the injector connectors from the cylinder heads. This would sometimes damage or deform the connector causing similar problems. There is a special tool made for this. It's a cup on the end of a bent 4" rod with a ball on the end. (works better than a socket /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/eek.gif )

[Jim Warman]

I like the factory tool, too.... push down and wiggle a bit... done deal. There is the odd occasion where the socket and a mild tap from something smaller than our usual choice of swing presses is more effective, but it's ahed to beat the right tool for the job....

 

Besides, I get to ask the girls in the office next to the tool crib what they think of my big, black knob... At heart, I'm a dirty old man and I do have appearances to keep up....