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Old 01-15-2019, 08:07 PM
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Hiya,


I did buy a tool set to remove those kind of pins off ebay many years ago, just checked purchase history and can only go back a few years so no idea exact term/name


But, get a small cheap slo screwdriver, over in england they are normally cheap yellow plastic handled, file/grind down so they can fit into a square section without scraping


If you look at yout lowest left pic, towards the top of those pins you will see the very top has a folding pair, those you open with a blade etc and they then crimp back to hold your wire tight, just below is the part you have to push in to remove a pin from the socket, it kinda sticks out on an angle to catch a lip inside the socket so once in it's like a harpoon/hook barb scenario



Here goes, once tool or handmade tool is fine to put in from the socket (can't rem if from below or above) but as you put the pry (i will call it that) in you should feel some resitance, what's happening is it is easing that barb back, as you feel this you push on the wire top of clip as if you are pushing cable further in, this helps take pressure off the bard, so with a jiggle lol and a push in and a slow pull out (i shall say nothing) out should come the pin


To insert you can slightly pry out that said bard for a nice tight new fit


Hope that makes sense and helps


ps : I do recall breaking both tool bits i did get as they are tough steel but very brittle on the flex/bend


Goodluck


Tony


PS : As you look from above at the wires going in, you aim to slide the tool/hand made to the very face side which shows in your pic, eg : look at a wire and see where the top crimp is and has been crimped over, that's the side/face you're aiming for, off memory they all fave same way so once you figure one you all set


I did mine to add a stalk to control my onboard comp in an old e36


PPS : It's late here and i wasn't thinking as normal, here we call them darning needles, and we can get different thicknesses/lengths, they work too but don't sit on one they sure do go in far !

Last edited by Defiance_co; 01-15-2019 at 08:14 PM. Reason: added text and more info
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