Terminal Removal Procedure
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2015 Chevrolet Trax and 2015 Buick Encore. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Grasp the locking slide lever and pull outward from the end of the connector.
- As the slide lever is pulled out the mating connector is lifted from the seated position.
- Using terminal release tool J-38125-11A or equivalent, push the TPA tabs into the connector body.
- Pull the TPA from the connector body.
- Using terminal release tool J-38125-11A or equivalent, release the connector wire dress cover locking tab.
- With the lock tab released, lift the connector wire dress cover from the connector body.
- Using terminal release tool J-38125-212, press the prongs into the holes each side of the terminal to be removed to release the lock tabs and pull the terminal out of the connector body.
- Using terminal release tool J-38125-560, press the prongs into the holes on each side of the terminal to be removed to release the lock tabs and pull the terminal out of the connector body.
- Using terminal release tool J-38125-556, press the prongs into the holes on each side of the terminal to be removed to release the lock tabs and pull the terminal out of the connector body.
- Repair the terminal by following the Repairing Connector Terminals (Terminated Lead Repair) Repairing Connector Terminals (Terminal Repair) procedure.
- Insert the repaired terminal back into the cavity. Repeat the diagnostic procedure to verify the repair and reconnect the connector bodies.
NOTE:
Terminal position assurance (TPA) is keyed and can only be inserted in one direction.